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FUTURE SCENARIOS IN ISR NETWORKS

Dr. Andrea Lazzareschi Sergiusti

CTO – Director Cross Division/Lob Technical Coordination

A contribution to the CESMA Workshop on

FUTURE J-ISR

INCREASING INFORMATIONAL SUPERIORITY IN

THE AGE OF INFORMATION

Rome Oct 10th 2013

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ISR/ISTAR sensors and subsystems

Scalable mission systems, AESA and M-scan multimode

radar, electro-optical turrets, navigation aids, lightweight

EW/ELINT systems, acoustic sensors, soldier systems

World class, integrated ISR/ISTAR solutions

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Night & Day Rifle sights, vision and

target location systemsMini/Micro UAS

Putting ISR/ISTAR at the warfighter’s fingertips

Collection, fusion, exploitation from multiple sources

Network enabled retrieval and dissemination of information

Rapid Sharing of full-motion video

Land / Naval Sensors

IS(TA)R Operational Requirements

Persistent Surveillance of Border Areas

New complex Situations/Densely Populated/Urban Areas n

Either enemy or international airspace

Permissive or lightly contested or denied airspace

Individual Nations or in support of NATO Missions

Urban or Littoral areas

Operational Advantages -The Needs

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skyISTAR : Airborne Data Collector System

THE REQUIREMENT

Unmanned Air Systems will need to be able to carry out a broader

range of surveillance missions, demonstrating interoperability

with other platforms and a flexible multi-role capability to fulfil a

variety of mission objectives

THE SOLUTION : skyISTAR• a state of the art, integrated mission management and sensor

system.

• built on a scalable and modular architecture that allows the customer to

define specific sensor configurations and guarantees adaptability to

provide an upgrade path as operational requirements evolve.

• containing advanced data fusion algorithms providing a true integrated

sensing solution.

• incorporates user-selectable levels of autonomy designed to deliver the

right information to the user at the right time, reducing operator

workload.

• designed to support cost-effective system enhancements to meet

evolving and future needs.

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skyISTAR approach : Innovative and Versatile

A VERSATILE SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE

Moving toward SOA (Services Oriented Architecture)

It means:

• Ground operator workload shifted from “threats detection” to “threats analysis”.

• Data Link throughput optimized

New concept of transforming the on board “acquired data” into “information” useful to maximize mission effectiveness, throughout proprietary SW algorithms for DATA FUSION

AN INNOVATIVE ISTAR APPROACH

Moving toward Autonomy & Intelligence

on board

It means:

• Interoperability adaptable to different

operational scenarios

• Scalability easy to upgrade

• Reusability easy to customize


Ground Segment

Communication Infrastructure

BLoS

Communication Infrastructure

LoS

BLoS

Ground Segment :o Multi mission, ISTAR network integrated

o Interoperable with joint, allied and multinational forces.

o Improved surveillance capabilities and persistency

skyISTAR System Solution

Airborne Segment :

o On board sensor data fusion to enhance the final performances

o Increased level of autonomy of the Sensors Management System

Sensors :RadarESM/CESMEO/HyperOther

C4I

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skyISTAR

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KEY BENEFITS● Right information at the right time

● Operationally sovereign

● User-selectable levels of autonomy

● Platform agnostic

● Service orientated architecture

● Advanced sensor capabilities

● Interoperability

On Board Autonomy & Intelligence

Platform/Airframe and Payload

Agnostic

Full System Interoperability

Net-Centric System driven by STANAG:

• 7023 Air Reconnaissance Primary Imagery

Data Standard

• 4607 NATO Ground Moving Target Indicator

Format (GMTIF)

• 4609 NATO Digital Motion Imagery Format

• 7085 Interoperable Data Links for Imaging

Systems

• 2525 Symbology

• 3809 Digital Terrain Elevation Data (DTED)

Exchange Format

• 7074 Digital Geographic Information

Exchange Standard (DIGEST)


Sky ISTAR Programme

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skyISTAR Innovation

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• IT-01: Knowledge Discovery (UniTo)

• IT-02: Task Assignement Module (UniTo)

• IT-03: SAR Images Generation (GAMMA)

• IT-04: Tracking Improvement (TBA)

• IT-05: Sensor Visual Attention (TBA)

• IT-06: Improvement of Classification/Identification (ACS)

• IT-07: Process Assessment Module (UniPv)

• IT-08: Radar Long Range Classification (SUN)

• UK-01 : Multi-agent architecture for autonomous systems – (Aberdeen Univ.)

