November 24, 2017 | Information, Naval
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June 10, 2019 | Information, C4ISR
The Army wants a singular focus, not one-off solutions
By: Mark Pomerleau
The days of one-off solutions for providing situational awareness and command-and-control information in the Army could be numbered.
“We are on the verge of putting tactical common operating environment capability into the Army organization in the very near term,” Col. Troy Crosby, project manager for mission command at Program Executive Office for Command, Control and Communications-Tactical, said June 6 at the C4ISRNET Conference in Arlington, Virginia.
The Army is getting ready to field the first set of capabilities under a new modernized network architecture in 2021, which will include the first iteration of the Command Post Computing Environment (CP CE).
CP CE is a web-enabled system that will consolidate current mission systems and programs into a single user interface.
Crosby said CP CE is on the verge of receiving a critical decision from the Army this month as to whether or not it has passed all of its tests and can be used by soldiers in combat.
The Army has been trying to incorporate a DevOps process for CP CE using a variety of units to experiment with the capability that can provide direct feedback on the system to the program office.
However, one of the key lessons they learned, according to Crosby, was they used too many test units: six in total.
“With that many partners trying to do all the exercises that those different level echelon commands and organizations wanted to do, that piece became untenable,” he said. “I think at least for our portfolio, somewhere around three is a much better level.”
Similarly, Crosby noted that the difficulty with mission command is each commander has their own way of performing it. As the Army was trying to come up with a common solution for all units with CP CE, they had to make sure they tailored the capability for the Army rather than an individual commander they received feedback from during the developmental process.
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June 11, 2018 | Information, Aerospace, Naval, Land, C4ISR, Security
Defence Investment Plan 2018
The Defence Capabilities Blueprint (DCB), accessible through a new online tool, is now available, and offers access to information related to defence investment opportunities. Like the previous Defence Acquisition Guide, the DCB provides industry access to planning information such as funding ranges and project timelines. Information on approximately 250 projects funded under Strong, Secure, Engaged (SSE) including infrastructure projects, as well as significant in-service support contracts is available for industry to plan for and compete in defence procurement opportunities. With this information, industry will be able to make informed research and development (R&D) and strategic partnering decisions based on projected needs of the Canadian Armed Forces. Within the DCB the following are found: Projects: Capital equipment or infrastructure projects with a value of over $5 million that are planned and funded under SSE Support Contracts: In-service support contracts and professional services contracts with an expected value of greater than $20 million that will be awarded in the coming years to support the capabilities being delivered under SSE SSE projects which are noted and identified The DCB includes a key word search function and segments investment opportunities into searchable components by: Defence Capability Areas (DCAs) Defence Capability Investment Areas (DCIAs) Project sponsors Key Industrial Capabilities (KICs) Defence Capability Areas (DCAs) are 13 broad component categories, such as Land, Sea, Air, Space and Cyber. These categories are further comprised of smaller constituent components of more than 150 Defence Capability Investment Areas (DCIAs). Examples of DCIAs are Commercial Pattern Vehicles, Ship Parts and Components, or Avionics. Projects may include more than one DCA and several DCIAs. Project Sponsors are the service command level or civilian equivalent organizations within Department of National Defence (DND). Projects and investment opportunities are also searchable under Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada's Key Industrial Capabilities (KICs). These capability areas inform industry about which key business activities are government priorities in defence procurement. Finally there is an Advanced Search capability that allows the user to filter their searches into specific parameters. http://dgpaapp.forces.gc.ca/en/defence-capabilities-blueprint/index.asp https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/corporate/reports-publications/defence-investment-plan-2018.html
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December 4, 2017 | Information, Naval
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