Session 1.8d Tutorial: Common C2 of Uncrewed Systems C4ISR Design Guidance
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| Tuesday, November 14, 2023 |
| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM |
| Nicholls Theatre |
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The ADF will proliferate many types of uncrewed systems (UxS) across the Integrated Force. Current acquisitions are project-centric, acquiring bespoke UxS C2 systems that will inhibit our ability to deploy, integrate and coordinate heterogeneous UxS at scale. The specified solution is a Common C2 of UxS C4ISR Design Guidance which specifies a service oriented architecture for a UxS C2 system and common external interfaces out to UxS.
This tutorial is designed to work through the UxS Common C2 Systems C4ISR Design Guidance to show industry how to apply the Design Guidance to different types of UxS capability acquisitions. The tutorial learning objectives include:
- Understand the UxS operational use cases
- Understand the UxS logical architectures
- Understand the standard mappings for each UxS operational use case
- Understand the force integration and capability tradeoffs for each use case and standard mapping selection
Speaker/s
COL Kurt Brown
Director C4ISR Design
Department of Defence
Colonel Kurt Brown grew up in country New South Wales. He attended the Australian Defence Force Academy and Royal Military College graduating into the Royal Australian Corps of Signals. He has had a diverse range of appointments throughout his career ranging from command, staff and joint, to inter-agency roles. His career has included: command of the 7th Combat Signal Regiment, appointment as the Australian Defence Adviser to Canada and exchange with the United States 11th Signal Brigade. Colonel Brown is the current Director C4ISR Design within Force Integration Division. Operationally, Colonel Brown has served on multiple tours to Afghanistan, Iraq and Timor Leste. He was the Officer Commanding Afghanistan Signal Squadron and the Officer Commanding the Signal Element in Timor Leste. Academically, Colonel Brown is a graduate from the University of New South Wales Master of Electrical Engineering and Business programs. He is an Australian Command and Staff College and Higher Defence College graduate. He has completed the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Executive Program on Leadership and Innovation.
SQNLDR Benjamin Heaton
Capability Analyst
Department of Defence
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SQNLDR Benjamin Heaton is a RAAF Pilot with broad experience across multiple Force Element Groups and services. He has flying experience in rotatory with Royal Australian Army, fixed wing Light tactical transport with Royal Australian Air Force and remote pilot operations with AIR 7003 with USAF and RAF. With flying Operational tours in Timor Leste, PNG and other Pacific Islands he is also experienced in Air Combat Planning for exercise and operational deployments with Hawk, Classic and Super Hornet. With a background in aviation safety, he is currently posted to C4ISR Designs Standards Office within Force Integration Division as a Capability Analyst.
Mr Joshua McDonald
Capability Analyst
Department of Defence
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Mr Joshua McDonald is a public servant within the Force Integration Division. He joined Defence shortly after completing his undergraduate studies. He has spent the last three years supporting the development of interoperability designs for undersea warfare, uncrewed systems and electromagnetic warfare. His current position is as a capability analyst within C4ISR Design’s Collaborative Design team.
