Land Force Research Area Dr Nick Beagley Scientific Advisor Army

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Land Force Research Area Dr Nick
BeagleyScientific Advisor - Army
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DSTOs Land Program

• DSTOs role
• Develop new defence capabilities
• Help the ADF to be a smart buyer
• Enhance existing capabilities
• DSTO 05/06 Budget of 340m
• Land Force Research Area (FRA) of 32m
• Research Program tailored to Armys ST
  Requirements
• Annual cycle of requirements gathering, planning
  review
• Research supporting the full capability lifecycle
• Needs, Requirements, Acquisition, In Service
  Support, Disposal
• Increasing role in Requirements Definition and
  Acquisition
• Technical Risk Assessment

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Industry Involvement

• DSTO collaboration with Industry and Universities
• Project Development Delivery
• In-house research capabilities
• Technical maturity RD
• Innovative concepts
• Engineering capabilities
• Niche consultancy
• International links knowledge network
• Concept Technology Demonstrators

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Army ST Process

• Annual Cycle of ST Requirements Gathering,
  Planning Review
• Armys ST Requirements Priorities (ASTRAP)
• Gathered by Battle Operating System (BOS)
• Prioritised across the capability lifecycle
• Armys RD Requirements Committee (ARDRC)
• Endorsement of ASTRAP Coverage plan
• Operationally Urgent ST Support Requests
• Additional Research
• Concept Technology Demonstrators
• Long Range Research
• Direct Contract

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ST Gathered by Capability

• Battlespace Operating Systems
• Manoeuvre
• Offensive Support
• Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance
• Command, Control and Communications
• Mobility and Survivability
• Combat Service Support
• Ground Based Air Defence
• Force Research Area Capabilities
• Special Operations
• CBRN
• Health Human Performance
• Operations Analysis

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ST Priorities- Special Operations

• Tactical Surveillance
• Support to acquisition
• Training

Land 132 Full Time Commando Capability JP 2042
Ph 3 4 Enhanced CT Capability JP 2097
Redfin (Special Operations Enhancement)
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ST Priorities- Manoeuvre (Land)

• Urban Operations
• Soldier Combat System
• Land Vehicles
• Ballistic protection
• Power Generation

Land 40 Ph 1 Direct Fire Guided Weapon Land 40
Ph 2 Direct Fire Support Weapon Land 125 Ph2B,
3 4 Soldier Combat System Land 400 - Future
Combat Vehicle System Land 116 Ph 3
Bushranger Land 907 Main Battle Tank Land 106
M113 Upgrade
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ST Priorities- Manoeuvre (Air)

• Support to acquisition
• Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter
• Troop Lift Helicopter
• Air crew situational awareness
• Training
• Workload

Air 87 Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter Air 900
Ph2 Troop Lift Helicopter Air 9000 Ph 5A
Chinook Engine Replacement Air 9000 Ph 5B
Chinook Mid Life Upgrade Air 9000 Ph 4
Blackhawk Mid Life Upgrade
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ST Priorities- Offensive Support Ground Based
Air Defence

• Support to acquisition
• Artillery replacement (105mm 155mm)
• Munitions
• Training
• Safety

Land 58 Ph 3 Weapon Locating Radar Land 17
Artillery Replacement MARAP - Medium Artillery
Replacement Ammunition Land 19 Ph 7 Air Defence
System
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ST Priorities- Intelligence, Surveillance and
Reconnaissance

• Geospatial capabilities
• Sensors for complex terrain
• Night Fighting Equipment
• Information processing

Land 53 Ph1B-R Ninox Night Fighting Equipment
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ST Priorities- Command, Control Communications

• Network Centric Warfare
• Support to acquisition
• Combat Identification
• Battlefield Commandand Control System
• Military Appreciation Process

Land 146 Ph 2 Combat ID Land 75 Ph 3.4 4
Battlefield Command Control System
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ST Priorities- Mobility Survivability

• Improvised Explosive Device Detection Defeat
• Ballistic Protection
• Signature Management
• Support to acquisition
• Robotics

Land 144 Counter Mine Capability
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ST Priorities- Combat Service Support

• Support to acquisition
• Joint distribution
• Field Vehicles and trailers
• Logistics Simulations
• Maintenance

JP 2077 Logistic Information System JP 126 Ph 2
3 Joint Theatre Distribution System Land 121
Ph 2A, 3A 3B Overlander Vehicle Trailers
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ST Priorities- Chemical Biological
Radiological Defence

• Individual protective equipment
• Decontamination
• Threat detection and modelling
• Training

JP 141/2087 CBR Response Incident Response
Regiment
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ST Priorities- Health Human Performance

• Physical competencies
• Injury Prevention
• Thermal stress
• Load Carriage
• Nutrition
• Preventative Health
• Training

JP 2060 Ph 3 Deployable Medical Capability
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ST Priorities- Operations Analysis

• OA Support to deployed forces
• Army concepts experimentation
• HNA
• Objective Force
• NCW
• Training and skill retention
• Force preparedness

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