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Royal Australian Air Force PS Follow-on Actions from OIF

Royal Australian Air Force PS Follow-on Actions from OIF. AIRCDRE Ian Scott Chief of Staff HQ Air Command. Precision Strike Conference April 2004. Scope of Brief. Recap of Ops and Issues Operational level lessons Actions as a result of OIF experience. Overview - Ops.

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Royal Australian Air Force PS Follow-on Actions from OIF

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  1. Royal Australian Air ForcePS Follow-on Actionsfrom OIF AIRCDRE Ian Scott Chief of Staff HQ Air Command Precision Strike Conference April 2004

  2. Scope of Brief • Recap of Ops and Issues • Operational level lessons • Actions as a result of OIF experience

  3. Overview - Ops • Fighter Squadron Roles • DCA - 40 missions (80 sorties) over 10 days • TST • KICAS - 120 missions (240 sorties) • STK - 4 missions (8 sorties) • 350 sorties/1800 hours in 5.5 weeks

  4. Significant Issues • Force Preparation • Time and resources • Deployment • US lift and AAR, commercial charter • Transition to combat • Meld with coalition • Interoperability • Systems, TTPs, ROE etc

  5. Key Elements of Precision Strike • Knowledge = ISR • Speed = C2 processes • Precision = System • Lethality = Weapon

  6. Limitations • ISR • Reinventing targeting • Lack of datalink • C2 • Limited CAOC experience • Again, targeting • System • FLIR ID capability • Data Link • Weapon • GBU 12/10 only • Wx

  7. Changes to Air Command • Permanent JFACC • One Star • Standing AOC • ISR Division • FAC and JTAC • Joint Air Force and Army Unit

  8. Changes to Program • ISR Pod • Influence on F111 Drawdown Program. • Hornet upgrade Program validated.

  9. QUESTIONS

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