• UK-02 : Inferential measurement systems for enhanced awareness – (Robert Gordon Univ)

• UK-03 : Dynamic fusion engine for heterogeneous data - (Cambridge University)

• UK-04 : Information fusion for contextual awareness – (Cranfield University)

• UK-05 : Big data processing – on single platforms – (Lancaster University)

• UK-06 : Behaviour detection and trust in workflow coordination - (Aberdeen Univ.)

• UK-07 : Policy management and adaptation for workflow optimisation – (Aberdeen Univ)

• UK-08 : Distributed data fusion – maintaining network agreement - (Cranfield University)

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• Max Gross Weight 490650 Kg.

• Mission Payload 70100 Kg.

• Operational Speed 70 – 125 kts

• Endurance 8-14 18 hrs

• Ceiling 5000 m.

• Link Range (LOS) 200 Km.

• System Operating Temperatures - SL - (STANAG 4370): + 49°C – 21 °C

FALCO System

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Chesnegirovo

(Bulgaria)Sardinia (Italy)

North AfricaParc Aberporth (UK)

FinlandMiddle East and Far East

FALCO

Operational flexibility/ Worldwide Deployment

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FALCO Ground Segment

Ground Data Terminal(GDT)

External C4IWide Area Network

Fibre- Optic Data Link from GCS to GDT

ISO 20ft Shelter UAV Control & Preliminary Data Exploitation

External Power Generation

Autonomous and

self-deploying

hosting all RF equipment and

antennas.

Ground Control Station

(GCS)

Data dissemination (STANAG 4609/4545)

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Radar : GABBIANO

HEW-784 ISARAPS-784APS-717GrifoMore than 200 units sold World Wide

Operational on EH-101

More than 450 units sold

World Wide

Operational on EH101

In service for Italian Navy

X-Band Very Compact, Advanced, Lightweight,

High Performance State of Art Surveillance Radar

T-200 T-20N


GABBIANO : PLATFORMS

On board several platforms for different applications & missions:

CONFIGURABLE - EASY to INSTALL - ITAR FREE - COMPETITIVE PRICE

HERMES 450

SG FALCO

HERMES 900

UAV

T-2

00

T-2

0T

-20

Beechcraft

King Air 350

ATR-42

Embraer KC-390

TRANSPORT A/C

T-2

0T

-200

T-2

00

GROUND

T-200

AW139

AW149

HELICOPTERS

T-2

0T

-20

AW101

T-2

0

Air to Sea Modes:

• Sea Surveillance and TWS

• Sea Search & Rescue and TWS

• Sea MTI and TWS

•Beacon (SART, SST-181X and DO172)

• Air to Surface ISAR & Automatic

Classifier

Navigation Modes:

• Real Beam Ground Map - RBGM

• Terrain Avoidance

• Weather Avoidance – Turbulence

Air to Ground Modes:

• Ground MTI

• GMTT

• DBS

• Spot /Strip - SAR

Air to Air Modes:

• Air MTI and TWS

Self Test Modes:

GABBIANO : WIDE RANGE of ADVANCED CAPABILITIES

SPHYDER Hyperspectral Sensor

Sphyder on UAV Falco

Mass [Kg]

Optical Head 18

IMU 2.5

MCE 3.5

Proc. Elect. 4

Harness 2

Totale 30

SPHYDER : Processing

On board real time• Real time ‘Anomaly

detection’ • Real time Atmospheric

correction• On request preliminary

classification

On ground• massive post processing.

- Geo-referencing

- Atmospheric Compensation

- Resampling

- Inversion

- Features Extraction

- Mosaicking

- Recognition/ Classification of materials

- Dissemination

Comms/Identification system integration in UAS

Integration node

UAS Communication

Systems evolution

Key paradigms

– Networking capability

• native support to IPv4/IPv6 data traffic (wideband core

capability)

• integration with legacy tactical networks (e.g. LINK16,

LINK11/22)

• support to legacy connections (e.g. analog voice,

SINCGARS, etc.)

