Some 200 senior NATO officials and commanders will meet in The Hague, Netherlands, on 15 July, to announce the next steps in a radical overhaul of the way orders, intelligence and battle reports are shared between Alliance and coalition forces in Afghanistan.
Dubbed the Afghan Mission Network, the project will see a fundamental change in the way the NATO Allies, ISAF forces and US coalition troops share critical information.
“Up until now commanders have had to fight a war with three or four different computers and networks on their desks, with different information coming in on each one,” said General Leonardo Di Marco, SHAPE Deputy Chief of Staff Support, “For forces deployed in Afghanistan that will now be history. This development will have a profound impact on the effectiveness of operations, the safety of our troops and on our efforts to reduce civilian casualties. It is also a model for how we could run other operations, such as counter-piracy.”
The project is also an example of NATO working with industry to deliver urgent military
capabilities in a very rapid timeframe. The contract is managed by the NATO C3 Agency, and in partnership with the US and other NATO Agencies principally NCSA.
We promise that this one will make all the others work together. Really!
By: Brant
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