Rear Admiral Mayer Looks at the Evolution of the Australian Navy
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In his presentation to a Williams Foundation Seminar on August 10, 2016, the Commander of the Australian Navy looked at the challenges and the way ahead for the Australian Navy. The Williams Foundation has held a seminar on new approaches to air-sea integration on August 10, 2016 in Canberra, Australia. The Royal Australian Navy has had the ability to network and share situational awareness amongst the fleet for many years and the P-3s has been the only RAAF platform capable of being part of that network. The RAAF’s journey of networking its capability journey started more recently with the Hornet Upgrade Program and has accelerated with the introduction of capabilities like Wedgetail and Vigilaire. All of the RAAF’s fleet is now capable of linking into and contributing to an Air Layer of the Joint Battle management system. With the advent of 5th Generation capabilities like the JSF and the new combat systems on the AWD as well as the design and development of the new combat systems for the Australia’s future frigates, Offshore Patrol vessels and Submarines, the ADF has a unique opportunity to influence and design in an unprecedented level of integration into the RAN’s and RAAF’s new platforms. That unprecedented level of integration should drive new thinking on the integration of air and sea power effects. The seminar is about examining the challenges and possibilities of the combat power in that future integrated force. Air Force and Navy need to not only remediate existing deficiencies but take advantage of the transformative nature of fifth generation technology. The seminar aims to explore the art of the possible in future Air-Sea operations. http://www.williamsfoundation.org.au/event-2230289
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Rear Admiral Mayer Looks at the Evolution of the Australian Navy
- 1. Force Generation of the ADF Air-Sea Capability Rear Admiral Stuart Mayer Commander Australian Fleet
- 2. SCOPE • Navy’s Warfighting Direction • Force Generating Joint Capabilities - Challenges - Options and Choices • Generating the Air-Sea Capability • Future Work
- 3. Navy’s Warfighting Direction • Maintaining our Guiding Priorities - People, Sea/Airworthiness and Warfighting • Meet our Commitments - Enduring - Emerging • The Cathedral – NS 18 Pelorus - Developing the Plans – Navy Warfighting Strategy 18. • NWS Phase 1 Objective ‘Stabilise’ - Core Unit Skills, OPQUALS and Individual Training - Experiment on concepts for TG Warfare - Identify gaps and areas for focus • NWS Phase 2 Objective ‘Consolidate’ - Implement Ocean Series focus on Joint Sea Combat - Establish enabling elements tested in Phase 1 (IW, SCC and MOC Staff etc) - Coordination within Joint Collective Training construct
- 4. Why Joint Sea Combat • CDF has clearly established his policy on Joint Collective Training and Certification in CDF Directive. CJOPS is tasked with certifying and employing this ‘Joint Force’. • The Joint Force is based around concepts defined within the Joint Capability and Concepts Division and administered through JWC. • JWC has advanced concepts where clear Joint equities and shared interests lie. (Amphibious, Joint Fires) • Service domain concepts have not been resourced within the Joint Framework. • Service domain concepts are at risk of being squeezed out unless they integrate, coordinate and optimise constrained resource. • The Joint approach reflects reality, is consistent with policy, and ‘resonates’ with how we approach complex warfighting tasks.
- 5. Why Joint Sea Combat – Learning from the Amphibious Example • ADF learned significant lessons from operations in Timor Leste in 1999 and 2006. • Pre-eminent amongst lessons was that amphibious warfare needed to move from platform to a system centric view. • The Amphibious Deployment and Sustainment System (ADAS) and Australian Amphibious Force (AAF) was advanced. • The AAF considers all elements of the amphibious force and includes a Joint Force approach to Force Generation. • Capability places CN as lead CM, DJFHQ leads the CRP, concept is sponsored by FD Branch managed by a Joint CIT, overseen by JAC and reported to COSC. • Operationally DJFHQ coordinates the FORGEN cycle of AAF and CJOPS directs its training and employment.
- 7. Why Joint Sea Combat • FPR highlights the need for a single unifying concept and exercising framework that meets CDF and CJOPS need. • The Sea Series is broadly accepted, incorporated within the PADFA and provides a working model. • Army has developed the Joint Land Combat (Land Series/Hamel) • Navy has built Joint Sea Combat (Ocean Series) and leveraged Sea Series to include littoral warfare threats. • Air Force supports SEA, LAND and OCEAN Series but there is no comparable Joint Air Warfare activity (JAW is subsumed). • Service FORGEN Headquarters are ‘subcontracting’ the concept development, FORGEN and certification of joint physical domains on behalf of Joint and it is working. • Three environmental headquarters have worked to develop a coordinated approach to Force Generation that is resourced and sustainable.
