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EDGE UK®EDGE UK®Louise Mothersole

Louise.Mothersole@GeneralDynamics.UK.com

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General Dynamics CorporationStrength on Your SideStrength on Your Side®®Strength on Your SideStrength on Your Side®®

• One of top five Global Defence Contractors• Delivering capability to customers across the globe• 95,100 employees worldwide• 2012 revenues of $31.4bn• Business units based in the United States, Canada,

Mexico, Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom

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About General Dynamics UKbout Ge e a y a cs UGeneral Dynamics UK

I th UK f 50• In the UK for 50 years• 1,650 people, £450M turnover, UK P&L• Global supplier to three key customer segments

Defence Government Agencies Commercial Organisationsg

• Sectors Defence Security & Resilience Security & Resilience

• Leading supplier to UK MoD in three critical areas: C4I Systems

A d Fi hti V hi l Armoured Fighting Vehicles ISTAR/Force Protection, Special Forces, Counter

Terrorism

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Security and Resilience SolutionsSecu ty a d es e ce So ut o s

•Ports Special SystemsPorts Special Systems•Oil and Gas Security and TelecommunicationsTelecommunications

•Borders and Perimeter Security

•Public Safety Networks and ub c Sa e y e o s a dCommunications

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Defence Solutionse e ce So ut o s

•Surveillance andSurveillance and Protection

•Deployable and•Deployable and Infrastructure S l tiSolutions

•C4I and TacCIS•Electronic Systems

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Systems Integration Syste s teg at oPrime Systems Integrator

C4I• C4IBowman in over 15,000 vehicles

• Civil Security• Civil SecurityKPIZ port security system in UAE etc

• Armoured VehiclesPrime for SV, the British Army’s new tracked vehicle

• Force ProtectionISO Persistent Surveillance (ISOPS)

• Emergency Services• Emergency ServicesDelivering control centre operations globally

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What is EDGE UK®?at s G U

• FacilityFacility • Concept• Philosophy

• InnovationInnovation• Engagement• Collaboration• Demonstration

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Purpose of EDGEu pose o G

• Seek innovative solutions

• Add capability to our p yofferings

• Rapid product to p pmarket

• Demonstrate the art of the possible

• Better understand our customer’s needs

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How do we do this?o do e do t s

• Process Stage 0User need identification and

• Pursuit driven tech watch• NDA (IP always protected)

User need identification andcapability watch

Stage 1( y p )• Capability discussion• Project idea

Technology provider (SME)identified

St 2j

• Steering Board – sponsor• Project execution – membership

Stage 2Project Development

S 3j p

• Demonstration• Implementation

Stage 3Capability

Development

ImplementationStage 4

Demonstration & Exploitation

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Members and Supporters

• Member • Supporter • Undertakes a Project• Link to website

• No project identified• Link to website

• Article in General Dynamics UK newsletter

• Article in General Dynamics UK newslettery

• Included in report to General Dynamics in

y• Included in report to

General Dynamics inGeneral Dynamics in USA

• Potential supplier

General Dynamics in USA

• Potential supplierPotential supplier• Keep in touch, updates,

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Facilityac ty

510 m2510 m2

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The EDGE® Innovation Network

Taunton MATaunton MAVehicle C4ISR Technologies

Washington DC

Sterling Heights MI Maneuver Collaboration CenterManeuver Collaboration Center(Combat Vehicle Design/Mfg)(Combat Vehicle Design/Mfg)

Leavenworth KSBattle Command

User Center Ottawa,CanadaC4ISR Technologies

MarylandSatellite Ground Systems

User Centre

Scottsdale AZWarrior (Dismounted Warfighter) Technologies,

Federal/Civil Technologies

gPublic Sector

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Quantico VAMarine CorpsUser Centre

Orlando FLTesting & Training

Technologies

College Station TX (Texas A&M)Emergency Informatics

Technology Focused Centre

Key:

United KingdomEuropean Technologies

& User Centre

Technology-Focused Centre

User-Focused Centre

Planned Centre (dashed outline)

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Benefits of EDGEe e ts o G• Customers

• No cost or commitment yet evaluation and demonstration of innovative technologies

• EDGE UK® Members• Technology/product integration at minimal costgy p g• IP always protected• Potential route to markets

• General Dynamics UK• Access to innovationAccess to innovation• Customer / user engagement• Increased business

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Some case studies…

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Extreme Cases Ltdt e e Cases td

• Mission Planning still gpaper and map based

• Difficult to collaborate with remote teams

• Commercial ultra-short throw, i t ti j tinteractive projector.

• Portable, ruggedised Bi d T bl S tBird Table – Smart Beam™

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Digital Barriers LtdDigital Barriers Ltd• Military communications y

are very narrow band –sending video in real time gis almost impossible

• Able to send useful videoAble to send useful video over 3.9 Kbps

• Does not require• Does not require dedicated or ‘clean’ networksnetworks

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Pulse Power and Measurement Ltd

• All liquids cost £400 perAll liquids cost £400 per litre at the front line

• Enables user toEnables user to ‘scavenge’ Power of Opportunitypp y

• No need to know input voltage, etcg ,

• Output is always 28V • Will automaticallyWill automatically

charge or pull from a battery as needed

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AMG-Panogenics Ltd

• Standard CCTV cameras have either blind spots or require multiple cameras to fully cover an area

• 360º camera is able to cover entire room – no blind spotsblind spots

• Pan, zoom and tilt in software in camera nosoftware in camera – no moving parts

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Maxord Ballistics Ltd

• Boomerang sniperBoomerang sniper detection system from Raytheon BBN currentlyRaytheon BBN currently gives audible information only (range and direction)only (range and direction)

• EDGE UK® project to display sniper position ondisplay sniper position on map and slew camera

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EDGE UK® SummaryEDGE UK Summary

• Enables novel technologyEnables novel technology identification and investigation

• Helps customer to understand the art• Helps customer to understand the art of the possible with no risk

• Ensures General Dynamics UK product lines continuously refreshed

• Facilitates the introduction of new suppliers into the supply chainsuppliers into the supply chain

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Any Questions?Any Questions?

Louise Mothersole@GeneralDynamics UK comLouise.Mothersole@GeneralDynamics.UK.com

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