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INFORMATION BRIEFING TO C ARMY ON LANDWARD TECHNOLOGY POINTERS

This briefing outlines the points of departure, confirmation of the SA Army 2020 Strategy, and provides pointers for the development of the Landward Technology Strategy. It emphasizes the importance of regional security, systems thinking, and technology advancements for effective defense capabilities. The briefing also highlights the need for networked warfare and C4I3RS technology integration.

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INFORMATION BRIEFING TO C ARMY ON LANDWARD TECHNOLOGY POINTERS

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  1. INFORMATION BRIEFING TO C ARMYON LANDWARD TECHNOLOGY POINTERS 20 Mar 08 Note: Please focus on colour text

  2. INTRODUCTION

  3. A BRAVE DECISION . . . Clausewitz: “It is essential to understand (when we will embark on what)kind of war.”

  4. THE TYPE OF ARMY Information Based (The future) Mechanised Based (Cost and concepts) Infantry Based (100m in 8 mins) Continuum Community Based (Gunfodder) Landpower - Air Power - Maritime Power BALANCE

  5. THE CONVENTIONAL WAR/ASYMMETRY DETERRENCE ANOMALY Low Med High Higher Low At this level, asymmetric attacks are extremely likely because neighbours realise the RSA is conventionally untouchable Med At this level of conv war capability, both conv and asymmetry deterrence fails because neighbours perceive the RSA as a threat High Threat of Conv War Med The level of optimal conv war capability (and therefore conv war deterrence) for the RSA Low Conv War Capability Med High Threat of Asymmetric War

  6. ARMY 2020 CSFs • Capability and ability for close combat • Able to conduct internal stability and relief ops • All-arms teams at sub-sub-unit level • Jointness at sub-unit level • Expedition and campaign quality • Own protection, mobility and firepower in asymmetrical and complex environments • Able to call in heavier NGS and CAS • Policy, language, battlehandling, equipment, interoperability • Dynamic leadership • Quality of people • Appropriate technology

  7. AIM

  8. AIM To confirm the SA Army 2020 Strat the mil strat objs the mil strat concepts; and provide pointers for development of the Landward Technology Strat

  9. SCOPE

  10. SCOPE • Points of Departure • Strat Confirmation • Pointers for Technology Strat development • Conclusion

  11. POINTS OF DEPARTURE

  12. POINTS OF DEPARTURE • Factor time • Factor human • Regional security • Systems thinking: All capabilities with an effect on land • Operational level operating systems • Accept: Little early warning; very long distances; very complex environments; very knowledgeable, flexible (high tech) OPFOR • Individual tgts need be engaged exclusively • Employment – prep – deterrence • Strive for a favourable public image • Security goal – tac obj - effects required – capabilities required – technology required • The Army is changing

  13. STRAT CONFIRMATION / PROPOSED ADDITIONS

  14. THE SA ARMY 2020 STRAT • SANDF • Enforce members’ social health • Create an integrated knowledge base defence capability • Guarantee strat early warning • C2 • ELT: Retain the conv warfare paradigm • MT – LT: Allow an OOTW approach • Plan for counter-asymmetry • Decide: Technology leader / buyer / combination? • F Struc • Struc, staff and equip for JIM-ness • Integrate asset, prodsys and capability management

  15. THE SA ARMY 2020 STRAT (cont) • F Prep • Revitalise Landward Doctrine and SA Army Policy • Prep for counter-asymmetry • Prep for IW, CBR . . . • Invest in (computer supported) modeling, simulation, experimentation and decision making sup • Tailor knowledge, skills and attitude trg • F Sustainment • Professional pers selection, admin, maint and management • Integrate sustainment systems (1st to 4th line)

  16. THE MIL STRAT OBJS

  17. THE MIL STRAT CONCEPTS

  18. POINTERS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A LANDWARD TECHNOLOGY STRAT

  19. REQUIRED REGIONAL STRATEGIC EFFECTS • Effect 1.1: International Freedom of Action • Effect 1.2: National Sustainability • Effect 1.3: Deterrence • Effect 1.4: Situational Awareness • Effect 1.5: Dislocation • Effect 1.6: Destruction • Effect 1.7: Operational Stock • Effect 2.1: Regional Security • Effect 2.2: Regional Stability • Effect 3.1: Protected Vital Interests • Effect 4.1: Secured Homeland • Effect 5.1: Tailored, Combat Ready Reserve • Effect 6.1: Developed soldiers and a skilled workforce • Effect 6.2: Maintained infrastructure • Effect 7.1: Conflict Prevention

  20. GENERAL TECHNOLOGY POINTERS • Decide on and stick to a landward technology weight class • Guide RSA defence industry and invest appropriately • Create a landward family of technologies • Accept defined non-RSA dependence • Decide on COTS and MOTS acquisition • Provide for coalition partners • Retain wining edges • Keep track of what is possible/available and keep on deciding • Decide on networked warfare • Influence non-SA Army technology development • Finalise the SCAMP • The human factor: Protect the art of warfare

  21. C4I3RSTECHNOLOGY POINTERS • Networked from sec level up • Develop as RSA-own system of systems • Technology enabled GS/DS/BS/US planning, orchestration and control • Systems enabled tac level C4 in deep, close and rear areas • Struc, staff, equip and train for comd of JIM forces • Maint comm and IT systems’ security and serviceability • Deep, close and rearsurveillance and recon technology • Struc, staff, equip, train and practice for IW • Integrate the strat, op level and tac level int system with appropriate filters per level of command • Tailor for and enable counter and counter-counter measures

