Availability of Communications for the NATO Air Command and Control System in the Central Region and 5ATAF

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to assess the availability of the communications required to support the planned NATO Air Command and Control System. The existing and planned ground-to-ground communications infrastructure of the Central Region (Germany, Netherlands, Belgium) and Italy are surveyed. Both national military and NATO systems are included. The requirements of the NATO Air Command and Control System for ground-to-ground communications are compared to the infrastructures identified in the survey. Shortfalls are identified in the areas of schedule, technical standards, switching standards, and interoperability. A risk assessment concludes the paper.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA247442

Entities

People

  • Charles L. Gordon
  • Dudley N. Kyle
  • Ronald A. Enlow

Organizations

  • Institute for Defense Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Communication Systems
  • Control Systems
  • Data Links
  • Data Transmission
  • Digital Communications
  • Geography
  • Information Systems
  • Military Communications
  • Organizational Structure
  • Packet Switching
  • Radio Equipment
  • Voice Communications
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • International Relations and European Studies
  • Tactical Satellite Communications Systems Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control