CDE enduring challenge competition military context presentation from 24 June 2014 Innovation Network event in Cardiff

1. Land environment research requirement
Advanced materials and manufacturing techniques
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2. Army
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3. Operational environment
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Contingent
Capability for
Defence and
Deterrence
Defence
Engagement and
Overseas
Capacity Building
UK Engagement
and
Homeland
Resilience
Congested
Cluttered
Connected
ConstrainedContested

4. Operational environment
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Deterrent
& Operations
Prevention &
Good Will
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Congested
Cluttered
Connected
ConstrainedContested

5. Army 2020 and beyond
• Force Structure to Face Future Environment
– Fully integrated reserves
– Army split into Reactive and Adaptive Force
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Deterrent
& Operations
Prevention &
Good Will
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Reactive
Force
Adaptive
Force

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7. Disruptive technologies
• Communications, info transport
• Remotely operated systems
• Human enhancement & augmentation
• Medical
• Advanced materials & manufacturing
• Synthetic biology

8. Disruptive technologies (Cont'd)
• Nanosystems
• Energy technologies
• Environmental technologies
• Quantum technologies
• Directed energy & novel weapons

9. Centre
Defence
Enterprise
for

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Advanced manufacturing challenges

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Agile, adaptable and capable
Role of the RAF

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Air power
Height, speed and reach

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Control of the air Intelligence and situational awareness
Air mobilityAttack

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15. • Protection
• Situational awareness
• Power
• Communications
• Data
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• Lethality
• Mobility
• Human performance
• Lower cost of ownership

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• Protection
• Situational awareness
• Power
• Communications
• Data
CDE enduring challenges
• Lethality
• Mobility
• Human performance
• Lower cost of ownership

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Protection
(personnel, platforms, facilities, digital systems, materials)

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Mobility
(platforms [air, land, sea, space, human], means of propulsion)

19. Summary
New technology is key to the battle-
winning air power of the Royal Air Force
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20. Centre
Defence
Enterprise
for

21. Defining the maritime research requirement
Advanced materials and manufacturing techniques
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22. Royal Navy – operations
• Text
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23. Royal Navy – Future Navy Vision 2025
• What does this require?
– An agile fleet that is interoperable with other nation’s assets and capable of providing
sustainable operations around the globe.
• How is this achieved?
– Optimal utilisation of effectively manned platforms: MCMV, T26, T45, Carrier Strike and
Amphibious Assault Ships
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Warfighting
Project Military Power
at sea and from the sea
Maritime Security
Protect UK citizens,
territory and trade
International
Engagement
Promote UK Interests
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24. Dstl - affordable maritime presence
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Surface defence & security operations Integrated air defence
Littoral manoeuvrePlatform & combat systems
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25. Dstl - platform & combat systems
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Electric ship & sub
Benefit:
RN platforms of increased efficiency,
affordability and adaptability.
Integrated survivabilitySustainability
Delivered through
Adaptability

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Royal Navy – task force

27. Royal Navy – littoral manoeuvres
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28. Royal Navy – anti-submarine warfare
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29. Royal Navy – enduring challenges
• Advanced materials and manufacturing techniques for ship building
• Application of novel materials to improve warfighting capability
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30. Royal Navy – enduring challenges
• Advanced materials and manufacturing techniques for ship building
– Improved strength to weight ratio for ship building, including a composite superstructure
– Novel alternative to Kevlar to protect high-value compartments
– Omni-phobic coatings for reduced drag and corrosion
– Improved thermal management to combat the ‘wild heat’ research requirement
• Application of novel materials to improve warfighting capability
– Hyperspectral low-observable coatings to reduce signature across multiple spectral
bands
– RF transmissive armour for radar arrays
– More affordable, adaptable and robust ballistic shields
– Low EO/IR signature, armoured bridge windows
– High capacity batteries to enable sustained covert operations/directed energy weapons
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