Command and weapon deployment system of the Air Force

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Command and weapon deployment systems of the Air Force ( FüWES Lw also battle command systems - GefFüSys) are self-contained IT architectures in the integrated air defense system of NATO (NATO Integrated Air and Missile Defense System - NATINAMDS) for the enforcement of air sovereignty , for air situation display , command / combat management and for Use of weapons.

NATO designations: Air Command and Control System (ACCS), ACC system or AC2 system

According to purpose and basic IT architecture today FüWES are the then automated command and control systems of the air forces of the NVA comparable

use

FüWES Lw are embedded within the armed forces in the organizational structure of the air force . Use was made primarily in stationary Control and Reporting Center (CRC) and Deployable CRC of the application and Control Service of the Air Force (EinsFüDstLw). For small projects (eg. As DASDIPS, assistance for the police etc.) with emphasis air situation display can subcomponents of the local, regional and possibly national to improve situational awareness (Engl. Situation Awareness contribute). The main focus is on the following uses:

  • Interface function / data exchange via Link 1 and / or other tactical data links
  • Security gateway to separate different IT architectures high-to-low / red-to-black (e.g. ASGW - Advanced Security Gateway)
  • ASTERIX conversion of proprietary radar data formats
  • Mode S participation
  • Functionality RACO (Radar Data Converter)

Functionality

The FüWES-Lw main functions are:

  • Data reception
  • Creation, representation and distribution of the air situation
  • Air surveillance
  • Control of aircraft
  • Guidance and support for use of weapons
  • Data exchange
  • Interactive simulation and training

System architecture

FüWES Lw consist of the following functional components:

  • Workplaces of the operational personnel (defined workplace modes)
    • guide
    • Use of weapons
    • Creation of the air situation
    • Gateway to AWACS (NAEW)
  • System applications
    • Data exchange via tactical data links
    • System administration central tasks system PC
    • Sensor gateway, transition from radar data networks and ASTERIX data conversion
    • Data recording and replay
    • Interactive simulation (taps and plots)

FüWES / GefFüSys of the Air Force

designation description Useful life Use / locations of the Air Force comment
412L
US system
AC2 system semi-automatic Mid 60s - mid 80s Birkenfeld , Döbraberg , Freising , Meßstetten , Wasserkuppe , Lauda-Königshofen Single site concept
NADGE NATO Air Defense Ground Environment 1969 - mid 90
years
CRC Auenhausen , Brekendorf , Erndtebrück , Visselhövede
MinFacSys
GfN
Minimal Facilities
Groth to full NADGE
1969 - mid 90
years
Uedem , CRC Brockzetel 1969 initial equipment
1971 further development
GEADGE German Air Defense Ground Environment Mid 80s - 1990
years
Börfink , Freising, Lauda ,
Meßstetten
Obsolescence replacement for US 412L, NAEW data exchange
ARKONA Automated radar control and navigation system of the NVA 1990-2010 After taking over the NVA:
CRC Meßstetten , - Erndtebrück , - Schönewalde , Cölpin and - Brockzetel
Standard AC2 system EinsFüDstLw
after 2010 remaining use of DASDIPS and third-party users
GIADS German Improved Air Defense System I, II and III from 2000 to the present CRC Erndtebrück, - Schönewalde, Deployable CRC Holzdorf GIADS III from 2010/11
NATO ACCS NATO Air Command and Control System Successor system from GIADS -

IT security

For FüWES Lw, the IT security-relevant specifications, in particular with regard to confidentiality , integrity , availability and liability, are made in a "project- related IT security concept ". These specifications are then internally implemented in the form of the "Security Operating Procedure (SECOPS)" in relation to the location, situation and use.

User management

The Air Force Support Units command is responsible for FüWES-Lw usage management. There also occur obsolescence management , configuration control and commissioning of software maintenance and software modification (SWMM).

literature

  • 50 years of EinsFüDstLw 1960 - 2010. L. Fölbach, 2010.

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