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German Armed Forces Liaison Officer

U.S. Army Signal Center of Excellence

Lieutenant Colonel Frank Beyer

Fort Gordon, September 12, 2013

AFCEA TechNet Augusta 2013

"Modernizing for Network 2020 and Beyond:

Empower, Connect, Dominate!“

September 10-12, 2013

Bundeswehr*

*Armed Forces, FMoD, Federal Offices of Germany

”The German Armed Forces IT-System

... at a Turning Point” The Federal Ministry of Defence (FMoD) IT-Strategy

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2. IT-Strategy of the MoD

2 Agenda

3. Required capabilities

5. Summary, conclusion

4. Implementation

2. IT-Strategy of the FMoD

Bundeswehr

1. Reorientation of the Bundeswehr



4. Implementation




3 Money ... the decisive factor

Reorganization

of the Armed

Forces

Organization

of the FMoD

Review of

procurement and

equipment

projects

Steering/

controlling

Program

accompanying the

reform

Education and

qualification

landscape

Infrastructure,

services

Stationing

Concept

of the Armed

Forces

Personnel

management,

recruitment

Reservist concept

IT,

Armament, in-

service use

Federal Ministry

of Defence

The Reorientation

of the Bundeswehr

Safeguarding National Interests – Assuming International

Responsibility – Shaping Security Together

Reorganization

of the Armed

Forces

Organization

of the FMoD

IT,

Armament, in-

service use

*Armed Forces, FMoD, Federal Offices of Germany



personnel

and materiel

personnel

and materiel

4 Reorganization of the Armed Forces 4

Air Force:

Navy:

Joint Medical Service:

Joint Support Service:

58.000 » 36.800

Army: 105.000 » 61.300

25.000 » 14.620 45.000 » 22.500

19.000 » 13.050

Provides key support to the

Bundeswehr in joint core areas

for and during and in operations

Reduces the strain on the other

military organizational areas

Centralizes ressources of the

Bundeswehr

250.000 170.000



5 Joint Support Service 5

xxxx

Joint Support

Service

Command

Armed

Forces

Office

Logistics

School

x

Log

II

Logistics

Command

Secialist

Engineers

II

Logistics

Centre

x

6

CIS

School

x

CIS

II

CIS

Command

1st

NATO

CIS

II

CIS

Network

OpsCentre

x

6

Strategic

Recon

School

x

Intel &

EW

II

Strategic

Recon

Command

Geo

Info

office

x

2

MP

I

NBC

II

Territorial

Military

Command

CIMIC

Centre

x

2

PsyOps

Centre

x

23

…

Response

Forces

Command

DEU

elements to

NATO/EU

Bundeswehr

Transformati

on Centre

Bundeswehr

academies &

schools

…

Military

Attaché

Offices

Military

Attaché

Offices

Regional

Military

Commands

x

Intel &

EW

II

2

“…ensures command support by providing an

integrated system of communications and data

networks at home and extending it to theatres

of operation…”

• Hardware

• IT-Services

• Personnel

• Mission Control

• Requirements

• Development

• Training



6 Reorganization of the FMoD 6

Minister of

Defense

Parlamentary

State Secretary State Secretary

Chief of Defence

Bundeswehr

Budget

and

Contr

Strategy

and

Operation

Legal

Affairs Planning

Armed Forces

Comamand &

Control Personnel

Infra-

structure Policy

Equipment

IT In-service

support

Parlamentary

State Secretary State Secretary

Chief of Staff HQ

of the Army

Chief of Staff HQ

of the Air Force

Chief of Staff HQ

of the Navy

Chief of Staff HQ

of the Joint Support Forces

Chief of Staff HQ

of the Medical Services

• FMoD is no part of the Armed Forces

• Chiefs of Staff of the Military

Services are not longer part of the

FMoD

• Structured in nine Departments;

2.000 slots instead of 5.500

• “Strong, independent” position of

the CIO/ IT-Dir

Executive

Staff

Press and

Information Office

FMoD

Subordinated Level

Minister of

Defense

State Secretary

Equipment

IT In-service

support

CIO/ IT-Dir, civil




7 Agenda



4. Implementation


Bundeswehr

1. Reorientation of the Bundeswehr*

*Armed Forces, MoD, Federal Offices of Germany



8 until a few years ago …

• the Services were individually in charge of the development, procurement and operation

of IT-Systems;

