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A C C S L O C1

N at o A C C S L O C1
A i r C o m m a n d a n d C o n t r o l Sys t e m F i r s t L e v e l o f o p e r at i o n a l Ca pa b i l i t y

The Command and Control capabilities provided to NATOs air forces are an essential part of national sovereignty. The inherent speed and flexibility of air power also enables NATO and the Nations to quickly intervene in distant theaters. To support these air operations it is necessary to carefully plan and task air assets in advance and to have full situational awareness to manage and control forces during the execution phase.
I ACCS LOC1 is a future oriented system: Expanded threat spectrum Missile Defence Command and Control I Expanded data gathering capability: Interoperability with Air Ground Surveillance (AGS) Integration with Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (ISR) I Expanded mission execution: Deployable operations Sensor to Shooter Integration

Currently NATO's Air Command and Control (C2) is accomplished through a variety of NATO and national systems using a diverse set of C2 assets. This complex Air C2 structure no longer meets NATO's operational requirements of a single, integrated air defense system which, at the tactical level, will provide the capability to plan, task and execute defensive and support air operations both in and out of the NATO area. The increasing complexity and diversity of the global threat environment further compounds this situation.
Based on evolving operational priorities, NATO has identified the capabilities needed to meet the challenges of the twenty first century. Future threats will be of many different types and may come from any direction and any area of the world. As recent NATO operations have shown, NATO will need the ability to react quickly in order to project military forces more effectively and sustain them both in- and out-of-area. NATO's Air C2 system requirement comprises a mixture of static and deployable entities to meet these challenges and to provide seamless planning and tasking, monitoring, and control and execution of the full spectrum of air operations in NATO Europe and beyond. The Air Command and Control System (ACCS) from ThalesRaytheonSystems will provide NATO with the capability to meet these challenges. NATO ACCS LOC1 is the only fully integrated Air Command and Control System with the key capabilities to ensure mission success for today and tomorrow. With its common core software, open architecture and system-wide humanmachine interface, ACCS delivers unmatched situational awareness as well as reliable coordination with civilian Air Traffic Control (ATC) systems. It is fully integrated, deployable and scalable. Above all, NATO ACCS LOC1 is a force multiplier for the NATO nations.

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NATO ACCS unifies AIR C2 in Europe

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A single system across NATO Europe and beyond
ACCS will replace the existing Air C2 systems in NATO Europe a mix of several Air Defense Ground Environment (ADGE) systems operating from Norway to Turkey. NATO ACCS LOC1 will meet the full range of requirements in air operations including capabilities to counter terrorist threats and provide support in peacetime, crisis and war. NATO ACCS LOC1 sets new standards of integration for air operations in NATO Europe, introducing a single, integrated approach to planning, tasking, monitoring and execution. (DARS), can be used for combined Joint Task Force, NATO Response Force operations including peacekeeping, crisis management and sustainment. The DCAOC, with equipment packed in carrying cases for transport, provides the deployed operational planning and tasking capability. The DARS, is a fully shelterized, deployable command and control entity and includes a full suite of operator control positions, ADP servers, communications equipment including antenna masts, cables and other auxiliary equipment in logistics shelters.

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In 2008, the program successfully conducted a factory system test of its core software. Initial deployment of five NATO ACCS LOC1 validation and integration sites is currently underway in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy and The Netherlands, which will be followed by sites in 11 additional NATO countries for a total of 17 operational European locations.

A single system for NATO and national/multi-national air operations

The system is integrated and evolutionary, and features broad interconnectivity, secure and consistent data exchanges throughout the system and with all external agencies. A common look and feel for all operational positions and standardized communication protocols, close interoperability with civil ATC are among the many features which will ensure seamless air operations from planning and tasking to control and execution.

Designed to meet tomorrows operational challenges

NATOs largest ever software system, ACCS LOC1 is designed with an open architecture and state-of-the-art technologies such as the Java/J2EE architecture and COTS software-based data exchange. ACCS is built to support future growth. The NATO ACCS LOC1 program will replace the existing air command and control systems in Europe, and for the first time NATO Nations from Norway to Turkey will use the same system of hardware, software, procedures, training, and sharing all operational data over a high speed communications network. This will enable an unprecedented level of interaction and common situational awareness between operational planning and tactical levels of air command and control systems. In the future, it is planned that NATO ACCS LOC1 will integrate the capabilities of missile defense command and control; with Air Ground Surveillance (AGS) and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR); and sensor to shooter mission execution.

NATO ACCS LOC1 is the foundation of NATOs Air Command and Control Network
NATO ACCS LOC1 is standards-based, fully compliant with NATO C3 Technical Architecture (NC3TA) and NATO Architecture Framework (NAF), uses non-proprietary, open Internet protocols and formats (TCP/IP, XML, SOAP, JAVA), is independent of communications carriers (NGCS, SATCOM) and is fully deployable away from static locations.

Supports deployed operations

NATO ACCS LOC1 is also a fully deployable system and will be able to support any NATO out-of-area operation. The deployable ACCS components, Deployable Combined Air Operations Center (DCAOC) and Deployable Air Control Center, RAP Production Center, Sensor Fusion Post

A C C S L O C1 I n i t i a l F i e l d i n g
ARS Soerreisa

Validation and integration sites

Replication sites

DARS Nieuw Milligen

CAOC Uedem

CARS Karup ARS Nieuw Milligen

ARS Glons and STVF

ARS Krakow ARS Stara Boleslav ARS Cinq-Mars-la-Pile ARS Veszprem

DCAOC Uedem

CARS Lyon Mt. Verdun

ARS Monsanto

ARS Torrejon CARS Larissa

CARS Poggio Renatico

ARS Eskisehir