Future Command and Control of Electronic Warfare
Future Command and Control of Electronic Warfare

Summary/Abstract: The article is based on the presentation of the scenario during NATO Joint ISR Trial Unified Vision 2018. A helicopter crashed due to a malfunction well within a contested area. The pilot was not able to transmit his last position prior to the crash, which resulted in initiating the contingency plans for personnel recovery in hostile-controlled areas. The eight minutes from the initial incident to the successful localisation and identification of the crew could be rated as a great achievement, although the software, tools and systems used to coordinate the search were not at all advanced or highly sophisticated, and information was manually moved between the different systems to overcome the lack of connectivity and interoperability. The example highlights NATO’s need for new tools and functional services to ensure proper Command and Control (C2) of Electromagnetic Operations (EMO). Therefore, a project of the C2 of EW is presented, having as ultimate goal to achieve EMS superiority.

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