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c c4Isr & BEYonD www.vanguardcanada.com APRIL/MAY 2016 27 REDEFINING INNOVATION • Bringing innovation to the global marketplace • Conveniently located between Toronto and Detroit • A 25,000 sq. ft. product testing facility unlike any other in Canada www.CCPV.ca 07090_CCPV_ad_FINAL_a.indd 1 2016-05-03 10:19 AM "It is usually understood that C4ISR is at the heart of the joint forces agenda," Haw- co said. "For me, C4ISR means providing the right knowledge to the right people, at the right time through a secure, reliable and integrated system." The admiral, however, stressed the need for C4ISR equipment manufacturers and its users to "think of C4ISR beyond plat- form capability." He said it is critical that stakeholders un- derstand the drivers of C4ISR: • Alliance of multilateral organizations • Organizations in areas of instability • Economics and social trends • Military, science and technology trends For example, depending on the operational requirements, systems need to be interop- erable with those within different services of the Canadian forces and its allies. "We need to operate in traditional envi- ronments as well as cooperate with services and departments of countries that may have different network capabilities," he said. Think about: How do you share sen- sitive information in ad hoc unions when the information is time-sensitive?" Hawco also noted that there is a prolifer- ation of technology being used for espio- nage by non-state and rogue state-backed actors. He said the defence industry community must take into consideration building-in resilience and security into their products "even down to the supply chain level." For example, manufacturers need to ensure that suppliers have the proper se- curity clearances in order to mitigate the risk of insertion of flaws or weaknesses in software. Army Col. Sean Sullivan, director of land command and information, took part in a couple panels. One of them, which dealt with how C4ISR will enable military operations in the next decade, was mod- erated by Lt. Col. Stephen Parsons, CD, SSO Strategy, DC4ISR. The other tackled mission-ready communications and satel- lite communications, which was moder- ated by Aaron Brosnan, vice-president of Business Development for Thales Defence and Security Inc. Sullivan said the three main C4ISR chal- lenges faced by land forces commanders and soldiers in the battlefield are: • Complexity of the land battlespace and the facilitation of exchange of informa- tion between troops on the ground and HQ, as well as the exchange of informa- tion among soldiers in the battlefield • Technical complexity of networks • The rate of technology change and the ability of operators to keep up-to-date on emerging technology Also discussed during the event were C4ISR coordination needs in the North. This panel was moderated by Brig. Gen. Michel Lalumiere, director general of Space. Panelists were Col. (Ret'd) An- dre Dupuis, president of Space Strategies Consulting Ltd., and Jack Rigley, director of new satellite systems development for Telesat. Col. (Ret'd) Pierre LeBlanc, president of Arctic Security Consultants, moder- ated the discussion on Arctic and maritime surveillance. Gregory Lick, director gen- eral of operations for the Canadian Coast Guard, discussed the evolving role and re- sponsibilities of the CCG in a time that the unprecedented melting of the polar ice cap is opening up the Canadian Arctic to an ever growing traffic of sea vessels. Col. Sullivan, Commander Mike Man- gin, CD, directorate of Naval require- ments, and Col Francoise Beaupre, CD, directorate of Air domain development, were panelists during the discussion of how C4ISR will enable military operations in the next decade. Please replace with: "c4Isr equipment manufacturers need to think beyond platform capability."

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