– Security

• information security (IP encryption) information

confidentiality protection

• core network protection (low-level bulk encryption,

firewalling, etc.)

– Safety/Integrity

• support to redundant configurations

• capability to guarantee differentiated quality of service

on a common set of connectivity resources

– Interoperability

• compliance to military standardisation (e.g. NATO

STANAG)

• compliance to civilian regulations required for UAS

insertion in General Air Traffic

Data Link Management System (DLMS)

Communication System Integration

• DLMS IMA SYSTEM is an avionic computing platform based on Integrated Modular Avionics (IMA) technology and contains one or more DLMS Basic modules and one or more Secure Gateway Module

• DLMS “Basic module” main characteristics:

– General purpose processing capability for CNI; LAN switching and IP data routing;

– I/O Adaptation (legacy I/F, audio processing, IP encapsulation, video A/D conversion and compression)

• DLMS “Secure Gateway Module” incorporates the following security functions:

– IP Network Encryption (INE)

– High Assurance Guard (growth)

• DLMS includes all the networking functions typically provided in separated integration nodes, e.g.

– Tactical Data Link data forwarding (Link 16/11/22/JREAP/VMF)

– Wide Band Data Link (IP) data routing (including video data exchange to/from other A/C)

– Protocol adaptation to legacy data links and specific functions (e.g. VMF, IP over SINCGARS, IP over UHF SATCOM, etc.)

– Capability to integrate/adapt data links with different standards

• DLMS supports specific functions in UAS applications and safety-related architectures

M-DLP

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M-DLP® is the Tactical Data Link (TDL) management solution, delivering

broad interoperability and guaranteed high flexibility, as well as low

integration and life-cycle maintenance costs

The M-DLP is an interoperable, scalable multi link integration solution for

warships and ground infrastructures supporting C2 and non C2 nodes.

Developed with cutting-edge technology, M-DLP is constantly upgraded

in line with evolving customer requirements and new NCW/NNEC

(Network Centric Warfare/NATO Network Enabled Capability) concepts

The M-DLP roadmap includes integration in strategic networks to

provide IP-Based Non-Real-Time information services using cutting-

edge technology as SOA.

The ISR Concept – Typical ISR Systems Architecture

Type A

GDT

Type D

GDT

Exploitation

Stations

Sensor

Type D

Sensor

Type A

Land

TOC

Type B

GDT

Sensor

Type C

Sensor

Type B

Type C

GDT

Shared Information

DB

C2ISR

Systems

CCIRM

Systems

Type E

GDT

Collection

Assets

From

MAJIIC

Exploitation systems

CCIRM systems

CSD

Analysis

Sensor systems

Collection

Collection Management

ICISRC

Exploitation MAJIICMulti-Intelligence All Source Joint ISR Interoperability Coalition

Italian Common ISR Capability

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PRIORITY 05:00 05:30 06:00 06:30 07:00 07:30 08:00 08:30 09:00 09:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11;30 12:00 12:30 13:00

NAI 1 2 RADAR SAT

NAI 2 2 RADAR SAT

NAI 3 3NAI 4 1

RADAR SAT

NAI 10 1

RADAR SAT

NAI 19 3

NAI 23 2

NAI 25 3

RADAR SAT

RADAR SAT

NAI 32 1 RADAR SAT

NAI 31 1CRESO CRESO

J-STARS J-STARS

NAI 29 2HORIZON HORIZONJ-STARS J-STARS

NAI 28 2J-STARS J-STARSHORIZON HORIZON

NAI 27 2U2

GLOBAL HAWKHORIZON RADAR SAT HORIZON

J-STARS J-STARS

NAI 26 3GLOBAL HAWK

ASTOR

EAGLE

NAI 24 2

CRESO CRESOGLOBAL HAWK

ASTORU2

NAI 22 2GLOBAL HAWK

ASTOR

U2

NAI 21 2ASTOR

GLOBAL HAWK

ASTOR

NAI 15 2U2

HORIZON HORIZONJ-STARS J-STARS

NAI 9 1HORIZON HORIZON

RADAR SATU2

NAI 7 1RADAR SAT

U2HORIZON HORIZON

NAI 6 1 RADAR SATASTOR

ASTOR

NAI 5 1

U2RADAR SAT

J-STARS J-STARSHORIZON HORIZON

J-STARS J-STARSJ-STARS J-STARS

J-STARS J-STARS

PRIORITY 05:00 05:30 06:00 06:30 07:00 07:30 08:00 08:30 09:00 09:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11;30 12:00 12:30 13:00

