By AdAms & Ben-Ari
A unique examine eu community Enabled functions (NEC) and their implications for transatlantic co-operation in destiny operations. Gordon Adams and man Ben-Ari determine the major requisites for development of Europe’s skills as a global actor. They concentrate on nationwide and collaborative, in addition to latest and deliberate, networks. They in actual fact express the reader how, with the removing of the hazards of Soviet invasion, ecu defence planners needs to now alter their techniques and features to handle new threats, either at domestic and out of the country. in addition they convey why destiny operations inside overseas coalitions would require network-based features that could interoperate. Europe possesses a technological and commercial base enough to provide such services, and its defence techniques are steadily being changed to stress expeditionary forces operations inside of coalition settings. despite the fact that, a lot continues to be performed. This quantity tackles the most important demanding situations dealing with eu international locations who have to function along one another and with their North American allies extra successfully and successfully. This e-book should be of significant curiosity to all scholars of eu affairs and politics, diplomacy and army and strategic experiences.
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Several countries field tactical systems based on asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) switches; many others have integrated digital switches capable of interfacing with high-speed data networks and complying with European and NATO standards. Many of them are at advanced stages in upgrading their communications infrastructure, whether through terrestrial networks, satellite systems, or a combination of both, including the British Bowman and Skynet programs, the German AUTOKO-90 and BIGSTAF programs, and the French SOCRATE, RITA 2000, and Syracuse programs.
Initially, two micro-satellites, Cerise (Cherry) and Clementine, were piggybacked on each of the two Helios 1 satellites, launched in 1995 and 1999. An additional signals interception system, Euracom, was also piggybacked on the first Helios 1 satellite. These systems, which were intended mainly as pilot projects, were complemented in late 2004 by a cluster of four Essaim (Swarm) micro-satellites specializing in COMINT. These were piggybacked on the first Helios 2 satellite and began their planned three years of operations in May 2005.
Maritime ISR capabilities take the form of the Breguet Atlantic manned aircraft. Additional manned aerial ISR is provided by Mirage F1-CR aircraft outfitted with the Raphael Side Looking Airborne Radar (SLAR) pod, an infrared pod, and the Stand-Off Reconnaissance Pod (Pod de REconnaissance STand Off, or PRESTO) digital camera pod, and by the navy’s Super Etendard 4 aircraft carrying a camera and infrared and radar pods. In land ISR systems, the Rapsodie ground radar system is under development, with full operational capability expected in 2008–9.
