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N at o A C C S L O C1
A C C S L O C1
A i r C o m m a n d a n d C o n t r o l Sys t e m F i r s t L e v e l o f o p e r at i o n a l Ca pa b i l i t y
The Command and Control capabilities provided to NATO’s air
forces are an essential part of national sovereignty. The inherent
speed and flexibility of air power also enables NATO and the
Nations to quickly intervene in distant theaters. To support
these air operations it is necessary to carefully plan and task air
assets in advance and to have full situational awareness to
manage and control forces during the execution phase.
Currently NATO's Air Command and Control (C2) is accomplished through a variety of NATO and national systems
using a diverse set of C2 assets. This complex Air C2 structure no longer meets NATO's operational requirements
of a single, integrated air defense system which, at the tactical level, will provide the capability to plan, task and
execute defensive and support air operations both in and out of the NATO area. The increasing complexity and
diversity of the global threat environment further compounds this situation.
I ACCS LOC1 is a future oriented system:
– Expanded threat spectrum
– Missile Defence Command and Control
I Expanded data gathering capability:
– Interoperability with Air Ground Surveillance (AGS)
– Integration with Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (ISR)
I Expanded mission execution:
– Deployable operations
– Sensor to Shooter Integration
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Based on evolving operational priorities, NATO has
identified the capabilities needed to meet the challenges
of the twenty first century. Future threats will be of many
different types and may come from any direction and any
area of the world. As recent NATO operations have shown,
NATO will need the ability to react quickly in order to
project military forces more effectively and sustain them
both in- and out-of-area.
NATO's Air C2 system requirement comprises a mixture
of static and deployable entities to meet these challenges
and to provide seamless planning and tasking, monitoring,
and control and execution of the full spectrum of air
operations in NATO Europe and beyond.
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NATO ACCS unifies AIR C2 in Europe
The Air Command and Control System (ACCS) from
ThalesRaytheonSystems will provide NATO with the
capability to meet these challenges.
NATO ACCS LOC1 is the only fully integrated Air Command
and Control System with the key capabilities to ensure
mission success for today and tomorrow. With its common
core software, open architecture and system-wide humanmachine interface, ACCS delivers unmatched situational
awareness as well as reliable coordination with civilian
Air Traffic Control (ATC) systems. It is fully integrated,
deployable and scalable. Above all, NATO ACCS LOC1 is
a force multiplier for the NATO nations.
O n e s k y, O n e C o m m a n d a n d C o n t r o l s y s t e m
A single system across NATO Europe and beyond
ACCS will replace the existing Air C2 systems in NATO
Europe – a mix of several Air Defense Ground Environment
(ADGE) systems operating from Norway to Turkey. NATO
ACCS LOC1 will meet the full range of requirements in air
operations including capabilities to counter terrorist threats
and provide support in peacetime, crisis and war. NATO
ACCS LOC1 sets new standards of integration for air
operations in NATO Europe, introducing a single, integrated
approach to planning, tasking, monitoring and execution.
A single system for NATO and national/multi-national
air operations
The system is integrated and evolutionary, and features
broad interconnectivity, secure and consistent data
exchanges throughout the system and with all external
agencies. A common “look and feel” for all operational
positions and standardized communication protocols,
close interoperability with civil ATC are among the many
features which will ensure seamless air operations from
planning and tasking to control and execution.
Supports deployed operations
NATO ACCS LOC1 is also a fully deployable system and will
be able to support any NATO out-of-area operation. The
deployable ACCS components, Deployable Combined Air
Operations Center (DCAOC) and Deployable Air Control
Center, RAP Production Center, Sensor Fusion Post
(DARS), can be used for combined Joint Task Force,
NATO Response Force operations including peacekeeping,
crisis management and sustainment. The DCAOC, with
equipment packed in carrying cases for transport, provides
the deployed operational planning and tasking capability.
The DARS, is a fully shelterized, deployable command and
control entity and includes a full suite of operator control
positions, ADP servers, communications equipment –
including antenna masts, cables and other auxiliary
equipment in logistics shelters.
I n t e g r at e d A i r C o m m a n d a n d C o n t r o l
S y s t e m f o r t h e 21s t C e n t u ry
In 2008, the program successfully conducted a factory
system test of its core software.
Initial deployment of five NATO ACCS LOC1 validation and
integration sites is currently underway in Belgium, France,
Germany, Italy and The Netherlands, which will be followed
by sites in 11 additional NATO countries for a total of 17
operational European locations.
Designed to meet tomorrow’s operational challenges
NATO’s largest ever software system, ACCS LOC1 is
designed with an open architecture and state-of-the-art
technologies such as the Java/J2EE architecture and
COTS software-based data exchange. ACCS is built to
support future growth.
The NATO ACCS LOC1 program will replace the existing air
command and control systems in Europe, and for
the first time NATO Nations from Norway to Turkey will
use the same system of hardware, software, procedures,
training, and sharing all operational data over a high
speed communications network. This will enable an
unprecedented level of interaction and common situational
awareness between operational planning and tactical
levels of air command and control systems.
NATO ACCS LOC1 is the foundation of NATO’s
Air Command and Control Network
NATO ACCS LOC1 is standards-based, fully compliant
with NATO C3 Technical Architecture (NC3TA) and NATO
Architecture Framework (NAF), uses non-proprietary, open
Internet protocols and formats (TCP/IP, XML, SOAP, JAVA),
is independent of communications carriers (NGCS,
SATCOM) and is fully deployable away from static locations.
In the future, it is planned that NATO ACCS LOC1 will
integrate the capabilities of missile defense command and
control; with Air Ground Surveillance (AGS) and Intelligence,
Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR); and sensor to
shooter mission execution.
A C C S L O C1 – I n i t i a l F i e l d i n g
Validation and integration sites
ARS Soerreisa
DARS Nieuw Milligen
CAOC Uedem
CARS Karup
ARS Nieuw Milligen
ARS Glons and STVF
DCAOC Uedem
ARS Krakow
ARS Stara Boleslav
ARS Cinq-Mars-la-Pile
CARS Lyon Mt. Verdun
ARS Monsanto
ARS Veszprem
ARS Torrejon
CARS Poggio Renatico
CARS Larissa
ARS Eskisehir
Replication sites