DEFENDING EXPANDING THE NATION'S SOVEREIGNTY: ROLES IN WIDER HORIZONS DEFENDING THE EXPANDING NATION’S ROLES IN SOVEREIGNTY: WIDER HORIZONS d DEFENCE WHITE PAPER DEFENCE WHITE PAPER 2011 = Acomprehensive annual exercise program mapping single and joint Service training activities against the force’s primary operational roles. « Reviewing the outcomes of the exercise program and operational deployment to guide future development Capability can be approached in a much more holistic sense including the manning and support of systems, their operational flexibility and the capacity to enhance platform potential in the context of strategic or technological developments. Optimising that process is essential. * Establishing and monitoring preparedness benchmarks for each of the Services. " Arange of existing capabilities are reaching effective life-of-type. « Planning for significant operational deployments. " New operational demands are being generated by the changing strategic environment. « Arrangements for cooperation operational coordination. with civil agencies including information exchanges and * Delivering joint effects will be critical to maximising the ability of the RBAF defence objectives. To support these developments, the planning capacity of the Joint Force strengthened by establishing a dedicated force planning unit. This will be: Commander will be " Project management targets are achieved. expertise needs to be strengthened to ensure to achieve national performance and delivery * Staffed by a senior planning officer nominated by each of the three Services. To achieve these objectives, a more integrated approach to capability development is being introduced « Responsible for doctrine development . approach will be: under the oversight of a newly established Defence Capability Committee. The key elements in the new « Drawing together the Services inputs to develop that more integrated guidance. * Acomprehensive review of the force-in-being and the level of performance it is presently able to generate in each capability area — this ‘stocktake’ of operational effectiveness to be repeated at five yearly intervals. « Acting as the secretariat for the JPC. * The preparation of an overall capability development plan bringing together the scenario analysis Integrated Capability Development To complement the enhancement of joint operational planning, Defence’s capability development processes have in recent years become progressively more sophisticated. « The operational roles identified in Defending the Nation’s Sovereignty provide a consistent basis for planning. There is much more rigour in tying capability proposals to the concept for their employment. « The Directorate of Force Capability Development (DFCD) has undertaken extensive work in modelling future scenarios and introduced a longer term perspective to capability analysis. « The Centre of Science and Technology Research and Development (CSTRAD) has brought critical expertise. New capability proposals are weighing not only the requirements of the force in being but the scope for new technologies to increase force’ efficiency and effectiveness and alternative approaches to achieving operational outcomes. Existing capability development processes and concept development undertaken by DFCD with the technological and the capability analysis expertise residing within CSTRAD. " Drafting of a human resources strategy for the force incorporating recruitment, training development needs and conditions of service. manpower projections, * The introduction of a prioritised and fully costed rolling five year force development program to give effect to capability development plan. Strengthening Policy Advice Achieving those operational and capability outcomes, providing comprehensive advice to government on specific deployments and pursuing effective defence diplomacy requires a capacity to provide robust policy advice. Several important initiatives have been taken to strengthening the level of policy and planning expertise within Defence. * The development of the Scholars Program has established a valuable foundation, equipping a cohort with prospective young policy officers with a range of academic skills from leading overseas universities. were, however, developed before those more sophisticated inputs were available. Several recent projects have demonstrated the * The Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies full range of strategic, operational, technological and resource considerations. * The creation of CSTRAD has injected essential scientific and technological expertise, strengthened potential for project definition to incorporate the continue to provide research and analysis across a range of security related regional developments and trends in military capabilities and acquisitions. the knowledge (SHHBIDSS) will issues including base for capability development and contributing directly to the assessment and management of projects. 2011