  22. C4I3RSTECHNOLOGY POINTERS(cont) • Plan IPB in advance and invest in infrastructure • Optimise the mix of HUMINT and sensor-based int • Design, develop and invest in a counter-asymmetry int system • Develop technology-based personnel IFF and language ethic, cultural and religion int collection, processing and dissemination • Invest in technology for terrain digitisation and modeling • ICT • Computer and comm maint • Jamming • DF • Tac C2 • TDT, sufficient satellite comm bandwidth for data, image and voice comm • Influence the DEIS Masterplan annually

  23. MANOEUVRE & MOBILITY TECHNOLOGY POINTERS • Family of vehicles (design/develop / MOTS / selected COTS) also for coalition partners • Technology to enhance force proj of combat, CS and CSS systems • Technology to optimise forces for destruction and fixing • GIS, gap/obstacle crossing, airfield constr / maint and complex terrain mob technologies • Technology to psychologically defeat rather than physical destroy OPFOR • Strat, op, tac and critical mob (air, sea, land, rail, brown water) related technology • Specialised technologies to ensure dominant manoeuvre in complex environments • Technology to improve humans’ and vehicles’ power-to-weight ratio • Tailored CommZ mob technologies

  24. FIREPOWER TECHNOLOGY POINTERS • Networked from pl level up • Technology to ensure lawful firing decisions • DFS enhancement technologies • Small arms • Large caliber anti-pers / anti-materiel /anti-constr • Sniper/counter-sniper • A Tk • IDFS • Div: Deep strike cap (60,000 – 250,000m) • Bde • Close fire support (300 – 30,000m) • General fire sup (40,000m) • Counter bombardment (60,000m) • Psychological warfare cap • ADA • Surveillance and early warning cap • Guns / msls mix • Counter-AH • Urban depl

  25. FIREPOWERTECHNOLOGY POINTERS (cont) • Target acquisition technologies • Spes (lethal / LTL / NL) firepower technology for OOTW • Spes (reduced effect / urban / low CEP / top attack / thermobarics / EMP / soft launch) technology for complex warfighting • Autonomous decision making(IFF) technology for access denial • MFC, FOO, FAC, CSH, NGS, btl fd sensor (UAV, etc) enhancement • Tailored clever ammu (with in-flight adaptability) technology for selected IFS assets • Electronically enhanced joint and multinational effect integration and damage assessment • NATO standardised and international protocol adherence • Counter-fire technology (active measures) • Technology (also chemical) to increase the effectiveness of next generation explosives, propellants and pyrotechniques

  26. PROTECTION TECHNOLOGY POINTERS • Technology to ensure legal protection of lawful decisions and actions • Pers protection and survival technology • complex warfighting • CBR • Road, side and top-attack mines • Technology enhanced mine clearance • Technology to enhance protection against top attack • Offensive protection: Night fighting technologies • Protection technology against asymmetric techniques, crime, sniping, hacking and nature • ESM technology • Counter-mobility (terrain denial) technology • Camouflage and concealment technology

  27. SUSTAINMENT & SUP TECHNOLOGY POINTERS • IT to allow strat resource and life-cycle management • Technology to establish and maint precision sustainment • Water drilling, purification, bottling cap and storage technologies • Technology to allow strat pre-/forward positioning and fraud-proof local procurement • 3rd line maint and TSC technology • Maint of res levels at all levels of comd • Technology to electronically manage logistic supply, demand, storage, distribution, tracking and tracking of vehicles, ammu and store, and also for coalition partners • Quick fix infrastructure repair and construction technologies • Diagnostic and prognostic vehicle, weapon and equipment technology • Technologies (also chemical) that enhance the protection and effectiveness of individuals (specifically under adverse climatic conditions)

  28. SUSTAINMENT & SUP TECHNOLOGY POINTERS(cont) • Manufacturing capacity to allow for above scale wpns, vehs, eqpt, ammu and stores to sup coalition partners • Sustainment of the landward intellectual basis • Pers selection/assessment and career management systems • Cbt and corps systems’ management capabilities • Preservation, disposal, archiving, decommissioning, back loading, rejuvenation/renewal technologies • Soft issue systems and processes • Appreciated sustainment of / investment in defence industry

  29. JIM TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS

  30. C2 • Op level C4I3RS • ICT infrastructure • En route planning and comd and control cap • ABCP • Liaison flights

  31. INTELLIGENCE & INFORMATION • Strat early warning • Op level int dominance • IW • Full spectrum recon / surveillance flights

  32. FIREPOWER • CAS • NGS • Deep interdiction • Spec F ops

  33. PROTECTION • Tac air supremacy • Protection during tac, op, strat air/sea lift ops • Protect / deny electronic spectrum • Res job protection

  34. SUSTAINMENT & SUPPORT • 4th/5th line sup and pre-positioning / forward-positioning • Mil health sup • HET and FET svcs • Strat comm sup • Negotiate international legal framework for depls • Negotiate inter-departmental coord • Negotiate host nation sup • Negotiate nat strat resource utilisation • Def Industry – dev, produce and maint wpns / vehs / eqpt

  35. CONCLUSION

  36. SUB-SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT

  37. LANDWARD SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT

  38. DISCUSSION

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