CDR Sonya Cox

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CWIX
CDR Sonya Cox HQ, Supreme Allied Commander
Transformation Director NATO CWID
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CWID is now CWIX

• During the NATO CWIX Senior Management Group
  meeting held in September 2009, the SMG voted
  unanimously to change the name of the exercise to
  Coalition Warrior Interoperability eXercise. The
  following breaks down the importance of each
  word.
• Coalition The Stakeholders
• Inclusive of all aspects of NATO and non-NATO
  entities which may support or be involved in an
  operation with NATO
• Warrior The Customers
• Reflects the ultimate customer of CWID. While
  interaction and interoperability with a broad
  range of partners, as reflected by Coalition,
  is critical to success, for NATO the ultimate
  benefactor is the NATO Operator who requires the
  information for mission success
• Interoperability The Purpose
• Continuous improvement across the Coalition
• Exercise
• Opens doors for information exchange as a result
  of recent security policy changes
• Eases funding discussions for nations
• MTEP appearance as exercise vice demonstration
  increases interest

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Mission and Vision

• NATO CWIX provides Nations, Agencies, Commands,
  and Partners a stable, multi-domain, secure C4ISR
  testing environment in order to continuously
  improve interoperability and operational
  effectiveness.
• Coalition Warrior Interoperability Exercise
  (CWIX) will support realisation of Network
  Enabled Capability-based operations across NATO
  and Partners.

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2009 Significant Outcomes

• 14 Nations, 6 NATO agencies, and EUROCORPS
  participated with 84 trials (systems).
• 5178 test interactions, occurred during NATO CWID
  2009. This is nearly double the level of testing
  in 2008.
• NATO CWID expanded the emphasis of assessment to
  include a much broader base of functional areas.
  
• In order to expand the visibility of current
  operations testing, integration with JFC Brunssum
  was significantly increased.
• Better definition of system and functional
  requirements to support both ISAF and NRF.

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Other noteworthy outcomes

• The Military Committee visited NATO CWID
• Scenario was the same basic scenario that is used
  by ACO and Steadfast series of exercises
• SOA grouped several initiatives in experimenting
  new web technologies
• IETV greatly expanded interoperability testing

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Goals Objectives 2010
1. Interoperability testing of current,
developmental and experimental systems for the
support of current and future NATO and coalition
operations. 2. Advance NNEC in line with the
NATO Networked C3 Interoperability Action
Plan. 3. Improve the sharing of information
between security domains. 4. Focus NRF testing
on the new NRF force structure. 5. Experiment
and test technical interoperability solutions in
support of C3 interoperability standards
development and validation 6. Support the
enhancement of overall NATO Cyber Defence
effectiveness 7. Experiment interoperability
solutions with NGOs, non-NATO Nations and
National Security Forces
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Goals Objectives 2010(Full Text)
1. Based on agreed information exchange
requirements (IER) and interoperability test
requirements (IOTR), conduct interoperability
testing of current, developmental and
experimental systems for the support of current
and future NATO and coalition operations. 2.
Focus on the achievement of interoperability in a
service-oriented, network-enabled federated
environment to make-good the shortfalls
identified in the NATO Networked C3
Interoperability Action Plan. 3. Support the
enhancement of operational capability,
particularly in ISAF, to improve the sharing of
information (including NFFI) between security
domains.
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Goals Objectives 2010(Full Text)

• 4. Focus NRF testing on the new NRF force
  structure. In accordance with the NATO exercise
  progression ideal test sequence CWID 2010
  assessment will concentrate on NRF 2011 and 2012.
  
• 5. Experiment and test technical
  interoperability solutions in support of C3
  interoperability standards development and
  validation
• 6. Support the enhancement of overall NATO Cyber
  Defence effectiveness
• 7. Experiment interoperability solutions to
  provide un-interrupted consultation, command and
  control functions with NGOs, non-NATO Nations and
  National Security Forces

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The Future of NATO CWIX

• Increased ISAF/KFOR/Active Endeavor Testing
• To include participation of non-NATO partners
• Increased NNEC Testing
• To include NNEC Maturity Level Assessments
• Increased Testing Depth to Better Replicate
• Operational Network Conditions
• Information Exchange Density
• Closer Integration with
• US CWID and UK CWIX
• STEADFAST CATHODE
• Working toward common scenario, standards, and
  assessment.
• COMBINED ENDEAVOR

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NATO CWIX 2010 SCHEDULE