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9 July 2015: CDE enduring challenge competition
The document outlines the CDE Enduring Challenge Competition, focusing on developing innovative technologies for defense and security applications, particularly in remote sensing and space-based systems. It details the competition's structure, including phases of funding and support, while emphasizing the need for novel ideas and practical demonstrations. Additionally, it highlights the importance of advancements in situational awareness and communication technologies to enhance defense capabilities.
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- 1. 13 July 2015 CDEenduring challenge competition Bruce Hardie - CDE Technology Manager
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- 8. Power and energy Keyenablers Mobile power Alternative sources
- 9. Right person - Righttime Cost effective and robust Secure - COTS Communication
- 10. Cyber defence Pace ofchange Legacy systems Social networks Data
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- 13. Strategic lift Tactical agility MODgeneric architectures Fuel efficiency Mobility
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- 16. Lower cost ofownership Cost Constraint Cross -Challenge Through Life
- 17. How can youget involved? Available 365 Agile/Responsive Actionable Feedback
- 18. Centre for DefenceEnterprise Advanced Design and Manufacturing Wing Commander Jim Pennycook Centre for Defence Enterprise 030 67704236 030 67704237 cde@dstl.gov.uk www.gov.uk/dstl/cde
- 19. Innovation Network event 9July 2015
- 20. Remote sensing andintelligence insights Anthony Burke Dstl OFFICIAL© Crown copyright 2014 Dstl 13 July 2015
- 21. Remote sensing • Remotesensing provides crucial capability for Defence – denied areas, persistence, wide-area, multi-mode • Ever-evolving capability mix – high-altitude, high-endurance drones with complex sensor suites – expanded, improved commercial services – expanding set of sensing modes OFFICIAL© Crown copyright 2014 Dstl 13 July 2015
- 22. OFFICIAL© Crown copyright2014 Dstl 13 July 2015 North Korean drought (2002 vs 2015) Credit : NASA/GSFC/METI/Japan Space Systems, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team https://asterweb.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery-detail.asp?name=nkorea
- 23. OFFICIAL© Crown copyright2014 Dstl 13 July 2015 Petropavlovsk- Kamchatsky , Russia Sept 2009 Credit: NASA/GSFC/METI/Japan Space Systems, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team https://asterweb.jpl.nasa.gov/ gallery- detail.asp?name=petropavlov sk
- 24. OFFICIAL© Crown copyright2014 Dstl 13 July 2015 Baghdad oil fires, March 2003 Credit: NASA/GSFC/METI/Jap an Space Systems, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team https://asterweb.jpl.na sa.gov/gallery- detail.asp?name=Bag hdad
- 25. OFFICIAL© Crown copyright2014 Dstl 13 July 2015 Tehran urbanisation (1985 vs 2009) Credit: NASA image created by Robert Simmon, using Landsat data provided by the U.S. Geological Survey’s Global Visualization Viewer. http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view.php?id=41308
- 26. Intelligence insights • Whatactivity is going on at … • Is everything normal with … • Alert as soon as … • What has changed at … • Can we confirm or refute … • etc… • Consider the past, present and future OFFICIAL© Crown copyright 2014 Dstl 13 July 2015
- 27. Exam question • Givenrich, large-scale remote sensing data… • Given knowledge of the world… • How do we best integrate them in order to reason about current and future state of key targets? OFFICIAL© Crown copyright 2014 Dstl 13 July 2015
- 28. Some guidance OFFICIAL What wewant Tangible demonstrations Automated content extraction algorithms Evaluation of modelling approaches Probabilistic reasoning and knowledge representation tech © Crown copyright 2014 Dstl 13 July 2015
- 29. Some guidance OFFICIAL© Crowncopyright 2014 Dstl 13 July 2015 For this requirement, we’re not interested in: vague, immature concepts abstract methodological reviews new sensors
- 30. Innovation Network event 9July 2015
- 31. CDE enduring challenge competition:the view from space Harjinder Singh Jolly Space Lead - Dstl OFFICIAL© Crown copyright 2015 Dstl 13 July 2015
- 32. The Dstl spaceprogramme • new programme (stood up in late 2014) • explores concepts and develops technologies with military/security applications • science and technology research and development • CDE competition is part of this new programme – themed – enduring OFFICIAL© Crown copyright 2015 Dstl 13 July 2015
- 33. CDE themed competition: affordablespace-based capability • to identify and develop low technology readiness level (2-3) concepts, techniques and technologies for space-based systems – communications and surveillance applications – step increase in capability – substantial reduction in the cost of future defence and security systems • contracts placed in March/April 2015 OFFICIAL© Crown copyright 2015 Dstl 13 July 2015
- 34. CDE competitions: whatwe want(ed) • novel and innovative ideas • experimental demonstrations • indications of the technology developments that would be needed, including the timescale • clear military application • consideration of complete system concepts OFFICIAL© Crown copyright 2015 Dstl 13 July 2015
- 35. CDE themed competition:what did we get? • 53 proposals • 13 funded • from 9 organisations • GREAT IDEAS OFFICIAL© Crown copyright 2015 Dstl 13 July 2015
- 36. Competition details Phase 1 •contract sizes were £50,000 to £100,000 • work will be completed by 30 November 2015 • total value of funded proposals ~£1 million November 2015 final presentations 30 November 2015 phase-1 research complete OFFICIAL© Crown copyright 2015 Dstl 13 July 2015
- 37. Competition details Phase 2 •up to £1 million phase-2 funding • phase-2 proposal as deliverable from phase 1 • only projects successful at phase 1 are eligible to compete for phase-2 funding • successful projects will be invited to stakeholder 1 to 5 projects will be taken forward to phase 2 Phase 2 contracts announced Early 2016 (to be confirmed) Rest is to be decided OFFICIAL© Crown copyright 2015 Dstl 13 July 2015
- 38. Competition details Exploitation • successfulproposals will be invited to stakeholder events to support wider exploitation through Dstl/MOD. Government partners including the UK Space Agency and, possibly, the defence departments of allied nations may be invited to these events. For the current competition these events are expected to take place before the end of financial year 2015/2016 • space research will be an enduring requirement for MOD and is expected to run with a similar level of funding into future years OFFICIAL© Crown copyright 2015 Dstl 13 July 2015
- 39. Enduring challenge competition Openall year round • areas of interest: – space-based surveillance of wide areas – space-based observation of short lived terrestrial events – detecting concealed objects – secure hand-held communications …and – from difficult locations OFFICIAL© Crown copyright 2015 Dstl 13 July 2015
- 40. Enduring challenge competition •areas of interest (continued): – secure use of existing – commercial space – infrastructures – novel ways to reduce costs to develop and operate military space systems OFFICIAL© Crown copyright 2015 Dstl 13 July 2015
- 41. Questions? OFFICIAL© Crown copyright2015 Dstl 13 July 2015
- 42. Innovation Network event 9July 2015