• there was hardly any coordination of concepts and approaches for developing joint

solutions for the Services;

• there were different concepts regarding the possibilities and the use of the systems;

limited interoperability, media discontinuities;

low data transmission rates, limited network capability;

old systems, insularities, great variety of systems and products;

long analysis and development phases, project cancellations;



9 Tasking of the IT-Strategy

IT-Dir/

CIO MoD

(civil)

President

IT-Office

(civil)

BwCISCOM

„Vote but no veto“ (01.04.2012)

Mandate issued by the Federal Minister of Defence on 18 May 2011

Establishment of a conceptual framework

which is adapted to the structures and new processes,

and which provides optimal IT support to the Bundeswehr

while taking into account the

operational and financial parameters

by 31 May 2012



10 Framework conditions and timeframe

Ziele / Vorgabenaus VPR und IT-Rat

Str

ate

gie

ko

ntr

olle

Strategieumsetzung

IT-Z

iele

und Is

t-A

naly

se IT

-SysB

w

IT-

Strategie

Ziel-

erreichung

Planungs-

kategorien

Haushalt

Bw-

Planung

IT-

IndustrieArchi-

tekturen

Finanz-

rahmen

Personal

IT-

Betrieb

Risiko-

Mgmt

F&T

Einsatz-

Orientierung

• Guidelines and

measures

for 5 years

• Outlook on the

next 3 years

• Annual review

Planning

Categories

Achievement

of Objectives

Risk

Mgmt

IT-

Operation

Personnel

Financial

Framework Architectures

IT-Industry

Bw-

Planning

Budget

Research &

Technology

Mission

orientation

IT-Strategy

Objectives / guidelines from

the Defence Policy Guidelines

and the IT Council

Strategy

control

Strategy implementation

IT objectives

and current

situation analysis

of the

Bundeswehr

IT Systems



11 Highest Priority

"… for the purpose of supporting the user command and

work processes, the numerous systems of the Armed

Services must be combined in ONE single system that is

implemented rapidly and that is affordable, structurally

independent, deployable and capable of multinational

network-enabled operations …" Speech by the President of the Federal IT-

Office to the Symposium "Through System

Integration to Network-Enabled Operations" at

the 25 AFCEA Information and Communication

Technology Exhibition in the Bonn-Bad

Godesberg townhall on 04 May 2011.



12 Starting point, objectives, influencing factors

„Measures, tasks of

IT-Strategy FMoD“

Following on

documents

DEU Level of Ambition

Technical

Operation

AMN

Technique

Budget

Interests of the Services

Bw-Structure

Operational Requirements

Procurement

procedures

Already started (payed) improvements of

the systems by the Services

FMN

2017/2020

ONE Joint

C2 IT-System

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13 NATO Overarching Architecture



14 Comparison of targets with actual systems/ functions in

support of the Decision Making Process

• Consistent description of User requirements (architecture/ service-oriented and AMN, FMN)

Target

Activities Info-product DMP

(phases)

User

FCdr Assessment Evaluate

Enemy Forces

COP

• Transparent transfer of User requirements in a service-oriented implementation

(consistent „Language“/ Service Taxonomy based on NATO OA v3 for future requirements)

Service

Consult

Recognized

Ground Picture

GIS Web

Coverage Service

• Comparison with all actual C2 Systems shows: 1. Requirement but no actual provision by all C2Sys

2. Requirement but provision by several C2Sys

3. Several provision of services but no requirement

Actual

C2IT-Sys of Military Services

AMN, FMN … (products)

Status of coverage:

JCCIS: no

C2Sys Army: no

C2Sys Air Force: no

C2Sys Navy: no

AMN: yes IOC

Conclusion

Evaluation/

measures

• Action items, proposals for priorities within the harmonization, migration, development

- Priority xy

- Mission approved

- NATO stock

- MS 1

- COIeS




15 Agenda



4. Implementation


Bundeswehr

1. Reorientation of the Bundeswehr*

*Armed Forces, MoD, Federal Offices of Germany



16 Operational doctrine and (user-) findings

„Work, train and organize as you will fight!“ Defined users will be provided with the same equipment (hardware, software, data) during

routine operation, training and operations, thereby granting access to the operational

information space.

