FUTURE WARFARE CAPABILITY REQUIREMENTS PANELBEST DEFENCE CONFERENCE

Alain Gauthier Vice President Canadian Programs and PM MSVS SMPMack Defense, LLC

THREAT SOURCES – CHALLENGES - APPROACHES

CustomerMarket

Competition - Suppliers

What/Where is customer focusing on?

White Papers, DAG, PDs

Where is market going? Heavy? Light? Protection?

Technology watch

StandardsRegulations

Direction

Going GreenDoes it apply?

Government/Global Directions

Corporate (QA, Sustainability, …)

TechnologiesGaps

Timelines

Power (-supply, -train)?

CORE = InternalNon-Core = External

R&D Approach Next slide

FILLING THE GAP(S) – Where/When we invest?

Short Term (9 -18 mths)

Relative small investments

(products fielding)

Medium Investments(transition to products

and fielding etc)

Primary Investments(support to actual

business)

Mid Term(18 – 36 mths)

Medium Investments (medium bucks,

transition to products)

Significant Investments(their big bucks)

Technology watch(perhaps small investments)

Long Term(36 + mths)

Significant Investments (the big bucks)

Technology watch(no real investment)

Understand the cycle

Jan – Apr(Q1 of 4)

Strategic Business Plans

(SBP)

Strategic Direction

(5 year Plan)

May – June(Q2 of 4)

Corporate approvals

SBP and Draft MYB’s ($$$)

Oct – Nov(Q4 of 4)

Multi Year Budgets (MYB)

Commit $$$ next year

FUTURE WARFARE CAPABILITY REQUIREMENTS PANEL�BEST DEFENCE CONFERENCESlide Number 2THREAT SOURCES – CHALLENGES - APPROACHESFILLING THE GAP(S) – Where/When we invest?Understand the cycleSlide Number 6