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DEFENCE
C4I
SATCOMS
Next generation of satcoms under JP9102
LED by Lieutenant Colonel Mick Hose, the industry brief gave some insight into how he and his team are approaching the wide-ranging program. Speaking to about 140 people, LTCOL Hose was upfront in praising the support of ADIESA (Austra- lian Defence Information and Electronic Systems Association) and their role in facili- tating industry consultations to help shape their thinking and give an idea of what the art of the possible could look like.
“This system will not exist without you in industry as a FIC (fundamental input to capability),” LTCOL Hose said. “You have already helped and refined our thinking and I would like to thank you for that. ADIESA has been our main mechanism to do that and we’re looking forward to continuing that re- lationship as we further refine our approach.”
ADIESA deputy chair Kylah Limmer of NEC outlined the engagement so far (Edi- tor’s note: this engagement echoed the col- laborative approach once used by the former RPDE organisation which has now been
subsumed by the CDIC) and how interest in an upcoming focus group slated for October could be accessed through their website.
The focus group of 20-30 people will be aiming to consider:
1. What option(s) should the market re-
search be based on?
2. What structure of cost templates should
Defence provide?
3. What documents from Defence does in-
dustry need to cost the system?
4. What is the balance of cost fidelity given
a ~ two month time to respond?
5. How can industry respond with solutions
“out of the SATCOM box”?
6. How can Defence economically continue
engagement in Feb 19 to assist with sys-
tem level responses?
7. What does industry need to know about
legacy capability from JP 2008 that may need to be considered as GFE for JP 9102? In subsequent discussions with mem-
bers of the ADIESA board, they wished to make it clear that whilst ADIESA is lend-
Leading Aircraftman Andrew Speirs of No 1 Combat Communications Squadron sends a message for No 4 Squadron's Combat Control Team via satellite communications at Tinian North.
KATHERINE ZIESING | CANBERRA
The JP9102 Phase 1 program office for the next generation of satcom technologies held an industry briefing session in Canberra at the end
of September, with 170 companies registering
for the event.
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