NATO STO

IER (Information Exchange Requirements); EW (Electronic Warfare); SEI (Specific Emitter Identification) 

Networked information exchange protocols support functions such as situational awareness, electronic attack, electronic defense, and electronic intelligence. Several STANAGs include Electronic Warfare (EW) information exchange protocols and formats. New or modified STANAGs may be required to fully exploit capabilities of both current and future EW systems. This study will enable fuller exploitation of the enhanced capabilities provided by EW systems. Such capabilities would impact on the areas of Electronic Order of Battle intelligence and Networked EW capabilities. This activity supports the following NATO LTCRs: (i) Information and Integration Services, (ii) ISR Processing, Fusion and Exploitation and (iii) Network Enabled Capability. 

This TG will study Information Exchange Requirements (IERs), establish capability gaps in the areas described above, and propose potential solutions and ways forward. The TG study will include high fidelity information available from future EW systems. Supporting sub-objectives are to (i) identify current/future NATO networked EW capabilities, (ii) review the relevance of NATO Concepts of Employment/Operations (CONEMP/CONOPS), (iii) assess EW IERs, (iv) summarize the relevance of STANAGs to IERs, (v) identify gaps between IERs and capabilities, (vi) recommend updates to the EW content of STANAGs, CONEMP and CONOPS and (vii) identify national programs that address capability gaps.