Interoperability Challengers and Cooperation Opportunities in Current and Future Operations Col Jone Baledrokadroka Dir Force Dev HQ RFMF Dir Force Dev HQ RFMF

INTRODUCTION Fiji’s Experience and Perspective in OOTW Fiji’s Experience and Perspective in OOTW Coalition and PSO Coalition and PSO East Timor, Bougainville, Solomon Islands East Timor, Bougainville, Solomon Islands

Strategic Imperatives Post 9/11 Global Security Environment Post 9/11 Global Security Environment Defence Transformation Defence Transformation NCW and EBO NCW and EBO Coalition Operations Coalition Operations Full Spectrum Operations Full Spectrum Operations Plug in –niche capability for small armies Plug in –niche capability for small armies Merging Modes of Conflict Merging Modes of Conflict Adversaries adaptability Adversaries adaptability

The Future Operating Environment (FOE) and Interoperability Challenges ‘‘three-block war’’ ‘‘three-block war’’ “Strategic Corporals” “Strategic Corporals” Professional mastery of warfare Professional mastery of warfare Media sensitivity Media sensitivity Acute Compression Acute Compression FOE-Complex, Diffuse and Lethal FOE-Complex, Diffuse and Lethal

Coalition Interoperability Challenges Manoeuvre Operations in the Littoral Environment (MOLE) Manoeuvre Operations in the Littoral Environment (MOLE) transition to peacekeeping/ humanitarian operations transition to peacekeeping/ humanitarian operations Overmatch Capability Overmatch Capability

Coalition Interoperability Challenges Land Force Cooperation inherently complex Land Force Cooperation inherently complex Combat Multiplier Effect Combat Multiplier Effect Plugging into regional neighbour’s Aust, NZ for lt combat capabilities and force protection Plugging into regional neighbour’s Aust, NZ for lt combat capabilities and force protection

Cooperation Opportunities regardless of their resources, need to train and think to operate both one level of capability up and one level down from their actual potential regardless of their resources, need to train and think to operate both one level of capability up and one level down from their actual potential Synchronization than we do of interoperability Synchronization than we do of interoperability Combined training and education programs, and Combined training and education programs, and Drawing on Centers for Army Lessons Learnt as established Drawing on Centers for Army Lessons Learnt as established

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