IT NCO presAIAA

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Network Centric Operations
What About Aeronautics in Italy?
Presentation to AIAA - American Institute of
Aeronautics and Astronautics
NCO PC Meeting
Reno, Nevada
January 11, 2006
Antonio Di Gennaro
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NCO Italian Vision
Network Centric Warfare rather than platform
centric warfare is the key to the future. NCW
also facilitates the exploitation of fruitful
synergies between the military and civilian
sector. We have to create stronger
interconnections between military and civilian
research activities.
Adm. Giampaolo Di Paola, Chief of Defence Staff
of Italy
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NCW vs NEC
NCW

• System of Systems
• Strong Doctrinal Change
• Radical Approach
• Fast Transformation
• Funds Availability

REVOLUTION
Network Centric Warfare
NEC

• NATO approach to NCW
• Network of Networks
• Robust and Secure Interconnected Force
• Need of Joint, Combined and NATO
  Interoperability
• Need of Integration with Legacy Systems
• Funds Constraints!
• Dual Scope (Military Homeland Security) ?
  Economic Advantage
• Growing Transformation

EVOLUTION
Network Enabled Capability
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Feasibility Study on NNEC
NATO NEC (NNEC) study

• Development of NNEC concept and vision
• Requirements definition of NNII (NATO Network
  Information Infrastructure)
• Roadmap definition

PURPOSE
INITIAL SCOPE

• NATO Response Force (IOC 2008 FOC 2020) for
  Crisis Response Operations (CRO)

RESULTS

• Need of high capacity, secure, flexible,
  interoperable Information Infrastructure
  (addressability of each element, IP until the
  Edge)
• Need of Testing Simulation centers to evaluate
  CONOPS
• Each Nation will have to develop its own
  Capability Maturity Model that will be the key to
  define the roles of the partners into NATO
  Response Force
• Need of Dual Scope Approach

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Italian Approach
IT EVOLUTIVE APPROACH
over 2020
spiral
spiral 5
spiral 4
Incremental Development of NCO Capabilities with
the involvement of Country System
Cyclical Increments of NCO Capabilities
spiral 3
spiral 2
spiral 1
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Italian JSCS
Italian Joint Surveillance and Command System
Space Sensors
Ref. www.difesa.it
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Alenia Aeronautica and NEC
In the context showed, the roles of the Air
Forces and, therefore, of the whole Aeronautical
industry are strongly increasing in
importance. Alenia Aeronautica is the Italian
leader in aeronautics and a major European player
in the aerospace industry, with full system
integration capabilities and, therefore, deeply
involved in the national effort of acquiring NCO
capabilities. It addresses the needs of Italian
and international customers and participates in
leading European and world programs through the
design, production, overhaul and conversion of
combat aircraft, tactical airlifters, trainers,
aerostructures, business jets, regional aircraft,
mission systems and unmanned aircraft. Alenia
Aeronautica participates in leading programs
including Eurofighter, JSF, A380, 7E7, C-27J ,
ATR and Neuron. The UAV demonstrator Sky-X (first
flight in May 2005) shows the company commitment
to unmanned technology.
Finmeccanica (with its controlled companies) has
been charged by Italian MoD of conducing a
Feasibility Study aimed at the definition of the
NEC architecture for IT Armed Forces.
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Thank You!
NCO means Network by definition...
...and here we are