canadian defence and security s&t

CanadaDefence Research andDevelopment Canada

Recherche et développementpour la défense Canada

Funding Innovative Security Companies

The Security SummitMay 21, 2009

Anthony AshleyDirector General

Centre for Security Science

Defence R&D Canada R et D pour la défense Canada

• Defence R&D Canada (DRDC)

– Annual resources ~$360M ($280M DND A-Base*)

– 1600 employees (1200 science workers)

– 7 in-house Research Centres

– 500 active international R&D activities

– 200/400 active technology licenses/patents

• Public Security Technical Program led by DRDC

– Annual resources ~$50M

– Coordinated across government

Canadian Defence and Security S&T

Approximately $200M expended annually via contracted relationships with industry


Weapons EffectsVehicles

Autonomous SystemsMilitary EngineeringChem & Bio Defence

Human FactorsDecision Support

Command EffectivenessOperational Medicine

Simulation & Modelling

Radar, EWSpace Systems

Information OperationsCommunications

Synthetic Environment

Electro-opticsCombat Systems

Command & ControlInformation Management

Systems Environment

Underwater SensingMaterials

Air VehiclesMarine VehiclesSignature Mgt.

Defence R&D Canada

Centre for Security Science

Centre for Operations Research and Analysis


Public Security S&T Program

Defeat CBRNE Threats

S&T support in developing capabilities to prevent, prepare for and respond to CBRNE threats, whether derived from terrorist or criminal activity, natural causes or accidents.

Critical Infrastructure Protection

S&T support for the assessment of critical vulnerabilities; and the development of capabilities to reduce vulnerabilities of both physical and cyber national infrastructure.

Surveillance, Intelligence & Interdiction

S&T support to develop capabilities needed to identify and stop terrorists/criminals and their activities such as surveillance, monitoring, disruption and interdiction of their activities.

Emergency Management & Systems Interoperability

S&T support to the development of enabling standards, assessments of the Vulnerability of systems and System-of-System analyses. It also provides strategic direction, through policy interpretation and priority formulation, to critical national security concerns.

Current focus is on activities that have a link to CBRNE issues


Building S&T Capability and Linkages • 21 Federal Departments and Agencies

collaborate under a single S&T MOU

• 11 Clusters linking Policy, S&T and Operations

– Chemical, Biological, Rad-Nuc, Explosives

– Critical Infrastructure Protection, e-security

– Biometrics, Border Security, Forensics

– Emergency Management, Psycho-social

• Avoid duplication—enhance collaboration

– Industry and Academia

– First responders

• Canadian Police Research Centre

• Association of Chiefs of Police, Fire Chiefs, Chiefs of Ambulance Services

– Provincial Governments

– Allies (US, UK, Australia, Sweden)


Developing S&T Solutions

• Multiple program elements spanning the Technology Readiness spectrum

–R&D to investigate and develop emerging technologies

–Demonstration of concepts and technologies to operators/responders

–Acceleration of technologies towards commercialization


Project Selection Process

• Annual threat and risk assessment followed by gap analysis leads to a set of priorities for investment

• An open call for project proposals is posted on the MERX website

• Currently proposals must be led by a Canadian Federal Government organization

• Industry is a key participant and may be the driving force behind a project proposal– Necessary to find a federal lead to validate the

requirement, submit the proposal and act as a project manager

– Initial success can lead to follow on projects and the development of strategic partnerships


Public Security S&T Priorities

Defeat CBRNE Threats• Food Safety

• Mass Decontamination

• Casualty Management

• Home-made explosives and IEDs

• Blast Vulnerability

Critical Infrastructure Protection

• Critical Infrastructure Vulnerability, Resiliency & Interdependencies

• E-security (cyber)

Surveillance, Intelligence & Interdiction

• Biometrics (Human ID systems) for National security

• First responder, policing and officer safety

• Border and transportation security

• Forensics

Emergency Management & Systems Interoperability

•Risk and Vulnerability assessment

•Interoperable emergency management systems

•Interoperability, standards, modeling and decision support

•Human Factors (Psycho-social)


Security and Defence S&T – the Canadian Government policy context

• National Security initiatives

• Northern Strategy

• Canada First Defence Strategy

• Extension of CF’s Afghanistan mission through 2011

• Advantage Canada – Federal Government’s Economic Strategy

Defence and Security S&T Strategy

Maximize the impact of S&T on Canadian

defence and security capabilities and on the

nation’s innovation capacity


Enhancing the Industry - DRDC Relationship Some concepts for the way ahead

• Proactively pursue the co-development and co-investment of innovative technological solutions to defence and security problems thereby:– Stimulating research and innovation intensity in the

Canadian private sector– Exposing Canadian industry to defence and security

future market opportunities– Connecting industry and DRDC defence scientists to

pursue innovative ideas– Helping build Canadian SME supply chain

relationships with larger defence and security industry primes, and …

… do the above faster!


Public Security S&T Summer Symposium

http://www.css.drdc-rddc.gc.ca

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