The Joint Warfare Centre ( JWC ) is a NATO establishment headquartered in Stavanger , Norway .
41-711: It was established at Jåttå on 23 October 2003 as a subordinate command of Headquarters Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (HQ SACT). The purpose of this was to have a command with responsibility for training and exercise of the NATO headquarters. The old Joint Headquarters North (JHQ NORTH) was abolished and command transferred to the Allied Command Transformation (ACT) in Norfolk, Virginia, US. The JWC provides NATO's training focal point for full spectrum joint operational level warfare. The mission of
82-560: A National Maritime Authority (NMA) of India in their 2014 election manifesto to ensure cohesive policy-making and effective coordination on coastal security among the multiple authorities dealing with maritime issues in the country. But the proposal for the same is yet to see daylight. However post 26/11 a slew of coastal security measures have been taken, from a fledgling coastal radar network to state marine police stations and NMA. The 15 or more agencies involved, ranging from Navy, Coast Guard, customs, intelligence agencies and port authorities to
123-529: A coastal surveillance radar systems (CSRS) network with radar across India, Seychelles and Mauritius and Sri Lanka. As of January 2019, India is in advanced discussions with Myanmar to install similar radar systems there, and has also offered these systems to Bangladesh, Indonesia, Thailand and Maldives. While India handles most of the Maldive's maritime security, Sri Lanka has also established its own operations. Comoros , France , Madagascar , Mauritius , and
164-759: A customer-funded arrangement, ACT invests about 30 million Euros into research with the NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) each year to support scientific and experimental programs. A Centre of Excellence (COE) offers recognized expertise and experience to the benefit of the Alliance, especially in support of transformation. Most are single-nation sponsored, but some are sponsored by multiple members. It provides opportunities to enhance education and training, to improve interoperability and capabilities, to assist in doctrine development and/or to test and validate concepts through experimentation. A COE
205-485: A decision in 2008 to improve the integration and interoperability of member states' maritime safety , security , border control , environmental protection , fisheries and law enforcement systems in order to create a Common Information Sharing Environment for the EU maritime domain. Denmark The maritime domain of Denmark encompasses the maritime domain of the entire Danish Realm , which aside from Denmark includes
246-544: A further increase in defense spending towards 2% of GDP in 2033. While the details of the surge in spending are still being negotiated, plans are in motion to replace both the THETIS-class and DIANA-class with more modern and capable vessels as well as procurement of towed-array sonar to increase underwater awareness capabilities for the ABSALON-class frigates. The Modi led BJP Govt had promised to set up
287-655: A number of coastal surveillance stations. In Oeresund , Great Belt and Fehmarn Belt maritime traffic is controlled by the Vessel Traffic Service systems and information is fused and analyzed by the National Maritime Operations Center. The National Maritime Operations Center also acts as national Joint Rescue Coordination Center and operates the Maritime Assistance Service, which is connected to
328-554: A significant change took place where the Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (SACT) became a French officer. The first French officer to serve as SACT was French Air Force General Stephane Abrial (2009–2012). Allied Command Transformation was preceded by Allied Command Atlantic (ACLANT) established in 1952 under the overall command of Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic (SACLANT), with its headquarters at Norfolk, Virginia . ACLANT's purpose
369-646: Is a military command of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), formed in 2003 after restructuring. It was intended to lead military transformation of alliance forces and capabilities, using new concepts such as the NATO Response Force and new doctrines in order to improve the alliance's military effectiveness. When France rejoined the NATO Military Command Structure in mid-2009,
410-610: Is currently filled by General Chris Badia of the German Air Force. He succeeded General Paolo Ruggiero, Italian Army, who succeeded Admiral Manfred Nielson, German Navy, who succeeded General Mirco Zuliani of the Italian Air Force, General Mieczysław Bieniek of the Polish Land Forces , Admiral Luciano Zappata ( Italian Navy ) and Admiral Stanhope. For several years, in a carryover from SACLANT,
451-545: Is headed by the Deputy Chief of Staff (DCOS) Transformation who acts as the Supreme Allied Commander, Transformation's (SACT) Director for guidance and coordination of the activities of his or hers Directorate Transformation, divided in two divisions: Implementation and Capabilities. Within the full scale of SACT's transformational responsibilities the Deputy Chief of Staff (DCOS) Transformation assists
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#1732775439116492-528: Is not a part of the NATO Military Command Structure , but their activities with NATO are coordinated through Headquarters SACT. Since COEs are predominantly multinational entities, most COEs are overseen by a steering committee (SC), that sets the programme of work and approves the budget for the COE. The SC consists of one voting representative of each Sponsoring Nation (SN) and a various number of observers. All decisions are made by consensus. Principles: NATO has
