1. NATO Consultation, Command and Control Agency
Strategic 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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2. through the unbiased provision
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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3. C3 Capability Life Cycle
C3 Planning
Policy
Approval &
Authorization
NATO HQ
Requirement
Operational Guidance
Coord.
Usage
Defense Requirements Review
Development of Capability Package (CP)
Capability Package
Funding
Contract Award
IOC / FOC
Disposal
Concept
Feasibility
Analysis
Architecture &
Technical Design
TBCE
IFB
Imple- mentation
Support
In service support
Support
Support
Concept
Phase
Definition
Phase
Acquisition Phase
Usage
Phase
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4. Long Term Capability Requirements
Viable NATO Forces
Interagency
Multinational
Delivery Agent
Coherence
Agent
Architecture
Interoperability
National Agencies &
Industry
Commonly
Funded C4ISR
Nationally
Funded C4ISR
Capability
Packages
Force
Proposals
Transformation Agent
Long Term Capability Requirements
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5. NATO Capabilities Database
NCD
Solutions (DOTMLPFI) or support for them
SHORT
Current Ops (UOR)
Lessons Learned
Capability Packages
NATO (High-Level Guidance)
Force Proposals
NATO Committees
NCD
National Agendas
MEDIUM
DRR (Bi-SC Min Mil Req)
Prioritisation
Requirements from All Sources
BPL (Bi-SC)
PLoCS
POW definition
HQ C3Staff
JWC / JFTC (Lessons Learned)
A single, consolidated list of capability requirements & shortfalls +
A Prioritised List of Capability Shortfalls (PLoCS)
Training
LONG
SCPI
Others
JEEA (Concepts & Exp) / RTO
Long Term Capability Requirements (Bi-SC)
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6. Development Strategy: Coherent Architecture Development
Future situation
Evolutionary
Parallel approach
Modular products
Coordinated development
Long-term Vision
Mid-term Plans
Near-term Initatives
Do Things Better! Do Better Things!
Current situation
Operational Requirements
Levels of Ambition
Technology Developments
Overarching Architecture:
Services Framework
Reference Architectures:
Solution Patterns
Target Architectures:
Implementation
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Architecture Repository
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7. 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

8. Agency Staff: 719 (including 48 Military)
The Hague
Brussels
Field Offices
Norfolk, USA 7
Mons, BEL 5
Stavanger, NOR 2
Kabul, AFG 2
Kandahar, AFG 1
Total 17
356
Scientist / Technicians 28 21
Engineers
105 5
Contracting 32 93
Other 62
475
Agency staff (sub-total)
227
135
Contractors / Consultants 16 8
Voluntary National Contributions 3
National Experts / Support 27
618
Total
273
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Data as of 01 September 2009
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9. NC3A Organisational Diagram
Sponsor Account
Segment
Core
Segment
Production
Segment (DOP)
ACT
Account
CAT1 - Capability Planning and
Architectures
CAT2 - Interoperability
Capability Services
ACO
Account
CAT3 - Exercises and Training
CAT4 – Operations Planning
& Execution(J3/J5)
NNEC
Implementation
Programmes
Account
Programmatic Coherence (COO)
Content Coherence (CTO)
Acquisition Coherence (DACQ)
CAT5 – Intelligence, Surveillance
& Reconnaissance.(J2/J3)
Community of Interest Systems
CAT6 – Integration, Support &
Value Added Services (Other Js)
NATO & National
Organisations
Account
CAT7 - Core Enterprise Services
CAT8 – Information Assurance
and Service Control
Common Systems
ALTBMD
Account
CAT9 – NII Communications
Infrastructure Services
Active Layered Theatre
Ballistic Missile Defence
Peer Competence Networks
Shared Resources Segment (FC/DRES)
Human
Resources
General
Services
Financial
Management
Battle
Laboratories
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10. 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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11. CONTACTING NC3A Brussels Visiting
Bâtiment Z Avenue du Bourget 140 B-1110 Brussels Telephone +32 (0) Fax +32 (0)
Postal
NATO C3 Agency Boulevard Leopold III B-1110 Brussels - Belgium
The Hague
Visiting
Oude Waalsdorperweg AK The Hague Telephone +31 (0) Fax +31 (0)
Postal
NATO C3 Agency P.O. Box CD The Hague The Netherlands
web:
web:
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