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DISPATCHES GLOBAL Main hub of Saab Systems’ CDC has screens for battle management, air defense and jet ﬁghter simulations. proach that offers interoperability on the data level,” Leander says. “Once connected, the common environment creates a common data representation or structure of data elements derived from the various integrated systems. It also sets up a configuration for connecting the systems’ information models and how data should ﬂow between them in real time.” Saab employed the CDC in Black Cactus, a joint exercise with the Swedish armed forces in 2007. In the context of a port security project funded under the European Union’s Seventh Framework Program, the CDC (and WISE) is also to be utilized as a hub in a network that includes components provided by Italy’s Finmeccanica and Thales. � With Nicholas Fiorenza in Munich. Read Janssen Lok’s posts on DTI’s weblog, Ares, updated daily: AviationWeek.com/ares less of their computer architecture, communication standards or protocols. “Collaborative training presents many interoperability challenges. Think of different standards, complex integration scenarios, emerging applications versus legacy systems, and uncontrolled data ﬂows and exchanges of information,” he says. “We can solve these issues with WISE in a simple, secure and cost-effective manner. The goal is to combine virtual and constructive training systems as well as live players that drive, sail or ﬂy in real operational platforms, in a common exercise scenario.” The WISE platform supports many different interfaces and allows the user to integrate new systems into the synthetic environment and achieve interoperability among participants. “This eliminates the need for expensive and time-consuming hard-coding and software integration,” Leander claims. WISE focuses on the data that each system contributes to the common environment. “We call this information-centric integration, a service-oriented ap- 26         � 1226501715 CMYK    http://AviationWeek.com/ares http://folatia.com http://www.aviationweek.com/dti

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Defense Technology International - March 2008 Contents Sweden Cancels SEP; Israel Launches Imaging Satellite; Geotextiles Secure Ammo Dump U.S. Navy Taps Neural Architecture Software to Assure Job Satisfaction Shrapnel-Like Pieces of Reactive Materials Increase Explosive Force of Bombs Technology is Rapidly Closing the Gap Between Sensors and Shooters Italian Army Program Aims to Develop a Fully Networked Land Force Political and Military Uncertainties Plague U.S. Defense Budget Democrats Put Pentagon on Notice Over Spending and Policy at DTAR Conference Russian Combat Vehicle Protects Tank Formations from Anti-Armor Weapons European Battlelabs Use Simulation to Verify Technologies and Stretch Defense Funds Malaysia Accelerates Fleet Modernization to meet Long-Term Goals U.S. Navy Says Composite Raiding Boat May Reduce Injuries From Wave Shocks Seeing Isn’t Believing When it Comes to Deciphering Funds for Secret Projects Advances in Sensors and Propulsion Make Torpedoes Ever More Lethal FAA is in No Rush to Approve Rules that Let UAVs Fly in Civil Airspace USS Truman Carrier Strike Group Patrols a Rough Neighborhood 24/7 U.S. says Sino-Russian Space Disarmament Plan is Riddled with Pitfalls Hyperspeed Projectile; “Sound Cloak” Hides Subs; Improving Nuclear Forensics Dutch Air Commodore Theo ten Haaf Analyzes the Impact of Rotary-Wing Operations One Soldier’s War is a Behind-the-Headlines Look at Russia’s Campaigns in Chechnya Black Budgets are Huge and Growing, and Often Conceal Amazing Failures

Defense Technology International - March 2008

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