Milsatcoms 2018 Technology innovations to exceed Milsatcom requirements 12-13 June 2018 | IET London: Savoy Place CONFERENCE PROGRAMME Tuesday 12 June 2018 08:30 Registration and refreshments 09:00 IET and Chairman’s welcome & introduction Gerard Donelan, Vice President Defence & Security, SES 09:10 Keynote: UK MoD Strategic Satellite Communications Capability development in context of Skynet 6 The next generation capability strategy MilSATCOM delivery within a UK Defence context Requirements for Future Beyond Line of Sight (FBLOS) Air Commodore Nick Hay, Head of Capability C4ISR & SRO, HQ Joint Forces Command Capability, MoD, UK Barry Austin, ISS Head of Networks, MoD, UK 09:30 UK MOD Space Policy and Space Strategy Nick Ayling, OBE, Head of Cyber and Space Policy, MoD, UK 10:00 Delivering Information Advantage through Space This presentation will outline the concept of “information advantage”, and how current and future trends in civil and military communications, and Space systems, could be an enabler We will discuss how emerging technologies could change the future of SATCOM, and some of the current challenges Mike O’Callaghan, Space Programme Manager, Cyber and Information Systems Division, DSTL, MoD, UK 10:30 Refreshments, networking and exhibition 11:00 The UK’s Civil Space Strategy: Implications for Milsatcoms Space industry is a high growth, high productivity sector where the UK punches above its weight, contributing some £14bn (and supporting £250bn) to UK economy and employing 39,000 people. This presentation will outline the UK’s vision for growth in the space sector over the next decade and the implications for Milsatcoms Colin Armstrong, MBE, Head of Space Security Policy, UK Space Agency, UK 11:30 Information on the Move Information is at the heart of future warfare and the British Army needs to process, evaluate and disseminate information much faster and on the move to achieve advantage over our adversaries. This presentation will discuss the challenges of data, security, technology and tempo on future battlefields. Brigadier Greg Wilson, Head of Capability Strategy Development, Army HQ Information Directorate, MoD, UK 12:00 Panel discussion: UK’s sovereign Milsatcoms infrastructure and the future of Skynet 6 Airbus built four Skynet 5 spacecraft that were launched between 2007 and 2012 as part of a 20 year, £3.6 billion private finance initiative (PFI) with the British MoD to acquire and operate the platforms and ground stations. The extended PFI deal is due to expire in 2022 when the satellites and ground infrastructure are handed over to the MoD. The Skynet 6 program is packaged into three elements: the stopgap spacecraft to be built by Airbus, a service delivery package to manage ground operations from 2022 and an enduring capability program to provide future communication system capacity beyond the end of the next decade. What is expected from a new service delivery partner to take over the running of the ground operations from 2022? What is the scope and requirement of the Enduring Capability? And what does the UK sovereignty requirement mean? Nick Ayling, Head of Cyber and Space Policy, UK MoD Mike O’Callaghan, Space Programme Manager, Cyber and Information Systems Division, DSTL, MoD, UK Nick Hay, Information, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Capability Planner, Joint Forces Command Capability, MoD, UK Colin Armstrong, Head of Space Security Policy, UK Space Agency, UK Barry Austin, ISS Head of Networks, MoD, UK 12:45 Lunch, networking and exhibition 13:45 Airbus Keynote - technical view of future MILSATCOM / Skynet 6 A discussion on the considerations for the Future UK MILSATCOM Architecture. A brief overview of different space architectures, applicability of different orbits architectures to MILSATCOM and the system architecture needed to exploit multiple satellite architectures. A possible future EC vision, recommendations for further study, and the user implications Rick Greenwood, VP Engineering and Operations CIS Satcom, Airbus Defence and Space, UK 14:15 GovSat Secure Satcom Service - a new EU and NATO capability from Luxembourg Luxembourg has joined the Milsatcom club following the successful launch of GovSat-1 on 31st January, 2018. We will describe the design journey that led to the capability going live in March 2018 and update on the operational evolution of the GovSat system. This was achieved in a 3-year timeline and we will explore how GovSat is looking at future developments Paul Wells, Vice President Government Satellite Communications, GovSat, Luxembourg 14:45 Delivering Global Ka-band SATCOM Services for Defence Forces 2 Inmarsat Global Xpress – the world’s first High Throughput Satellite Kaband global network Services provided for Defence forces including Land, Maritime and Aero case studies from around the globe Effective commercial augmentation of national Milsatcom systems and technologies driving innovation in this area A technical overview of the Inmarsat Ka-band network including satellites, TT&C network, ground stations, customer traffic “Meet Me Points”, and global ground network Technical innovations in the 4 satellite Inmarsat-5 on-orbit fleet built by Boeing Seamless provision of additional Ka-band surge capacity via partnerships with other satellite operators Extension plans for the future with 3 new Inmarsat satellites being built now (1 by TAS, 2 by Airbus) planned for launch in 2019, 2020 and 2021 A vision of Defence SATCOM in the 2020’s. James Marley, Engineering Director, Global Government, INMARSAT, UK 15:15 Refreshments, networking and exhibition 15:45 Case study: Lessons learnt from Electronic Warfare