- 9. FST-J ATG Deployment Generic Maritime Force Generation Cycle 2018 + Even Years Ocean Explorer Feb AugMay Jun JulAprMar Oct DecNovJan Sep LHD 1 LHD 2 LSD 1 MCC ATG PLF EF 1 EF 2 Sea Horizon Vital Prospect Navy Led Joint Theatre Led Joint Operational Led Army Led Sea Explorer Sea Raider Ocean Master ATG Deployment Theatre Reserve Band 1 Tasks ATG DeploymentOcean Series and TG FIT Sea Series – ARE/U Certification Sea Series – ARE/U Certification Sea Series – ARE/U Certification Sea Series – ARE/U Certification Vital Series RIMPAC Theatre Reserve Band 1 Tasks ATG Deployment ATG Deployment ATG Deployment ATG Deployment ATG Deployment TG FIT SAG 1 SAG 2 Ocean Series TG FIT Ocean Series ATG Deployment Sea Series- Littoral TG FIT ATG DeploymentFSTJ RIMPAC KAKADU Ocean Master Ocean Raider Ocean Raider Ocean Raider Ocean Raider Ocean Raider Ocean Raider Kakadu Kakadu RIMPAC Ocean Series Ocean Series Ocean Series FTX STX CPX Ocean Horizon FST-J FSTJ TG FIT TG FIT Southern Katipo Katipo Ocean Master Ocean Master
- 10. FST-J ATG Deployment Generic Maritime Force Generation Cycle 2018 + Odd Years Ocean Explorer Feb AugMay Jun JulAprMar Oct DecNovJan Sep LHD 1 LHD 2 LSD 1 MCC ATG PLF EF 3 EF 2 Sea Horizon Navy Led Joint Theatre Led Joint Operational Led Army Led Sea Explorer Sea Raider Ocean Master ATG Deployment Theatre Reserve Band 1 Tasks ATG DeploymentOcean Series and TG FIT Sea Series – ARE/U Certification Sea Series – ARE/U Certification Sea Series – ARE/U Certification Sea Series – ARE/U Certification Theatre Reserve Band 1 Tasks ATG Deployment ATG Deployment ATG Deployment ATG Deployment TG FIT SAG 1 SAG 2 Ocean Series TG FIT Ocean Series ATG Deployment Sea Series- Littoral TG FIT ATG Deployment FSTJ Talisman Sabre Ocean Raider Ocean Raider Ocean Raider Ocean Raider Ocean Raider Ocean Raider Ocean Raider Ocean Series Ocean Series Ocean Series FTX STX CPX Ocean Horizon FST-J Talisman Sabre Talisman Sabre Talisman Sabre Talisman Sabre Talisman Sabre Talisman Sabre Talisman Sabre Talisman Sabre Talisman Sabre ATG Deployment FSTJ Ex Hamel Talisman Sabre Talisman Sabre Render Safe Render Safe
- 11. Joint Air Warfare • Joint Air Warfare is conducted within the construct of existing FORGEN activities. • Joint Fires (and by association networks and battlespace) is being championed within Force Development Branch • Ships routinely sail in JADIP categories and are active within the network. • Navy’s Air Warfare Officers are principally drawn from FC branch who are trained at RAAF WLM (E7 or FFCE) • E7 Sim routinely dials into Navy STX activities in joint and combined context. (More complex than live) • Air Force and Navy routinely collaborate through AMWC and AWC, coordinate Jericho with Nike (MWP) and co chair Maritime Warfare Steering Group. The Good
- 12. Joint Air Warfare • Joint Air Warfare is not generated as a Joint System. • The Joint Air Warfare System (Training, Doctrine, TTPs, Network and Platforms) is not certified. • Joint Fires (and by association networks and battlespace) is being developed but is only certified in part. • The JAWC established by Air Force is in abeyance and is only partially subsumed within JWC. • There is no deliberate mechanism to identify and then rectify deficiencies in the JAWS. • There are few exercises that test ADF JAWS in the maritime domain. Those that do have identified shortcomings in TTPs. • The ADF JAWS is becoming more complex and will require attention. The Not So Yet Good
- 13. Conclusion • As Navy increasingly focuses on TG/Force level operations and fields 5th generation capabilities from the IIP, increased overlap between Air and Sea will be evident. • The Force Generation of the Air-Sea Capability is presently complicated by a lack of a Joint System approach. • Significant goodwill is evident at working level to integrate Navy/Air Force approaches to JAWS, and grass roots initiatives are valued. • The emerging FORGEN calendar provides an opportunity to incorporate JAWS goals in existing collective training events, or create a bespoke activity. • The current approach to JAWS is relatively immature (when compared to ADAS or JASW) but is ripe for development.
- 14. Questions