533-454: Is one of the most important sources of data for the MDA agencies. AIS is used in order for ships to know each other’s whereabouts, they transmit a signal from ship to ship and to shore. Lately, the system has been developed into satellite system, so called satellite AIS, which makes the system more effective. All ocean-going vessels above 300 tons, are supposed to use and transmit via AIS according to
574-506: Is responsible for guidance and coordination of the activities of three Sub-Divisions: of Strategic Concepts, Policy and Interoperability (SCPI); Future Capabilities, Research and Technology (FCRT) and Defence Planning (Def Plan) in their efforts to staff Capabilities, Concepts and Development products. Reflecting NATO as a whole, ACT has a presence on both sides of the Atlantic. Before the deactivation of United States Joint Forces Command ,
615-529: Is said to work as a ‘key enabler’ for other maritime security issues, such as anti-piracy patrols, in the way that in order to do effective patrols you need to have the ability of conducting effective MDA . The maritime domain is defined as all areas and things of, on, under, relating to, adjacent to, or bordering on a sea, ocean, or other navigable waterway, including all maritime-related activities, infrastructure, people, cargo, and vessels and other conveyances. Countries have always gathered information about
656-549: Is to give the navy better capabilities to support the civil society in SAR missions, environment surveillance, fishery control, research etc. The agreement also accommodates wishes from NATO , that Denmark should acquire long range drones for surveillance of the ocean. In light of the deteriorating security situation following Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine , the Mette Frederiksen Government has announced
697-621: The Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic and Greenland . The kingdom of Denmark has a large maritime domain relative to its population size, maintaining the worlds 15th largest EEZ compared to the 112th largest population, a domain which is also economically and geopolitically important in several ways. The Danish straits connect the Baltic Sea to the open ocean, with a total number of approximately 70.000 ships transiting
738-758: The Great Belt and the Oeresund every year. Greenland and the Faroe Islands sit astride the strategically important GIUK Gap , and the Danish part of the Arctic Ocean is of increasing importance as geopolitical tensions rise and sea ice melts. In Denmark, MDA is organized mainly by The Royal Danish Navy . Surveillance of Danish waters is achieved by the DIANA-class patrol vessels, Naval Home Guard, Danish Fishing Authority, Air Force helicopters and
779-721: The Seychelles work together on maritime security in the western Indian Ocean. In 2018 they established a Regional Maritime Information Fusion Centre in Madagascar, which also cooperates with Djibouti and Kenya. A Regional Combined Operations Centre has been established in the Seychelles, which also cooperates with Somalia and Tanzania. In the Philippines, the National Coast Watch System (NCWS)
820-683: The Chief of Staff (COS) in the execution of his or her duties with emphasis on deliverables to the Alliance Military Transformation Process in order to enhance NATO's operational capabilities and to meet NATO's future requirements. The Implementation Division, led by Assistant Chief of Staff (ACOS) Implementation, is responsible for guidance and coordination of the activities of two Sub-Divisions, Joint Education and Training (JET) and Joint Experimentation, Exercises and Assessment (JEEA), as well as providing guidance for
861-574: The Deputy Supreme Allied Commander, then served as Acting Supreme Allied Commander until the arrival of General Lance L. Smith USAF in November 2005. At the 2002 Prague Summit, it was decided that NATO should change its military structures and concepts, and acquire new types of equipment to face the operational challenges of coalition warfare against the threats of the new century. Thus NATO's military command structure
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#1732775439116902-463: The Deputy's position was filled by a Royal Navy admiral. Stanhope's succession by Zappata meant an end to this practice. Allied Command Transformation's current mission is to: A large number of conferences and seminars have been organised by the command in fulfilment of its conceptual development mission. These have included CD&E, a national Chiefs of Transformation conference, an examination of
943-717: The EU-based SafeSeaNe.t In the Faroe Islands and Greenland , MDA is achieved mainly by Joint Arctic Command of the Danish Defence . Surveillance is achieved by the Royal Danish Navy THETIS-class and KNUD RASMUSSEN-class OPVs as well as Royal Danish Air Force MH60R Sea Hawk helicopters and Challenger aircraft, and information is fused and analyzed by the Joint Rescue Coordination Center of
984-837: The Global Commons, Law of Armed Conflict , and a Multiple Futures project. The command's headquarters is in Norfolk, Virginia , in the United States . HQ SACT itself is organised into a command group, the Transformation Directorate, the Transformation Support Directorate, National Liaison Representatives, the Partnership for Peace Staff Element and Reservists responsible to HQ SACT. The Transformation Directorate
1025-492: The International Maritime Organisation. The satellite constellations help facilitate this with " tip and cue " methodologies (Cudzilo et al., 2012: 1). Underwater domain awareness (UDA) is the aspect of maritime domain awareness focused on the underwater sector. There is a military requirement, but also a need to monitor undersea geophysical activity which can provide vital clues to minimize