NAI 1 2 RADAR SAT

NAI 2 2 RADAR SAT

NAI 3 3NAI 4 1

RADAR SAT

NAI 10 1

RADAR SAT

NAI 19 3

NAI 23 2

NAI 25 3

RADAR SAT

RADAR SAT

NAI 32 1 RADAR SAT

NAI 31 1CRESO CRESO

J-STARS J-STARS



NAI 27 2U2


J-STARS J-STARS

NAI 26 3GLOBAL HAWK

ASTOR

EAGLE

NAI 24 2


ASTORU2

NAI 22 2GLOBAL HAWK

ASTOR

U2

NAI 21 2ASTOR

GLOBAL HAWK

ASTOR

NAI 15 2U2



RADAR SATU2

NAI 7 1RADAR SAT

U2HORIZON HORIZON


ASTOR

NAI 5 1

U2RADAR SAT



J-STARS J-STARS

PRIORITY 05:00 05:30 06:00 06:30 07:00 07:30 08:00 08:30 09:00 09:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11;30 12:00 12:30 13:00

NAI 1 2 RADAR SAT

NAI 2 2 RADAR SAT

NAI 3 3NAI 4 1

RADAR SAT

NAI 10 1

RADAR SAT

NAI 19 3

NAI 23 2

NAI 25 3

RADAR SAT

RADAR SAT

NAI 32 1 RADAR SAT

NAI 31 1CRESO CRESO

J-STARS J-STARS



NAI 27 2U2


J-STARS J-STARS

NAI 26 3GLOBAL HAWK

ASTOR

EAGLE

NAI 24 2


ASTORU2

NAI 22 2GLOBAL HAWK

ASTOR

U2

NAI 21 2ASTOR

GLOBAL HAWK

ASTOR

NAI 15 2U2


NAI 9 1

PRIORITY 05:00 05:30 06:00 06:30 07:00 07:30 08:00 08:30 09:00 09:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11;30 12:00 12:30 13:00

NAI 1 2 RADAR SAT

NAI 2 2 RADAR SAT

NAI 3 3NAI 4 1

RADAR SAT

NAI 10 1

RADAR SAT

NAI 19 3

NAI 23 2

NAI 25 3

RADAR SAT

RADAR SAT

NAI 32 1 RADAR SAT

NAI 31 1CRESO CRESO

J-STARS J-STARS



NAI 27 2U2


J-STARS J-STARS

NAI 26 3GLOBAL HAWK

ASTOR

EAGLE

NAI 24 2


ASTORU2

NAI 22 2GLOBAL HAWK

ASTOR

U2

NAI 21 2ASTOR

GLOBAL HAWK

ASTOR

NAI 15 2U2



RADAR SATU2

NAI 7 1RADAR SAT

U2HORIZON HORIZON


ASTOR

NAI 5 1

U2RADAR SAT



J-STARS J-STARS

HORIZON HORIZON

RADAR SATU2

NAI 7 1RADAR SAT

U2HORIZON HORIZON


ASTOR

NAI 5 1

U2RADAR SAT



J-STARS J-STARS

STANAG 4559

IR

EO

SAR

Tracks &

track mgt

messages

STANAG 4545

STANAG 4607

STANAG 4609

STANAG 5516

GMTIEO/IR

Video

CXP

XML

Interoperability through STANAGs

Report

ICISRC EXPLOITATION WORKFLOW

I ICISRC guarantees interoperability with other coalition systems using STANAG

defined within MAJIIC community and allows :

Intelligence Request (IR) Exploitation Task input (IR Task Mngr in XLM Format )

DB interrogation by means of space/time referred queries or user defined criteria (Thick

Client)

Analysis of the available products (Images, videos, GMTI, Link16, documents…) (CSD

Viewer for preview, Image/metadata extraction and geolocation , Image annotation by

CGM, Video manager, Snapshot Manager, GMTI manager ….)

