Agile C2

QinetiQ

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Joint Air Campaign Planning System

Agile C2 is an integrated command and control system that enables the full spectrum of joint air operations to be planned within a PC based environment.

Agile C2 system

  • Sophisticated air C2 planning and monitoring tool
  • Effective planning using map-based approach
  • Collaborative working ensures all command levels share common and timely data reducing potential for costly delays and errors
  • Response to operational drivers is fast and flexible enabling changes at any planning level
  • Rapidly deployable with low infrastructure and training overheads
  • Easy to learn - users can quickly implement sophisticated plans
  • Integrates with legacy systems and industry standard packages
  • Highly cost effective C2 planning solution with low through-life costs

The Agile C2 integrated command and control system comprises three seamlessly linked modules: StratPlan, OpsPlan and TacPlan.

Comprehensive air C2 planning
Comprehensive air C2 planning

Developed from field proven components, Agile C2 supports the strategic development of joint air campaigns (ATOs and ACOs) and cockpit-ready tactical mission plans. Versatile, vertical integration supports top-down airpower tasking for operations as well as a bottom-up approach for exercises and training.

Agile C2 enables military planners to translate a political directive and develop the necessary strategic, operational and tactical level tasks to achieve the political aim - with the strategic objectives linked through to detailed tactical actions.

Agile C2 TacPlan
Detailed tactical mission planning for any aircraft type is developed using data sets generated from OpsPlan or from other tasking sources. Data from TacPlan can be fed back up to OpsPlan to assist with re-tasking or complex deconfliction issues in combat or training roles.

  • Intuitive map-based planning which requires minimal training
  • Enemy air defence analysis
  • Comprehensive single or multiaircraft route planning
  • Detailed sensor planning
  • Weapons delivery planning
  • 2D/3D graphical mission rehearsal with 3D fly through
  • Cockpit-ready plans

Agile C2 StratPlan
StratPlan is a tool for strategic planners, providing the ability to analyse and define the strategy to be employed in order to achieve military objectives with the use of airpower. StratPlan enables planners to balance complex assets against disparate tasks to establish the most effective phased campaign.

Planners can assess the capabilities of the resources available against the required tasks and manage deployment strategies and logistical constraints. StratPlan enables planners to ‘what if?’ strategy-to-task objectives and get answers instantly.

StratPlan is a sophisticated adaptation of existing COTS technology, delivering a powerful, flexible and easy to use strategic planning environment replacing the manual job of balancing tasks.

  • Integrated strategy to task planning
  • Resource flow and surge rate planning with attrition modelling
  • Task decomposition and manual/automatic resourcing
  • Task to target matching
  • Analysis of plan feasibility

Agile C2 - the effective joint air campaign planning solution
Agile C2 - the effective joint air campaign planning solution

Agile C2 OpsPlan
OpsPlan is a map-based, air operations tasking and monitoring tool, designed for all airspace users within the modern air battle environment. OpsPlan is used to plan, visualise, generate and distribute ‘rolling time-line’ or standard 24 hour Air Tasking Orders. OpsPlan takes data directly from StratPlan to ensure operations are fully aligned with strategy.

  • Drag & drop mission planning including routing, refuelling assessment, flight profile and meteorological impact
  • Map-based composite air operation planning
  • Airspace requests, management, deconfliction and ACO production
  • Mission deconfliction
  • Mission flow analysis
  • Threat analysis support
  • Detailed target depiction and ATO visualisation
  • Multi-user collaborative planning
  • ATO/ACO import and 2D rehearsal capability
  • Analysis of missions against strategy
  • Visualisation of tactical mission routing from TacPlan
  • Mission monitoring
  • Applicable to all air systems including fighters, helicopters, UAVs and transport aircraft
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