Preserving capacity, General Tom Lawson, Chief of the Defence Staff, Keys to Canadian SAR
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c c4Isr & BEYonD 26 APRIL/MAY 2016 www.vanguardcanada.com by nestor arellano SpellINg out CaNada'S C4ISr vISIoN and strategic goals C anadian defence industry compa- nies got a rare and candid view of the military's C4ISR goals for the near future during the recently concluded C4ISR and Beyond 2016 con- ference held by Vanguard in Ottawa. Rear-Admiral D. C. Hawco, MSM, CD, Chief of Force Development, led the line- up of senior military officers who discussed the communications, surveillance, intelli- gence and control needs of various services of the armed forces. "Resilience and security of the supply chain integrity are critical factors in our C4ISR programs," Hawco said during his keynote address, The CAF C4ISR Strategic Vision. "…We need to achieve a fine balance between interoperability, affordability and mission assurance." C4ISR stands for command, control, communications, intelligence, surveil- lance, and reconnaissance. It is a military concept that combines all systems that al- low commanders to understand their op- erational environment, control assets and identify mission critical factors. The admiral provided the more than 100 attendees a brief overview of the CAF's ex- isting and future programs that are directly connected with C4ISR. He also laid out the military's C4ISR Vision and Strategic Goals: 1. The Command & Control (C2) Stra- tegic Goal: To enable the commander to provide the intent and means to achieve the desired effects; 2. The Communication Information Systems (CIS) Strategic Goal: To in- tegrate data of all types, turn it into decision-quality information, and share this information directly with the right people at the right time to enable com- mand and control; 3. The Intelligence (I) Strategic Goal: To create knowledge in support of deci- sion superiority; and 4. The Surveillance & Reconnaissance (S&R) Strategic Goal: To achieve per- sistent surveillance and reconnaissance as required in support of Canadian Armed Forces operations. "resilience and security of the supply chain integrity are critical factors in our c4Isr programs. we need to achieve a fine balance between interoperability, affordability and mission assurance." – Rear-Admiral D. C. Hawco, MSM, CD, Chief of Force Development