SubscribeBy definition, Command and Control centers handle large volumes of data, sometimes coded, circulating between different military command centers, sometimes separated by great distances.
For instance, TRS incorporates the LINK-16 system, which is one of the most successful in the world, for securely exchanging information concerning airspace situations, tactical situations and exchanging commands between ground and air platforms.
To keep pace with ever increasing customer requirements, TRS emphasis is focused on the cutting edge of technology. The expertise and know-how of TRS permits it to integrate emerging products or existing devices into a system, which does not necessitate changing the existing installations entirely. In particular, TRS develops evolutionary systems that can be upgraded over the course of time or according to need.
The C2/C4I systems conceived by TRS can also ensure smooth coordination between corresponding civilian agencies, such as coordination and control of civil and military air traffic. Thus, SEROS, in Belgium, as the control center of military traffic, equally assures the security and coordination of civil and military worlds in the same space and creates the capacity to resume the control of civil flights should it become necessary.
Sentry: Command and Control System
The Threat
- Precision guided weapons
- Stealthy manned and unmanned aircraft
- Ballistic and cruise missiles
- Non-traditional attack corridors
The Challenge
- Put friendly forces in the right place, at the right time to deter or counter any attack
- Do so in real-time, where seconds count, and critical failures are fatal
The Answer
- Sentry: The system of choice by real professionals facing real threats
Why Sentry?
- Built by professionals who intuitively understand the needs of commanders and operators
- Designed by people who know the impact of a system freeze and the workload of crises environments
- Built as a warfighting system, not a video game
Integration, Not Just Interoperability
- Sentry is built to international data link standards for interoperability with all airborne, land based, and naval systems and sensors.
- Sentry is built from the ground up to integrate the planning, sensing, and execution functions. Minimal kill chain lag is a design criteria.
- Sentry is built with an open system architecture which allows for easy integration with other modern weapon systems
- Sentry has an established and funded evolutionary path that ensures continuation of it’s network centric architecture.
Skykeeper: Air Command and Control
The ThalesRaytheonSystems' Skykeeper solution is designed to meet the need to deploy a system of systems in modern air operations. Skykeeper consists of field-proven Air Command and Control software products, and meets the latest requirements for extended Air Defense, joint operations coordination, training, simulation and exercises.
A system integration expertise:
Skykeeper is the result of more than 30 years of expertise in:
- Sensor integration
- Integration of communication networks
- Interoperability with adjacent/ external centers and systems
- Retrofit/ upgrade of existing infrastructures
- Weapons systems connectivity
Scalable to customer’s requirements :
Skykeeper is expandable from standard off-the-shelf systems to fully tailored systems:
- Fixed and deployable centers
- Regional, national, multinational configurations
High-performance functions suitable for new needs :
The real time and non-real time Skykeeper functions are mainly...
- Planning, targeting, tasking
- Decision aids for mission monitoring
- Surveillance:
- sensor management
- multi-sensor tracking
- identification - Threat assessment
- Airspace management: ACO
- Force management: ATO
- Air mission control:
- weapon assignment
- fighter intercept control - Air traffic control:
- flight plan management
- track-flight plan correlation - Air operations resource management
- Intelligence
- Tactical ballistic missiles:
- trajectory prediction
- impact area prediction
- launch point estimation - Training and simulation
- Support functions:
- system monitoring and control
- data recording and replay
- data links: X25, HDLC, specific protocols Link16, Link11, Link1, etc.
State of the art features:
Skykeeper is based on an open architecture, including COTS hardware and software. Main features are the following:
- Hot stand-by, reconfiguration
- Object- Oriented Development:
- UML design
- object-oriented middleware
- design pattern (proxy- server architecture, Corba) - Integration of Intranet / Internet technologies (Java, HTML)
- Integration of office tools
- Portability of applications:
- Unix, Linux, Windows NT
- workstations, multiprocessor servers, PC - Logistic support:
- documentation, training, maintenance and repair service, technical assistance - ISO 9001 and AQAP 110
Command View: The Modern C41 Solution
Solving the Operational Awareness Puzzle
- Supports Joint, Combined, and Component Levels
- Integrates all sources of information (resource and planning data, sensors and intelligence)
- Operates inside the enemy’s decision cycle
- User friendly with growth and adaptability built in
Advanced Technology Architecture
- A Modern N-Tier Software Architecture
- C2E RA, DIICOE and JTA Compliant
- Fully Fault Tolerant and Redundant
- Standards based (Java, J2EE, HTML, UML, XML, CORBA, RMI,
JCA, SOAP,...)
- Java and J2EE ensure portability and scalability
- Platform Independent (e.g., Windows, Unix, Linux) - Extensive System Security Features
- User Access, Database, and Network Protection features
- Role Based Access Control
- Event Logging - Multi-Language Support
- Network Centric design supports thin clients (web based), fat clients, wireless clients
C4ISR Applications Support Commanders from Planning through Execution and Assessment
- Data Management - Featuring Rule-based Information Distribution
- Common Operational Database - Geographic Information System - Enemy/Friendly, Land/Sea/Air Information
- Complete GIS feature set (Maps, Overlays, Toolset)
- Common Operational Picture Display (Land, Sea, Air)
- Full Integration with the Common Operational Database - Situation and Status Management - Comprehensive Status and Reporting
- Mutiple source integration and filtering
- DEFCON Warning and Alert Management
- Current Operations Alerting - Interoperability - Efficient sharing of essential information
- Military Messaging (USMTF, ADatP-3, OTH-Gold)
- Web Services (SOAP, UDDI, WSDL, XML) - Mission Applications
- Joint Level Operational Planning
- Routing and Distance Measurement
- Image Processing Tools for Target Development
- Current Operations Support
- C2 Resource Management
Communications Management and Planning
Emission Control
Surveillance Configuration Planning
Air Defense Artillery/SAM Weapons System Planning
- Logistics Planning
- Air Mission Planning
ATO
Campaign Planning Tools
Mission Threat Evaluation
Enemy Air Defense Model
Own Air Defense Model Effectiveness using Enemy COA
ACO
Automatic Conflict Detection tools
- Air Traffic Planning and De-confliction
- Air Surveillance - Common Services
- E-mail and Office Automation
- Automated Briefing Preparation
- Automatic Classification of Displays and Reports - System Services
- Communications and Network Management
- Simulation and Exercise Control
- Recording and Playback
- Security and Fault Monitoring
Experience and Reliability
- Built by an industry leader with over 40 years of C4ISR experience
- Systems fielded in over 40 nations throughout the World
