Dr Gert Retzer

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SHARING OF INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE AND
RECONNAISSANCE INFORMATION IN
MULTI-ORGANIZATIONAL OPERATIONS

• Dr Gert Retzer
• Director of Command and Control Systems
• NATO C3 Agency
• gert.retzer_at_nc3a.nato.int

Acknowledgement This presentation uses
information, photographs and other material
kindly provided by NATO HQ and by the nations and
companies involved in projects at the NATO C3
Agency. Their support is highly appreciated.
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NATO Consultation, Command Control Agency
(NC3A)

• Mission
• Provide Unbiased Scientific And Technological
  Development Support To NATO
• Conduct Analyses And Prototype Development To
  Evolve NATO Capabilities To Address Changes In
  Strategic Concept, Policy, Mission And Technology
  
• Act As The Acquisition And Procurement Agent For
  NATO C3

Headquarters Brussels, BE
(1000 m from great food)
Scientific Facilities Testbeds The Hague, NL
(1000 m from beach)
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New Security Challenges
NATO Secretary General, Lord Robertson "NATO
was transformed after the Cold War to build a new
kind of security across Europe. It was
transformed yet again to meet and overcome
instability in the Balkans. Now it must change
once more to deal with the threats of a new
century. "Terrorism, enlargement, new
capabilities, new relationships - this is the
agenda of change".
Meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers in Reykjavik,
Iceland, 14-15 May 2002
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NATOs Strategic Concept

• Natos Strategic Concept Includes Means to
  Enhance the Security and Stability of the
  Euro-Atlantic Area
• Conflict Prevention and Crisis Management
• Partnership, Cooperation and Dialogue

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Key Capabilities in the New Security Environment

• Interoperable Command and Control
• Enabling Forces From Different Countries to Work
  Effectively Together
• Intelligence, Surveillance Reconnaissance (ISR)
  
• In-depth Understanding of Situation or Entity
• Situation Awareness
• Support of Operations
• High Degree of Interoperability and of ISR
  Information Sharing Among Military and Civilian
  Organisations

Ref. NATO/RTA Counter-Terrorism Workshop 2002
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WHAT IS INTEROPERABILITY?
UN, OSCE, EU, NATO, Nations,..
The Ability of Alliance Forces, and When
Appropriate, Forces of Partner and Other Nations,
to Train, Exercise, and Operate Effectively
Together in the Execution of Assigned Missions
and Tasks. AAP-6 NATO Glossary of Terms and
Definitions
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GROUND SURVEILLANCE AND RECONNAISSANCE SYSTEMS
GEO/HEO space systems - SIGINT, BMEWS
Med-High Alt, Long End SIGINT
Med-High altitude, Long endurance Optical/IR UAVs
LEO space systems - Optical/IR, SAR
Med-High altitude, long endurance - wide area,
moving target radar surveillance - High
resolution spot/area SAR
100km
100km
Low Altitude - Moving target radar surv.
50km
100km
200km
TAC. RECCE- Optical/IR
400km
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Mass Burial Site Near Izbica, Kosovo
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Some Lessons Identified From Coalition Operations

• Limited Connectivity Between National and NATO
  Systems
• Lack of Secure and Interoperable Communications
• Inability to Pass/Share High Fidelity Digital
  Data
• Limited Exchange Capability of Intelligence
  Information
• Reluctance of Nations to Release and Exchange
  National ISR Information
• NATO Does Not Own Intelligence and Reconnaissance
  Capability
• National Sensitivities to Releasing Certain Types
  of Information Greatly Inhibited Combined
  Planning and Operations in Some Areas.

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Data Sharing Challenges

• Development of a Capability That Allows Sharing
  of Information Among Disparate Organisations Is a
  Challenge
• Information Sharing Is Fundamentally a Matter of
  Trust, Not Just in the People Handling It, but
  Also in the Involved Systems and Processes
• Information Sharing Capability Must Include the
  Ability to Specify the Classification Level of
  Information at the Object Level Otherwise
  Information Will Ultimately Be Stovepiped

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Shared Tactical Ground Picture (STGP) Initiative

• STGP is an Initiative by Seven NATO Nations and
  NC3A to Improve Sharing of Information in a
  Coalition Environment
• Includes Development of Concepts, Methods, and -
  If Necessary - Standards to
• Make Better Use of Already Existing Information
• Share Data in an Interoperable Environment
• Leverage National Operational Picture
  Capabilities
• Enable Progressive Development of
  Interoperability of
• Data, Databases, Applications, Systems,
  Networks

 
 
 
 
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Summary

• High Degree of Interoperability and of ISR
  Information Sharing Among Military and Civilian
  Organisations is Essential in the New Security
  Environment
• Security and Information Assurance is a Critical
  Enabling Capability for Sharing of Sensitive
  Information

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