in Eastern Ukraine This presentation will consider the future of EW and EM Operations in context of current armed conflict in Eastern Ukraine, including Hybrid Warfare and Cyber Electromagnetic Activities where the adversary is out-performing not only the Armed Forces of Ukraine but potentially EM capabilities existing in the West. It will consider the new capabilities that will be required across all lines of development, by all services, in all countries in the free world. Major-General Borys Kremenetskyi, Defence and Air Attaché, Embassy of Ukraine, UK 16:15 Panel Discussion: opportunities and challenges to the military end-users in context of small satellites revolution: the art of the possible Space industry is experiencing disruptive change; with new technologies, business models and market entrants, and the private sector increasing its share of space financing. The UK Government’s Space Growth Strategy has ambitious targets – most of the anticipated growth coming from services and applications (“downstream”). So with “New Space” holding out the promise of cheaper and faster access to space, what innovative services for Milsatcoms might be enabled by that? Chairman: Dr Chris Brunskill, Head of Small Satellites and Future Constellations, Satellite Applications Catapult, UK Speakers: Daniel Campbell, Managing Director, Effective Space, UK Mike Lawton, Founder & CEO, Oxford Space Systems, UK Rafel Jorda Siquier, Founder & CEO, Open Cosmos, UK 16:55 Chairman’s final remarks 17:00 Drinks reception at the Mountbatten Exhibition Room (sponsored by GovSat) 18:30 Close of event 3 WORKSHOP DAY: Wednesday 13 June 2017 09:00 Registration and refreshments 09:30 IET and Chairman’s welcome & introduction Dave Davis, MBE, Technical Director, VT iDirect 09:35 Workshop 1. OPEN vs CLOSED SATCOM ARCHITECTURES: How can commercial technology be exploited to provide flexible and interoperable satellite communications to augment a hardened milsatcom core for military users? An overview of the requirements of military end users, with a focus on a discussion of OPEN vs CLOSED Satcom System Architectures. An interactive session, with input from the floor welcomed and encouraged, we’ll discuss various technical and operational aspects to the issues of interoperability and reliance on a single equipment platform for the end user. Attendees will learn about the requirements of the end user from the session leaders and fellow attendees, plus ways that this particular issue can be addressed with effective policies, processes and technology to maximize interoperability and reduce the need for multiple equipments. Rick Greenwood, VP Engineering and Operations CIS Satcom, Airbus Defence and Space, UK Gp Capt Jason Young, Dep Hd Beyond Line of Sight (BLOS), MOD ISS, UK 10:45 Refreshments 11:00 Workshop 1 Continuation. A follow up question to the first part of the discussion; once a flexible solution is provided, how can it be secured effectively? Within the confines of an open, unclassified discussion, the session leader and audience will discuss the issues, challenges and opportunities when approaching the application of cyber and security tools on commercial technology. Rick Greenwood, VP Engineering and Operations CIS Satcom, Airbus Defence and Space, UK Chris Dunn, Consultant, 3SDL, UK Flt Lt Chris Rhodes, Qualified Space Instructor, RAF, UK 12:30 Lunch 13:30 Workshop 2 How cutting edge antenna technology could impact the MilSatcom environment, in particular for COTM Flat panel antennas are becoming increasingly available and there is much talk of their impending ubiquitous use. Is there a need in the military environment? What are the advantages and risks? Is the smaller military market being ignored in favor of large scale commercial market? Dave Davis, MBE, Technical Director, VT iDirect, UK David Garrood, Senior Vice President, Phasor, UK Oleg Roiberg, CTO, GetSAT, Israel John Finney, Founder and CEO, Isotropic Systems, UK 4 15:00 Coffee break 15:30 Workshop 3 Space Situational Awareness: the threats to satcoms and the tools & technology needed to mitigate these threats Space Situational Awareness has never been more important what with the increasingly crowded space environment posing a palpable threat to commercial and military satcoms. As a result, we must prevent the situation from worsening but also look to potential techniques, tools and technology which could help us mitigate the threat of collisions, Adjacent Satellite Interference (ASI) and Electro Magnetic Interference (EMI). AI-based solutions look particularly promising in this respect, especially if we are able to integrate real-time orbital data with simulated information from as many sources as possible. That way, we can develop AI processes which could potentially prevent disaster, as well as solve incidences quicker. This workshop will explore the current state of Space Situational Awareness and the threats facing commercial and military satcoms, but most importantly it will discuss the solutions available now and those needed in the future for effective collision avoidance and interference mitigation. This discussion-based workshop will provide the opportunity for attendees to directly engage with the presenter while a live RFI geolocation session will demonstrate one of the latest technologies available for RFI mitigation. Martin Coleman, Executive Director, Satellite Interference Reduction Group Guido Baraglia, Director, Satellite Interference Reduction Group 17:00 Retire to Blumlein room for private discussions and networking drinks reception with IET Satellite Systems and Applications Engineering Community (TPN) 18:30 Close of day 5