„Service-oriented structures … … that can be integrated into a multinational IT infrastructure while offering capabilities

to partners and using their functionalities

„Responsibility to share“ balanced with the security principle of

„Need to Know!“ There is the operational requirement of a cross-coalition, common and secure

information space on the basis of a service-oriented architecture.



17 (Lessons Identified) AMN and FMN (JIE)

„…Soldiers in operational theatres do not care about how the network is

designed or how governance is executed…they do require access to a

common operational picture, command and control data, e-mail, web

browsing, chat, video-conferencing, and directory lookup as basic core

services that need to be available in any modern Alliance or Coalition

operation…“

Lessons Identified AMN, 2012/02/25

„…A Future Mission Network (FMN) that applies our years of experience in

developing the AMN would be light, modern, inexpensive, capable of

protected transport and most importantly, enable the technical connection

of any nation taking part in NATO operations.“

LTG Herrmann, Dir NCSA, 2012/07/08

“I believe that this Network will be the backbone of all future NATO led

missions and fundamentally improve … Coalition Command Control,

Communication, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance

services. In addition to developing the AMN, the AMN Secretariat is

working to identify and exploit those lessons identified in order to define

the requirements for the future "NATO Coalition Mission Network".

Admiral J. Stavridis, SACEUR, 2012/08/31



18 ... two major sections of OSI*

Information transmission capabilities

Information processing capabilities

* Open system interconnection model



19 Required information transmission capabilities

1. A multinational, interoperable communications network … as the basis for a transparent use of services.

SATCOM HF

RiFu UHF

VHF

SATCOM HF

RiFu UHF

VHF SATCOM

HF

RiFu UHF

VHF

SATCOM HF

RiFu UHF

VHF

Mission

JOA

Interfaces

Interfaces

Interfaces

Interfaces

Current Access and Corenetworks (of FCN):

- Intern basically without direct IP-based interaction

between means of information transmission

- Between FCN through interfaces

SATCOM HF

RiFu

UHF

VHF

Network Management

through one Nation

Interfaces

Interfaces

Future Access and Corenetworks (of FCN):

- Nations provide certain skills

- All means of information transmission in one network

Mission

JOA

http://www.welt-blick.de/flaggen/deutschland2.gif







VHF TETRAPOL Bw UHF HF SATCOMM EK

FüWES

C2-System

Mission Network

( (

CommServer*

2. Consistent, automated transmission between physically different

means of transmission ... while integrating the "last mile" (partial non-IP

CNR) into the network-oriented communications network.

*Compareable with US MAINGATE




3. Simultaneous transmission of data and language with

one means of transmission … also on the "last mile" (CNR*).

*Combat Net Radio



(F)HQ BG HQ

…

Compound 2

Compound 1

MTG

SPOD

AirElm

APOD

Support

FEP

GLÜCKSBURG

Liaison

NGO`s

GO`s

IO`s

II

„forces on the

move/operational“

II

XXXX

200Km

6000Km

30Km

? Km

? Km ? Km

: FüInfoSysSK

FüInfoSysH :

FüInfoSysH

:

QUAKS

II

VAN VAN

MK dyn

HF Evac

( (

HF Evac

Tetrapol

HandGer VAN

Tetrapol

HandGer

BGAN/ SOTM

: ( FüInfoSysLw

( :

Tetrapol

HandGer

BSg, PIP

: (

( FüInfoSysH/

ADLER

:

Tetrapol

HandGer

Tetrapol

HandGer

W

W HF

W

A2

W

A2 HF

HF W

A2

W W

RBM

dyn MK

HF

HF

JFS

( FüInfoSysH/

ADLER

:

JFS

UHF TDL

UHF TDL

HF HF

AN/PRC

117F/G

AN/PRC

117F/G

AN/PRC

117F/G

AN/PRC

117F/G

AN/PRC

117F/G

AN/PRC

117F/G

optional

dyn

RBM

Tetrapol

Basis

(

W

W

dyn

dyn

HF

FüInfoSysH :

