The
Australian Defence Force Warfare Centre at RAAF Williamtown and
the Information Capability Development Branch are gearing up to
fight terrorism in this month’s Joint Warrior Interoperability
Demonstration.
JWID2004, an annual event since 1995, is an initiative of the
US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in which Australia and
New Zealand and Canada, the United Kingdom and other NATO countries
take part.
Designed to explore emerging command, control, communications,
computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR)
technologies, concepts and procedures in a simulated operational
scenario, JWID is an ideal “sandpit” to trial emerging technologies.
The Director General Information Capability Development Branch,
CDRE Peter Jones, has issued invitations to the ADF and the Australian
Information Electronic Systems Association to attend visitors
week from June 21 to 24.
“The ADF is committed to supporting the JWID activity and an Integrated
Project Team, led by Information Capability Development Branch,
is managing Australia’s involvement,” CDRE Jones said.
“The ADF will have a significant involvement in this year’s JWID
by hosting eight Australian Interoperability trials and taking
part in 16 Coalition Interoperability trials.”
The trials were selected to address the ADF Operational Focus
Areas that were endorsed by the Interoperability Leaders’ Group
in July 2003. The scenario is based around a global war on terrorism.
While most Australian activities will be conducted at ADFWC, Williamtown,
Australia’s participation in the Multinational Naval Task Group
trial will be conducted from DNC4ISREW’s facility at Campbell
Park in the ACT.
DSTO Edinburgh in South Australia also will support the activity.
Further information on JWID and the visitors week is at the DRN
website: http://intranet.defence.gov.au/ jwid5
