1. AFCEA ‘INTEROPERABILITY REVISITED’
C3 INTEROPERABILITY
AFCEA ‘INTEROPERABILITY REVISITED’
16 June 10
Dick Whittingham
Principal Technical Coordinator
NATO HQ Consultation, Command and Control Staff

2. Implications of Interoperability Keys Actions and Initiatives
CONTENT
Overview
Implications of Interoperability Keys
Actions and Initiatives

3. Interoperability is a challenge!
OVERVIEW
Interoperability is a challenge!
For C3, lack of interoperability means:
No network enabled environment
No information sharing
Move to a federated networked environment makes interoperability central to National as well as NATO activity
Pre-requisite for effective operations in the real world

4. RELATIONSHIPS
For C3, our required capabilities are always in the context of the federated (NATO, national and multinational) networked environment
In NATO, required capabilities are defined and implemented via the NATO Defence Planning Process and the Operational Planning Process
Interoperability is a characteristic of a capability
Standardization is a tool to support interoperability

5. FEDERATED ENVIRONMENT
ACO
HQ NATO
JFC HQ
NATO STATIC
DJSE
NATO DEPLOYED
INFORMATION FLOW
MARITIME
CC HQ
LAND
CC HQ
AIR
CC HQ
SOCC
NATIONAL DEPLOYED
NATO
TASK
FORCE
NATIONAL
AIR FORCES
& BASES
NATIONAL
FORCES

6. Requirements unclear and changing Dynamic ad hoc solutions needed
OPERATIONAL REALITY
Forces come as they are
Interoperability low
Requirements unclear and changing
Dynamic ad hoc solutions needed
Work-arounds
AMN
Identification to
Endorsement
Cost
estimation
Authorisation
Implementation
Handover
Bridge to
the future
Parallel staffing
CRO PLANNING
POLITICAL
DIRECTION
CONOPS
FORCE
ACTIVATION
DIRECTIVE
GENERATION
CJSOR
OPLAN
OPERATIONAL
PLANNING
OPERATIONAL PLANNING

7. INTEROPERABILITY KEYS
Understanding and documenting the interoperability requirement (IOR)
Identifying solutions to the IOR
Implementation of the solutions by all parties
Test and validation of the implemented solutions

8. REQUIREMENT SOLUTION IMPLEMENT PROVE
NATO DEFENCE PLANNING PROCESS (NDPP)
Political
Guidance 1
Requirements
& Shortfalls 2
Set Targets 3
Implement 4
Review 5 1
INT PG
LoA
Pol – Mil Analysis
Future Trends
Operations PS
Minimum Capabilities
Requirements (MCR)
REQUIREMENT
Lessons Learned 2
NATO and
National Existing
and Planned
Capabilities
Compare
Fulfilment Exercise
Surplus Capability
RISK
Analysis
Capability Shortfalls
Capabilities to be Maintained
Prioritise Shortfalls
Note Synopsis of MCR including Priority Shortfall Areas
SOLUTION
National Targets
Multi-National Targets
Develop Targets
– apportion
Determine Capability
Shortfall Solutions
NATO Targets
IMPLEMENT
Associated Risk
Agree Targets
Reasonable Challenge
PROVE
National / Multi-National
Implementation
NATO
Monitor /
Facilitate
Support
NATO Capability Survey
Progress Report
Annual Capabilities Report

9. BALANCING REQUIREMENTS AND RESOURCES
PROCESS RELATIONSHIPS
DEFENCE PLANNING
Identification to
Endorsement
Cost
estimation
Authorisation
Implementation
Handover
Bridge to
the future
Parallel staffing
CRO PLANNING
POLITICAL
DIRECTION
CONOPS
FORCE
ACTIVATION
DIRECTIVE
GENERATION
CJSOR
OPLAN
OPERATIONAL
PLANNING
OPERATIONAL PLANNING 2 3 4 5 PG
INT
Pol – Mil Analysis PS
Operations
Lessons Learned
Future Trends
Minimum Capabilities
Requirements
Compare
Fulfilment Exercise
Surplus Capability
Capabilities to be Maintained
Capability Shortfalls
RISK
Analysis
PLoCS
Acknowledge PLoCS
Determine Capability
Shortfall Solutions
Develop Targets
– apportion
National Targets
Multi-National Targets
NATO Targets
Reasonable Challenge
Associated Risk
National / Multi-National
Implementation
NATO
Monitor /
Facilitate
Support
NATO Capability Survey
Progress Report
Annual Capabilities Report
NATO and
National Existing
and Planned
Capabilities
Step 1
Agree Targets
LoA
BALANCING REQUIREMENTS AND RESOURCES

10. COHERENT ARCHITECTURE
PROCESS RELATIONSHIPS
DEFENCE PLANNING
Identification to
Endorsement
Cost
estimation
Authorisation
Implementation
Handover
Bridge to
the future
Parallel staffing
CRO PLANNING
POLITICAL
DIRECTION
CONOPS
FORCE
ACTIVATION
DIRECTIVE
GENERATION
CJSOR
OPLAN
OPERATIONAL
PLANNING
OPERATIONAL PLANNING 2 3 4 5 PG
INT
Pol – Mil Analysis PS
Operations
Lessons Learned
Future Trends
Minimum Capabilities
Requirements
Compare
Fulfilment Exercise
Surplus Capability
Capabilities to be Maintained
Capability Shortfalls
RISK
Analysis
PLoCS
Acknowledge PLoCS
Determine Capability
Shortfall Solutions
Develop Targets
– apportion
National Targets
Multi-National Targets
NATO Targets
Reasonable Challenge
Associated Risk
National / Multi-National
Implementation
NATO
Monitor /
Facilitate
Support
NATO Capability Survey
Progress Report
Annual Capabilities Report
NATO and
National Existing
and Planned
Capabilities
Step 1
Agree Targets
LoA
INTEROPERABILITY
COHERENT ARCHITECTURE
MCR
PSA
TARGETS
COHERENT PROCESS

11. ACTIONS AND INITIATIVES
NATO Policies, Processes and Tools
Acquisition Process Reform
Common framework, ownership, funding scope, simpler
Principles for C3 Testing
Reference facilities: certification
Information Management
NIMA, information sharing environment
NATO Interoperability Standards and Profiles
Linkage to architecture: SIOP

12. ACTIONS AND INITIATIVES
Strategic Commands
Develop generic deployed ops C3 requirement
Simplify capability management
Industry
Really adopt open standards
Support establishment of distributed Reference Facilities for testing conformance to NATO agreed standards
Support spiral development and delivery

13. MESSAGES
Interoperability in the C3 environment is now a core attribute for NATO and Nations
Processes need to be re-focussed, funds need to be re-prioritised
We need to solve tomorrow’s problem as well as todays