AUTOKO/AUTOFü

NwMgmtTrp

QUAKS QUAKS

QUAKS

QUAKS

QUAKS

NwMgmtTrp

QUAKS

QUAKS

QUAKS

QUAKS

NwSysTrp

TÜtrSys/ HoTaKommSys

TÜtrSys

TÜtrSys

: FüInfoSysSK

FüInfoSysH :

FüInfoSysH

:

QUAKS

Tetrapol

Basis

QUAKS

QUAKS

NwSysTrp

MobKommSysBw MobKommSysBw

VAN

QUAKS

VHF IdZ ES „neu“




II

VHF range max. 30 km

XXXX

NwMgmtTrp

QUAKS QUAKS

QUAKS

QUAKS

QUAKS

NwMgmtTrp

QUAKS

QUAKS

QUAKS

QUAKS

NwSysTrp NwSysTrp

QUAKS

QUAKS

QUAKS

TÜtrSys/ HoTaKommSys

TÜtrSys

TÜtrSys MobKommSysBw MobKommSysBw





QUAKS

Data

QUAKS

VAN

QUAKS




: FüInfoSysSK

FüInfoSysH :

dyn

dyn

VAN

NwSysTrp

Distance 220Km

NwSysTrp

Data

QUAKS

Daten

Communication systems … in the pipe ... increase of capabilities for network-enabled operations through interconnection of all transmission networks

Data

FüInfoSysH

:

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http://images.google.de/imgres?imgurl=http://www.die-marine.de/images2/123.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.die-marine.de/_deutsch/schiffe/zerstrer.htm&usg=__KeQ1ZB1-XYw1gSuFnWjoJlgcupA=&h=271&w=455&sz=16&hl=de&start=7&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=0IuuS-F6T4rRMM:&tbnh=76&tbnw=128&prev=/images?q=fregatten&um=1&hl=de&tbs=isch:1

http://images.google.de/imgres?imgurl=http://www.die-marine.de/images2/123.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.die-marine.de/_deutsch/schiffe/zerstrer.htm&usg=__KeQ1ZB1-XYw1gSuFnWjoJlgcupA=&h=271&w=455&sz=16&hl=de&start=7&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=0IuuS-F6T4rRMM:&tbnh=76&tbnw=128&prev=/images?q=fregatten&um=1&hl=de&tbs=isch:1



23 ... two major sections of OSI

Information transmission capabilities

Information processing capabilities



24 Required information processing capabilities

1. Support of the multinational command and decision-

making processes.




2. Service-oriented structures … that can be integrated into a

multinational IT infrastructure while offering capabilities to partners

and using their functionalities.

Multinational

Informationsdomain

Server

CJCCIS

Server

SICF

MEDEVAC

C-IED

F-PROTECT.

JCHAT

Server Directives

TRACKING

Server COP

Analysis C*

C*

Server VTC, E-Mail

JOCWATCH

OVERTASK

C*

C*

Mission Network

e.g.

German Secret

(F)HQ

BG HQ

II

II

* Client/ User


http://www.nationalflaggen.de/media/flags/flagge-europaeische-union-eu.gif




Look & Feel as

per Microsoft…

3. Uniform access portals for information service.

... needed services…

JOCWATCH

Common Operational

Picture (iGEOSit)

JCHAT




4. Preparation, visualisation and access at the appropriate

echelon to an operational picture from all working stations.

FHQ

Future Mission Network

CJCCIS

MTG AirElm BG HQ

German Command

Homebase




5. ONE, single platform family for all military services ... in a modular and scalable system in unique responsibility

Module Mission, big

(deployable)

Modul Mission, small

mobile

Module

on the move

Host Nation in theatre

Modul Mission, small

(deployable)

Forward Operating Base

Joint Operational Area

Home Base

Germany

Module DEU

(stationary)




6. Virtual Workstations ... that are capable of multiple sessions in a service-

oriented and multinational information domain

NATO SECRET

UNCLASSIFIED

MISSION SECRET

Shortcut e.g.:

Ctrl + 1 = DEU SECRET

SECRET UE

DEU RESTRICTED

DEU SECRET Acces

via VPN tunnel to

DEU SECRET

• less materiel

• less personnel

• less time

» less money



30 Agenda



4. Implementation


Bundeswehr




31 What have we done so far?

Strategic/ Operational

Level

DEU JCCIS

Tactical Level

CCIS Army

CCIS Air Force

CCIS Navy

C2 Weapons IT-Sys Army

Each C2 IT-System is

capable of operating individually!!!



