Lt-col Duco Brongers Arnhem 1944 2 Ministry of Defence Airborne inzet Falcon Autumn 2011 SITUATIONAL AWARENESS 3 Ministry of Defence De ist-situatie 4 Ministry of Defence 5 Ministry of Defence Hypothesis By using modern civilian technological devices and standards that use innovative communication infrastructure, multi-touch and app technology, the Observe, Orient, Decide and Act (OODA) loop becomes faster and the required, classified information is enriched. This not only makes command and control more effective, accessible and cheaper, but also simplifies interim software improvements. 6 Ministry of Defence The ambition 7 Ministry of Defence Generic architecture secret restricted Internet ISIS/C2FW = pay-load encryption 8 Ministry of Defence Challenging scenario 9 Ministry of Defence Version 11-07-13 >200km On foot Sqd FAC-er (optional) Mobile/on foot On foot Plt Mobile/on foot Coy Deployed BG 200 km BG Phases Phase 1: analysis of functionalities (Oct 12) Phase 2: development & testing in ‘white’ lab (Dec 13) Phase 3: user trials in battlelab (Jan 14 & Apr 14) Phase 4: experiment 1 and further development (Sep 14) Phase 5: experiment 2 (Oct 14) Phase 6: evaluation experiment and report (Dec 14) 11 Ministry of Defence Top 12 apps 1. Soldier View 2. MULAN client 3. Chat 4. Content viewer 5. Sniper 6. Medical aid 7. Toolkit 8. Translator 9. Picture editing programme 10. Parrot drone 11. Mechanic Modernisation Programme 12. Voice – Mumble or Push-to-talk 12 Ministry of Defence Samsung S4 Active 13 Ministry of Defence SoldierView app - Blue Force Tracking - Planning functionality - Reports/Returns 14 Ministry of Defence Chat app 15 Ministry of Defence Sniper App “Strelok” 16 Ministry of Defence Swiss Army Knife app 17 Ministry of Defence Translator app 18 Ministry of Defence Bodymapping Gloves: - Smartphone/tablet operating was easy; - Plastic wrist case cover does not work; - Regular gloves also works fine with tablets. 19 Ministry of Defence Pouches Wrist Pouch • Useful, especially for navigation tasks. • Plastic cover hinders use of phone as camera. • Pouch size has to be adjusted. Chest pouch • Useful, especially for command and control tasks. 20 Ministry of Defence Agenda 21 Ministry of Defence 22 Ministry of Defence 23 Ministry of Defence 24 Ministry of Defence Commanders panel 25 Ministry of Defence Swarowski DigiScoping User feedback: very positive! 250 mtr 26 1000 mtr Ministry of Defence Parrot 27 Ministry of Defence Night trials Agenda 28 Ministry of Defence Use of own smartphone Do you use your smartphone during training exce excercises? yes do you use your smartphone during training excercises? no 0% 29 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Ministry of Defence Data/voice communication Wifi-Direct • • Too sensitive for obstacles within line-of-sight. Small range only useful for within squad. SPR • • Interfacing with smartphone/tablet unstable. Unexpectedly limited range. F@stNet • 30 Test aborted due to technical failure. Ministry of Defence Security level Security level: Deployed: mission secret Mobile: restricted Dismounted: restricted 31 Ministry of Defence Signal interception • SPR signal detected, but not intercepted within range of a few hundreds meters. • WiFi signal neither detected nor intercepted. 32 Ministry of Defence Next steps + information to other 52 companies! 33 Ministry of Defence Similar projects “Nett-Warrior/Jolted Tactics” “Letzte Meile” by Systematics” 34 Ministry of Defence No project/study 35 Ministry of Defence Questions Armoured radio with direct sensor-to-effector capability QUESTIONS / REMARKS 36 Ministry of Defence