Abstract
The article highlights the major concepts of systems integration in a military environment, especially the NATO Network Enabled Capability and Federal Mission Networking. Both concepts were implemented into the Czech Armed Forces and adapted to fit their ambitions, possibilities, tasks and specific goals. The primary goal of this adoption was to achieve the capabilities to work in a coalition environment. The experiences from Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance integration projects are presented in the second part of the article. After assessing the current state, development goals are characterized as challenges that need to be addressed with a solution that is described.
Highlights
Systems integration in a military environment is a complex and complicated task
Mechanism of security marking is defined in ADatP-4774 Confidentiality Metadata Label Syntax for XML‐based content, and the support of this mechanism is being integrated into other standards like STANAG 4559 NATO Standard ISR Library Interface (NSILI)
Textual messages and other data can be transferred by various communication interfaces such as email, FTP, XMPP and others, but there are no detailed rules defined in the relevant STANAGs for information exchange among multiple systems
Summary
Systems integration in a military environment is a complex and complicated task. Its main goal is to achieve interoperability amongst the NATO allies and to work, exercise, and fight together without limitations. Significant integration concepts, NATO Network Enabled Capability (NNEC) and Federal Mission Networking (FMN), are described in Chapters 2 and 4. NNEC is concerned with increased flexible integration of command posts and decision centers, sensors and sensor‐systems, shooters, weapon and support systems in a network, to ensure effective operations. The focus on people and the benefits of working together in a networked environment is highlighted in portions of the third and fourth tenets These highlight the role of improved information sharing and shared situational awareness in allowing people to work together in new more effective ways and thereby to improve speed of command, leading to dramatic increases in mission effectiveness.” [2] (Fig. 2)
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