As modern warfare continues to evolve, our military forces face a more lethal battlefield.
The fielding of advanced training technologies that enable our forces to be ready for this complex battlespace is critical to their mission success.
Below are two of these battlespace domains that warrant our attention now:
Multi-Domain Operations
The U.S. Army has published important “Lessons Learned” regarding Multi-Domain Operations and a key term for us to align with is Convergence. Convergence of trained forces within the echelons of the Joint Force requires trained forces that are ready.
Our strategic development communications with the Army would benefit by underscoring the Multi-Domain training technology value of time and money which helps them achieve readiness goals for their units that now include Division and Corps training.
For more, please read Appendix F of the Multi Domain Operations in 2028 concept.
Cyber Domain
One of the top areas needing workforce development training technology is the Cyber Domain. Cubic’s current market offerings with SYN-ISR and SMART represent a niche capability which is currently being used by SOF and the Combatant Commanders during select exercises.
There is a bigger addressable market here that is expected to grow. A training platform helps cyber workforce development at the entry and intermediate level for each of the armed services.
Filling the workforce gap is a challenge that presently lags the alignment of resources for training. The good news is that Congress in May 2019 stood up the Cyberspace Solarium Commission (SCC). The SCC is a 16-person panel charged with reviewing U.S. cyber strategy and recommending policy changes to improve the country’s response to digital threats. The group includes lawmakers and high-ranking national security officials whose report will influence RDT&E and Title 10 resource allocation to help develop the capability.
The key trend that the Commission has identified is the need for a trained cyber workforce.
The cyber workforce development marketplace represents an opportunity for us to enlarge our existing niche capability and platform/product development.
For more, please read the SCC background article.
Robert S Wells is Director, International Business Development and Strategy for Cubic Global Defense (CGD), a business unit of Cubic Corporation. In this role, Wells is responsible for supporting business development efforts across the CGD business in the Indo-Asia Pacific, Middle East, Americas and European regions and supports the implementation and execution of business strategies that align with CGD’s strategic plan. Prior to joining Cubic served in the private sector after retiring from the U.S. Navy as a Captain with a distinguished 30-year naval service career which included command of the AEGIS cruiser USS LAKE CHAMPLAIN (CG-57) during Operation Enduring Freedom in the aftermath of 9-11, and the guided missile frigate USS LEWIS B. PULLER (FFG-23). He also served as the U.S. Naval Academy’s Director of Professional Development in Annapolis, Maryland. During his career, Captain Wells was awarded 20 service medals including two Defense Superior Service medals and two Legions of Merit. He also served in the Clinton and Bush (43) Administrations. His most recent White House experience included three years on Vice President Dick Cheney’s National Security Affairs staff as Special Advisor. Wells graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, the Naval Postgraduate School with a Master of Arts in National Security Affairs and the Massachusetts Institute of technology Seminar XXI Program on Foreign Politics and National Security.
