The IBET Program & Great Lakes Radar Project Brief Overview

1. The IBET Program & Great Lakes Radar ProjectBrief Overview Presented by Sergeant Don STARNES Royal Canadian Mounted Police IBET Program

2. What is IBET?

3. IBET Mission Statement IBET will enhance border integrity and security at our shared border by identifying, investigating and interdicting persons and organizations that pose a threat to national security or are engaged in other organized criminal activity. IBETs will incorporate a mobile response capability.

4. The IBET Vision IBETs seek to identify mutual national security threats and combat illicit cross border activity through an integrated enforcement approach and enhanced cooperative effort along the shared border.

5. IBET Basic Facts • IBET’s are not the “whole” border – IBET is responsible for “between the ports” • There are fifteen (15) IBET geographical regions • RCMP resources are deployed to 24 locations • There are four (4) Co-located IBET Offices – Windsor, Cornwall, Red River and Blaine, Washington • The Canada-US border extends 8,891 km (5,061 km of land border) with landscape ranging from remote to urban centres • Approximately 43% of the Canada-US border is water border

6. Our Border Pacific to Arctic: 1,538 miles / 2,475 kms Land – 1,356 miles / 2,183 kms Water – 181 miles / 292 kms Pacific to Atlantic: 3,987 miles / 6,416 kms Land – 1,788 miles / 2,878 kms Water – 2,198 miles / 3,538 kms

7. The Coordinated/Integrated Approach

8. Evaluation of Wide-Area, Covert, Radar Networks for Improved Surveillance, Intelligence and Interdiction against Watercraft and Low-Flying Aircraft

9. Proposed Area of Operation

10. Objective, Goals, Scope of the Study Title: Evaluation of Wide-Area, Covert, Radar Networks for Improved Surveillance, Intelligence and Interdiction against Watercraft and Low-Flying Aircraft Area of work: Addresses the core operational requirement determined by the RCMP Border Integrity Working Group to “predict, record and observe to effectively reduce and prevent border crime between the ports of entry”. Objective: To study and report on radar network performance, site selection for persistent surveillance, user feedback on utility of both real-time information and intelligence-based information and lessons learned. Through partnership, the community of practice will be enhanced and a roadmap for wide-scale deployment will be developed. • Lead Dept: RCMP-Border Integrity • Partners: RCMP-GLSLS MSOC, Accipiter Radar • Funds cash phasing • To Be Determined • Outputs and Potential Impact • Improved understanding of radar network performance against vessels and low-flying aircraft in the operational context of border enforcement • A determination of the best site selection strategies and spacing for persistent, covert surveillance over waterways. • A better understanding of what improvements and developments are needed obtained by user feedback • A roadmap for full-scale deployment will be delivered by exploiting the knowledge gained in the study and the complementary expertise of the partners. • IMPACT: An informed, scientific and expertise-based understanding of the most effective path forward in filling the surveillance and intelligence gap that currently hinders border security in the Great Lakes/St. Lawrence region. • Expected results: • Empirical performance data for watercraft and low-flying aircraft • Law enforcement usage feedback on operational effectiveness of real-time and historical information products • Feasibility analysis and roadmap for full-scale deployment

11. Questions? Sergeant Don STARNES RCMP IBET Program 1200 Vanier Parkway Suite B535 Ottawa, Ontario K1V-1M2 (613) 949-0145