“Working together to achieve service excellence”

RADCOMMS 11 Conference26-27 May 2011

Commodore Roger BoyceDirector General ICT Policy and Plans

Defence “Comms on the move”

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Scope of Presentation

• Organisation

• Strategic drivers of Defence Spectrum

• Current and future use of spectrum

• What Drives Selection of Defence Spectrum?

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Chief of the Defence Force Secretary of Defence

Chief Information Officer GroupMr Greg Farr - CIO

ICT Operations DivisionMajor General Mike Milford - HICTO

ICT Policy and Plans BranchCommodore Roger Boyce - DGICTPP

Defence Spectrum OfficeSpectrum Supportto ADF Activities

J65 FunctionStrategic CIS Planning

for ADF Activities

Strategic J6Strategic oversight of

CIS spt to ADF Activities

Advice to CDFon CIS supportto ADF activity

Spectrum support to wideractivities of the Dept of Defence

Intelligence, SecurityBase support, S&T Program

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Government Mandated Principle Tasks for the ADF(Defence White Paper 2009)

•Deterring and Defeating attacks on Australiaprimary force structure determinant

•Contributing to Stability and Security in the South Pacific and East Timor •Contributing to Military Contingencies in the Asia-Pacific Region •Contributing to Military Contingencies in Support of Global Security •Other Tasks – Support to civil authorities, Humanitarian assistance and disaster relief

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GOVERNMENT REQUIREMENTS (National Strategic Priorities & Objectives)

DEFENCE TASKS 2009 Defence White Paper

Strategy and Force 2020, Future Joint Operating Concept, Operational Concepts Network Centric Warfare Roadmap 2009

Major Capital Equipment Defence Capability Plan 2009 (Dec 2010 Update)

Program

SPECTRUM Australian Defence SpectrumREQUIREMENTS Strategic Plan

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Network-enabled Battlespace

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DEFENCE USE OF SPECTRUM

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Defence Use of the VLF, LF and MF Bands

VLF Band communications with submerged submarines alternatives will diminish its use and

importanceLF Band

air navigation (non-directional beacons) reducing importance but enduring tactical use

MF Band fixed and deployable air navigation beacons fixed and mobile communications reducing importance but enduring tactical use

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Defence Use of the HF Band

Defence use of this band remains important for Defence & Wider

National Security

Communications strategic and contingency BLOS communications tactical comms for air, land and sea environments Specific allied interoperability requirements

Radars Jindalee OTH radars conduct surveillance across the

western and northern approaches to Australia

Highly valued BandEnduring capability requirement for the ADF

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Defence Use of the VHF Band

A key band in support of military operations Communications

tactical fixed and mobile communications interoperability with allies valued for its range and terrain characteristics

Other uses navigation systems deployable air traffic control systems landing systems, sonobuoys etc

Defence licences cluster at the ends of the band

Importance of VHF to Defence will not diminish

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Defence Use of the UHF Band

The most important band in support of military operations Communications

command and control fixed and mobile tactical communications (including SATCOM) key interoperability bands with allies key tactical data links

Other uses radars (incl Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft) navigation systems (incl satellite systems) landing systems, weapon & aircraft telemetry etc

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Defence Use of the SHF and EHF Bands

Communications fixed and mobile core satellite systems aeronautical telemetry, unmanned aerial

vehicles, weapon systems etc Radars

fixed, deployable and mobile radars optimum radar band for weapon systems

Importance to Defence will continue to increase

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What Drives Selection of Defence Spectrum?

Spectrum allocations and licensing Sourcing of military equipment:

mostly from ITU Regions 1 and 2 MOTS, COTS ADF acquisitions are small, no leverage over suppliers sophisticated system designs

Interoperability within the Joint, WofG and Coalition environments

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Concluding Remarks Modern military operating concepts are based on intensive use of

the spectrum. Trend is toward:

- Increasing military dependence on spectrum- Increasing military spectrum demand

Defence requires assured access to key parts of the spectrum to meet the roles assigned to it by Government for national security.

Enhancements required in the way Defence manages spectrum- Defence welcomes the opportunity to work with ACMA and key

stakeholders

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