Presentation by EDA that was used for discussion in the Joint techUK/UKspace Satellite committee meeting

1. Satellite Communications
Overview of Govsatcom requirements for
Defence
Satcom security/industry workshop
EC, 25 June 2015
Gérard Lapierre, gerard.lapierre@eda.europa.eu

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Satcom segmentation
?
SATCOM tiers
+ MILSATCOM
- Hardened C&C
- Highly secured
- National sovereignty
+ GOVSATCOM
- Certain level of assured access
- Certain level of guaranteed access
- Certain level of protected access
+ COMSATCOM
- Commercial
ASSURED: Ability of the system to deliver its service in the face of adversarial actions
(threats) through the application of appropriate mitigation techniques.
GUARANTEE : Warranty for the stakeholder that the satcom resource cannot be taken
away (non-pre-emptible and restorable resource).
PROTECTION: Quantification of the ease of the adversary to threaten the Satcom and
the ease of Satcom to implement the mitigation technique and reduce its vulnerability.

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Why Satcom segmentation?
Highly protected High troughput
MILSATCOM
GOVSATCOM
COMSATCOM

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Border
surveillance
Maritime
security
Police missions
Civil protection
Humanitarian
Aid
EU external
action
Transport
Key
infrastructures
Defence

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Demand side: Defence topology
OHQ level
FHQ level
Tactical level

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CSDP missions and operations
LISBON TREATY:
Comprehensive approach
Provisions on the Common Security and
Defence Policy (Article 42 TEU):
• Member States shall make civilian and
military capabilities available to the Union
for the implementation of the common
security and defence policy
• Member States shall undertake to
progressively improve their military
capabilities
60.000 troops within 60 days for a
major operation
* 2 major stabilisation and reconstruction
operations supported by up to 10.000 troops
for at least two years
* 2 rapid response operations of limited
duration
* an emergency operation for the evacuation
of European nationals
* a maritime or air interdiction operation
* a civ-mil humanitarian assistance operation
lasting up to 90 days
• around a dozen ESDP civilian missions of
• varying formats together with a major mission (up
to 3000 experts) lasting for several years.
OR planning and conducting
simultaneously a series of operations and
missions of varying scope:

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Govsatcom requirements
• Bunch of various military requirements (intensity, scenario,
assets…) covering tactical, operational and strategic levels
• Answer: Need for a dynamic resource allocation and
reconfigurable satcom link (in coverage, power and spectrum)
- Able to cover various regions or bases
- Able to change operational requirements on theatre
- Able to respond in a timely manner with mission planning reactiveness
- Support wide range of terminals, equipments including aerial platforms
- Provide wide range of throughputs (low secured, low OTM, surge fixed)
- Relatively secure (cost driven)

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GOVsatcom solutions
ATHENA-FIDUS
(FR-IT)
Global Xpress
(Inmarsat)
MILSatcom COM Satcom
GOVSatcom
GOVSAT
(LU-SES)
Quantum
(Eutelsat)
Scope of GOVSATCOM (from a defence perspective):
Best solution providing a guaranteed access with maximum throughput and flexibility
to accommodate various set of requirements.
The protection level will be defined through a cost and value analysis (to differentiate
with Com and Milsatcom solutions).

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Dual-use system- the leverage effect…
Solution A Solution B Solution C Solution D
Border surveillance
Mission 1
X
Border surveillance
Mission 2
x X
Maritime security x
Police missions X
Police missions
Mission 2
X
Civil protection X
Humanitarian aid X
EU External action X
Transport X x
Key infrastructure x x X
Defence
Mission 1
X x
Defence
Mission 2
x x