NATOConsultation, Command and
Control AgencyStrategic Vision
Einar Thorsen, CTO/CIS
US – NATO Information Sharing (UNIS)Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM)
McLean, VA, USA, 1-3 December 2009
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NC3A Mission
Enable NATO’s success
through the unbiased provision
of comprehensive
C4ISR capabilities
C4ISR = Command & Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance
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ConceptPhase
DefinitionPhase
Acquisition Phase
UsagePhase
Support
Imple-mentation
Dis
posa
l
Usage
In servicesupport
Support
C3 Capability Life Cycle
NCSA
NATO CIS SERVICES AGENCY
ConceptFeasibilityAnalysis
C3Planning
Requirement
NATO HQ Policy
OperationalGuidance
Architecture& TechnicalDesign
TBCE IFB
Coord.
Con
tract
Aw
ard
SupportFu
ndin
g
Cap
abili
ty P
acka
ge
Approval &Authorization
Dev
elop
men
t of C
apab
ility
Pac
kage
(CP
)
Def
ense
Req
uire
men
ts R
evie
w
IOC
/ FO
C
CoherenceAgent
Long Term Capability Requirements
CommonlyFunded C4ISR
Nationally Funded C4ISR
CapabilityPackages
ForceProposals
ArchitectureInteroperability
Transformation Agent
Delivery Agent
Interagency
Multinational
National Agencies &
Industry
Viable NATO Forces
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LONG
MEDIUMSHORT
Long Term Capability Requirements
(Bi-SC)
SCPI
HQ C3Staff
NATO (High-Level Guidance)
Req
uire
men
ts fr
om A
ll S
ourc
es
JEEA (Concepts & Exp) / RTO
JWC / JFTC (Lessons Learned)
DRR (Bi-SC Min Mil Req)
National Agendas
NATO Committees
Current Ops (UOR)
Lessons Learned
NATO Capabilities DatabaseNCD Solutions
(DOTMLPFI) or support for them
Capability Packages
Force Proposals
Prioritisation
Training
BPL (Bi-SC)
Others
A single, consolidated list of capability requirements & shortfalls
+A Prioritised List of Capability Shortfalls (PLoCS)
POW definitionPLoCS
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Development Strategy: Coherent Architecture Development
Evolutionary Parallel approach Modular products Coordinated development
Do Things Better! D
o Better Things!Near-term
Initatives
Mid-term Plans
Long-term Vision
Current situation
Future situation
Operational RequirementsLevels of AmbitionTechnology Developments
Architecture Repository
Target Architectures:Implementation
Reference Architectures:Solution Patterns
Overarching Architecture:Services Framework
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The Strategic Pillars of NATO’s Solution Development Processes (NNEC)
An Overarching Standardised Architectural Framework
A Services Framework with agreed standard semantics and ontology
A fundamental Acquisition Reform
A federated networked validation and verification environment
Agency Staff: 719 (including 48 Military)
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356 Scientist / Technicians 2821 Engineers 1055 Contracting 32
93 Other 62475 Agency staff (sub-total) 227135 Contractors / Consultants 16
8 Voluntary National Contributions 30 National Experts / Support 27
618 Total 273
The Hague Brussels
Data as of 01 September 2009
Field OfficesNorfolk, USA 7Mons, BEL 5Stavanger, NOR 2Kabul, AFG 2Kandahar, AFG 1Total 17
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Sponsor AccountSegment
CoreSegment
ProductionSegment (DOP)
Shared Resources Segment (FC/DRES)
Peer Competence NetworksHumanResources
GeneralServices
Financial Management
BattleLaboratories
CAT1 - Capability Planning and Architectures
CAT2 - Interoperability
CAT3 - Exercises and Training
CAT4 – Operations Planning & Execution(J3/J5)CAT5 – Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance.(J2/J3)CAT6 – Integration, Support & Value Added Services (Other Js)
CAT7 - Core Enterprise Services
CAT8 – Information Assurance and Service Control CAT9 – NII Communications Infrastructure ServicesP
rogr
amm
atic
Coh
eren
ce (C
OO
)
Con
tent
Coh
eren
ce (C
TO)
Acq
uisi
tion
Coh
eren
ce (D
AC
Q)
Active Layered Theatre Ballistic Missile Defence
Capa
bility
Se
rvice
sCo
mm
unity
of
Inte
rest
Sys
tem
sCo
mm
on
Syst
ems
NC3A Organisational Diagram
ACOAccount
NATO & NationalOrganisations
Account
ALTBMDAccount
ACT Account
NNEC Implementation
ProgrammesAccount
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NC3A in the Capability Development Cycle
1) Unique Expertise, Capabilities, Competencies and Facilities
2) Multinational and Unbiased
3) Strategic Partner with SC’s / NATO
4) Extensive partnering and staff exchanges with Nations
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CONTACTING NC3A
Brussels
VisitingBâtiment ZAvenue du Bourget 140B-1110 BrusselsTelephone +32 (0)2 7074111Fax +32 (0)2 7078770
Postal NATO C3 AgencyBoulevard Leopold IIIB-1110 Brussels - Belgium
The Hague
VisitingOude Waalsdorperweg 612597 AK The Hague
Telephone +31 (0)70 3743000Fax +31 (0)70 3743239PostalNATO C3 AgencyP.O. Box 1742501 CD The HagueThe Netherlands
web: www.nc3a.nato.intemail: [email protected]
web: www.nc3a.nato.intemail: [email protected]
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