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New Approaches to Air-Land Integration

The final industrial presentation was by Victor King from L3, the company which had provided the RAAF with
the 360 View system in the C-17 which was enabling a better connected ground combat force, when coming
into the objective area. King focused on the opportunities to leverage commercial technologies to be able to
have high bandwidth time critical information to operate in a dynamic tactical environment.

King looked at some of the key RAAF airborne assets which could benefit from available commercial
technologies to obtain a more capable common operational picture with seamless information.

THE ROLE OF LIVE VIRTUAL CONSTRUCTIVE TRAINING FOR THE EXTENDED
BATTLESPACE

Air Vice-Marshal Malcolm Brecht, Chief of Staff Capability, the Royal Air Force provided a look at the core
role of synthetic training in preparing to fight and win in the extended battlespace. The RAF and the RAAF
have not flown the fighter aircraft for some years, a situation which changes with the entry into service of the
F-35. This is also true of the USAF working with the RAF as well.

The relatively limited training ranges in the UK also require the RAF to enhance their extended range training
capabilities via synthetic needs or in terms of what is being called Live Virtual Constructive training. A key
element of the evolving training is in training for operations in a complex electronic magnetic threat
environment.

Brecht is looking for enhanced capability to link various simulators to shape a more effective training
environment to operate in the extended battlespace. New systems such as the F-35 have embedded training
technologies built into the aircraft. But going forward, the ability to link the various aircraft, and other
combat assets, in terms of simulation will allow for advanced combat training.

For example, attacking an advanced air defense system in a training environment will be an important
element for shaping the tactics and concepts of operations to deal with the evolving threat environment.

Second Line of Defense

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