Report construction

“Ingest” exploited products + reports

Association IR-reports

Communication of executed task (XMPP)

.

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NATO AGS – Operational View

NATO AGS Overview

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SELEX ES – Entity Level Responsibility

ADT WBDL

GDT WBDL

Mission Operation Support (MOS) and

Transportable General Ground Station (TGGS)

The MOS is responsible of the following main operational capabilities:

• Co-ordination of the AGS Core Ground Segment

• Deployment mission planning, including GGS planning, sensor visibility

calculation, Comms Planning, High Level Sensor Collection Plan,

• Maintaining situational awareness of the operational status and location of

all deployed GGS elements,

• Interface with the long-term AGS Core data archive,

• Interface with external NATO ISR users and National exploitation systems

• Analysis of SAR images, ESM data and other available sensor products,

• Near real time analysis and distribution of MTI data and tracks relevant for

the political and strategic level decision making,

• Near real time information feed into existing CIS systems (e.g. ACCS and

MCCIS),

• Management of generated and/or exploited data distribution to Nations.

The MOS, as unique interface for data exchange with the Land Component and

Command, is responsible for the management of the data collection plan to be

forwarded to the air segment and of the Processing, Exploitation and Dissemination

of AGS ISR Product to internal and external interoperable users

The TGGS implements the same functionalities of the MOS in support of operational

level HQ in theatre.

The TGGS entity is able to support commanders at the operational level with timely,

accurate and relevant information during the execution phase of operations.

• Major Alliance ISR programme Owned and Operated by NATO

becoming the reference for interoperable ISR national asset

• Developed according to NATO Operational Requirement

• Fully Interoperable with NATO ISR Product

• Advanced Exploitation Capabilities (SAR, MTI, HRR, ESM, ISAR etc)

• Infosec certified

• NSILI Data Base

• GMTI Tracking

• Selex ES has a major role as responsible of MOS and TGGS Entity

• MOS entity will be installed at AGS MOB (Sigonella Air Base) and is responsible

of Processing, Exploitation and Dissemination of AGS ISR product

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NATO AGS HIGHLIGHTS

Spot SAR Swath SAR Exploited Image

EO/IR

We partner with our Customers to deliver world

class, tailored and proven airborne integrated

systems, sensors and training for military and

security ISR/ISTAR manned and unmanned

operations through a successful, customer

focused business

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Multi-platform, world class ISR/ISTAR systemsScalable mission systems, AESA and M-scan multimode radar, electro-opticalturrets, navigation aids, lightweight EW/ELINT systems, CNI.

Complete, independent UAS capabilityMission systems, platforms, ground control stations, battlelabs, training andpaid by the hour services.

Combat proven electronics for fixed and rotary wingFixed and repositionable AESA and M-scan radar, complete integratedelectronic warfare systems, lightweight high performance DIRCM systems,IRST, high power targeting laser.

The only European company with a complete UAS capability developed in-

house and in operation with export customers

The only company to have integrated a platform agnostic mission system

on a third party UAS

The only company with an airborne integrated mission system in

operation on 12 different platforms

The only company outside the US under contract for a hyperspectral

instrument.

Selex plays a key role in NATO AGS, the major Alliance ISR Programme

being responsible of processing exploitation and dissemination of ISR

products from main operating base

Falco UAV System

Gabbiano Radar

ATOS

Nato AGS MOS

TCTUE Joint Study with USA and Germany

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Time Critical Targeting In Urban Areas utilizing Assisted Target Recognition and

Automatic Data Prioritization.

It is a collaboration among Italian, American and German MoDs and was generated

within an International Frame of collaboration (MoU) containing also France and UK.

Scope of the MoU is to develop advanced technological demonstrators for interoperable

future systems.

First phase has been accomplished and next phase is going to start in the next months.

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