Why do we need a new approach on C2 IT-Sys?

DEU JCCIS (FüInfoSysSK)

Army

(FüInfoSysH)

Air

Force

(FüInfoSysLw)

JASMIN

(ISR)

Navy

(FüInfoSysM)

• Duplications

• Budget

• Operational reality

• Developed for the special requirements of the respective user

• Information exchange is limited

• Different products for the same functionality

• Different architectural aproaches

Migration trigger

• Require individual training cycles

Drawbacks:

• Flexibility

• Maintenance

• Interoperability

• Duplications

• Budget

• Operational reality

Interfaces



Joint provision

across all Services

and levels of

Command of:

- standardised,

- flexible,

- scalable,

- modular,

- configurable hardware

and software

components.

33 What is the goal?

„DEU

harmonized

C2 IT-System“

A AF N J

AMN/ FMN*

* Future Mission Network/ Afghanistan Mission Network

DEU JCCIS

Army Air

Force Navy JASMIN



34 What kind of architecture is needed?

Buildings

Power Casing

Facilities

Network and transport

Virtualisation

DE

U I

nte

l

Encryption

Server

Clients

IT-platform HW

JOC

WA

TC

H

NA

TO

Ap

pli

cati

ons

Sit

uat

ional

Aw

arenes

LC

CIS

MC

CIS

AC

CIS

Core Enterprise

Services

IP

Commercial

stationary

Vehicle

Enterprise service bus

mobile

Encryption

Vehicle PC QUAKS BW

CES

Enterprise service bus

HW

deployable

WAN SATCOM

SOTM

VHF HF LARaN*

Compound

Facilities Power Clima Clima

Encryption

Server

Clients

IT-platform HW

Virtualisation

UHF

Blu

e F

orc

e T

rack

ing

Mes

sagin

g

Rep

ort

ing

Fil

e T

ransf

er

COI1 Enabling Services COI Specific Services

1 Community

of interest



35

1. MS 2. MS 3. MS 4. MS

JCCIS and Service-specific (single) systems „harmonized C2 IT-Sys“

Logical prioritisation of mission-specific, e.g. established NATO (EU) software components (AMN)

How to develop, migrate and harmonize?

deployable

element

mobile

elements

all

elements

stationary

element

1.Stationary part:

Completion of migration

2.Deployable part:

Further procurement and

harmonisation

3.Mobile part:

- Specification

- Provision of adapted

services

- Procurement and

regeneration

goals:

1.Specification of common

IT-Platform and core

enterprise services

(incl. virtualisation and

common security concept)

2.Proof of concept

3. Installation of data centers

4. Interconnectivity with legacy

systems during mirgration

5.Beginning of migration of

application, users and data

goals:

1.Completion of migration of

all legacy systems

2. Implemention of future

requirements only by

service provision based on

common plattform

goals:

1.Stationary part:

Provision of COI enabling

and COI specific services

via new data centers

2.Deployable part:

- Specification

- Reuse of stationary core

services

- Procurement and

regeneration

goals:



36 Agenda



4. Implementation


Bundeswehr




37 Summary

Federal Ministry

of Defence

The Reorientation

of the Bundeswehr

Safeguarding National Interests – Assuming International

Responsibility – Shaping Security Together

• Most extensive reorganization ever and

triggered by budget and operational reality

• Common, joint taskfulfillment

• Centralization of responsibilities

• Reduction of interfaces at each level

• Strong, independent position of IT-Dir/ CIO

• IT-Strategy as one of 11 fields of action

• Implementation by 2017



38 Conclusion

4. U.S. Army (Signal) has a technological advance … German Signals are truly joined.

However, we share much in common.

1. Balancing act to cope with fiscal constraints and the demands of the cutting edge of

modern information technology.

5. Perhaps the Geman FMoD IT-Strategy could provide some ideas ...

... common architectural approach, requirements, service design?

2. Further budget cuts could well be ... leads to sharing and/ or pooling of capabilities(?).

3. NATO‘s Future Mission Network as a „blueprint“ and valuable field of cooperation.



39 Agenda



4. Implementation


Bundeswehr


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