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25: 440:– WSC (de: Waffensystemkommando der Luftwaffe – WaSysKdoLw) has been in charge of the ARKONA In-Service Support Management (ISSM) since its take-over to the Bundeswehr in 1990. Today this WSC provides the obsolescence management, the hardware and software configuration control and the software related instructions to the GAF C3 SSC. The in-service support manager certifies on request the utilization of third party users. 145: 95: 473:
Remark: The DASDIPS pool consists mainly of deployable hardware and software products operated by the GAF Tactical Command and Control Service (TACCS / de: Einsatzführungsdienst der Luftwaffe – EinsFüDstLw). Some of these component are the ARKONA ACC System, the remaining terrestrial radio systems of
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C3 Systems Support Centre (GAF C3 SSC) in Erndtebrück. The previous advantages (based on MS Windows and COTS hardware) changed end of the 1990th more and more into the oboist. Windows became permanently more complex, the hardware configuration had to be changed more frequently, and last but not least
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is available. Moreover, from different sensors with different data formats ARKONA is capable to receive, process, and display. The appropriate CRC operational scenario as well different missions exercise and training might be provided on the basis of the explicit working position mode. In any case
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With the closure of the last ARKONA CRC – Brockzetel in December 2010 the stationary utilization of the ACC System was frozen. For special cases, e.g. Deployable Air Situation Display and Interface Processor System (DASDIPS), and as far as the logistic maintenance remains possible, ARKONA will be
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After ARKONA was taken over by the Bundeswehr, the rework of the system documentation (including the IT-Security Concept) had to be provided as this is the case with any regular German procurement product. Subsequently, that particular product had to be upgraded to a fully compatible and
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the Aeronautical Mobile Service (R-863, AMS East, original description "Бекас P-863M") and the CSI (CRC/SAM Interface) System. DASDIPS is mainly dedicated to support limited operations (e.g. to provide assistance to the
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Dr. G. Hiemann. It was dedicated exclusively to the East German Air Force (East GAF) and operated on Air Command and Control (ACC) Post level, according to NATO terminology
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the latent IT-security risks became unacceptable. In order to overcome these problems the German Improved Air Defence System (GIADS) was procured and introduced in 2004.
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is thought to be on COTS as well. The operating system is Microsoft. Software engineering, - maintenance, and - change is executed by the
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used continuously. This will be the case for third party users as well. Moreover, there might be requirement for selected features e.g.:
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hardware which has to meet specific technical requirements. With the exemption of a small number of particular cases X86-Class
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ARKONA is a self-supporting System with interfaces to other IT-Architectures. Internally, the system receives
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interoperable NATO ACCS. Since that time, it has been embedded into the organisational structure of the
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The General Air Force Office (de: Luftwaffenamt - LWA), later the GAF Material Command and finally the
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ARKONA processes the ASTERIX categories CAT001, 002, 034 and 048, available via the civil DFS RADNAR.
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Compatibility to The NATO Data link standards Link 1 and interoperability to the NASTO Airde Defence
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Sensor data reception via the military RADAR Data Network (MilRADNET) and the RDNAT of the
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The procurement product ARKONA was developed, introduced and operated by order of the
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Maximal upper limit of targets to be processed = 3,000 Flight targets (Tracks)
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50 Jahre Einsatzführungsdienst der Luftwaffe 1969–2010, issued by L. Fölbach
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the hardware can be maintained. Up to 2005 the processing of correlated
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is operational in the stationary CRCs and in the Deployable CRC.
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Interface functionality / data exchange of tactical data links
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Link 1 data exchange wit up to 16 Air Defence Control Centres
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ARKONA - Automatisierte Radar Kontroll- und Navigationsanlage
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Utilization of the ARKONA IT-Security gateway function
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Conversion of any proprietary RADAR data format to the
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terminology, ARKONA was an Air Situation Awareness /
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ARKONA (FüWES) in the former CRC Brockzetel, Dec 2010
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ASTERIX conversion of proprietary RADRA data formats
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