1066-539: The Joint Arctic Command. A number of challenges exist to Danish maritime domain awareness. In the Danish straits, which have ideal operating conditions for submarines, underwater domain awareness is very limited, and the sheer size of the arctic and north Atlantic parts of the Danish maritime domain makes comprehensive maritime domain awareness very difficult. Furthermore, the navy ships patrolling both areas are deemed outdated and increasingly unfit for
1107-568: The Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) and Joint Analysis Lessons Learned Centre (JALLC), in their efforts to enhance training programs, to carry out concept development and experimentation, to press on common standards, and to develop effective programs to capture and implement lessons learned. This division probably serves as NATO's linkpoint to the annual U.S.-led Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstration . The Capabilities Division, led by Assistant Chief of Staff (ACOS) Capabilities,
1148-505: The Joint Warfare Centre is to: The Commanders and Directors of the Joint Warfare Centre: 58°54′27″N 5°43′18″E / 58.90750°N 5.72167°E / 58.90750; 5.72167 This article about the military of Norway is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Allied Command Transformation Allied Command Transformation ( ACT ) ( French : Commandement allié Transformation )
1189-611: The basic structure remained in place until the Prague Summit in the Czech Republic in 2002. This led to ACLANT being decommissioned effective 19 June 2003, and a new Allied Command Transformation being established as its successor. Admiral Edmund P. Giambastiani Jr. US Navy became the last SACLANT on 2 October 2002. He served as ACLANT commander until 19 Jun 2003. He then served as Supreme Allied Commander, Transformation, until 1 Aug 2005. Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope RN,
1230-584: The following accredited COEs: 50°29′58″N 3°59′02″E / 50.49944°N 3.98389°E / 50.49944; 3.98389 Maritime Domain Awareness Maritime domain awareness ( MDA ) is defined by the International Maritime Organization as the effective understanding of anything associated with the maritime domain that could impact the security, safety , economy, or environment . MDA
1271-804: The home and shipping ministries, state governments and fisheries departments, often work at cross-purposes. A full-time federal body like NMA is needed to clear the clutter. The National Maritime Domain Awareness (NMDA) Project of India, an integrated intelligence grid to detect and tackle threats emanating from the sea in real-time has been established to generate a common operational picture of activities at sea through an institutionalised mechanism for collecting, fusing and analysing information from technical and other sources like coastal surveillance network radars, space-based automatic identification systems, vessel traffic management systems, fishing vessel registration and fishermen biometric identity databases. India has
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1312-703: The impact of devastating natural disasters. In Canada, the 2004 National Security Policy resulted in the establishment of Marine Security Operations Centers (MSOCs) responsible for supporting a national response to maritime security threat. The East Coast MSOC is in Halifax , the West Coast MSOC is in Victoria , and the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway MSOC is in Niagara . The European Union took
1353-517: The maritime environment, in order to generate intelligence necessary for various missions or finding enemy navies. Modern MDA however, was defined in the aftermath of the 9/11 terror attack and the terror attack on the destroyer USS Cole . Maritime Domain Awareness programs aims to detect threats and come up with resolutions to these; helping with decision-making for different threats and; inspects that international law are kept, in order to ensure freedom of navigation . Different agents conducts MDA,
1394-626: The most important being Maritime Domain Awareness Centers or Maritime Domain Awareness Fusion Centers. Maritime Domain Awareness Centers can have different areas of studies, regional, crime , military threats etc. These centers gather the information, fuse it together and analyze the data in order to spot trends and patterns. The data gathered is useful for different things such as; law enforcement, governance and capacity building. Automatic Identification System (AIS)
1435-538: The task. In Greenland the Danish navy is building up its capabilities over the coming years, in 2021 the Mette Frederiksen Government together with Venstre , Danish Peoples’s Party , Danish Social Liberal Party , Conservative Peoples’s Party and Liberal Alliance , increased the budget with further 1.5 billion DKK . These new capabilities includes drones , education , analyst center, satellite surveillance and radar systems. The purpose
1476-836: The two organisations were co-located, and indeed shared a commander for some time. There is an ACT command element located at SHAPE in Mons , Belgium. ACT's major subordinate commands are the Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) in Stavanger , Norway; the Joint Force Training Centre (JFTC) in Bydgoszcz , Poland; and the Joint Analysis and Lessons Learned Centre (JALLC) in Monsanto, Portugal. Under
1517-581: Was designed in response to the Maritime Situational Awareness request. This request, a product of a U.S. international and inter-agency initiatives termed " Maritime Domain Awareness ," serves to counter threats to the maritime commons including terrorism, human/drug smuggling, piracy, and espionage. Since Allied Command Atlantic became Allied Command Transformation, commanders have included non-naval officers. Gen. Lance L. Smith USAF commanded ACT from 10 Nov 2005 until 9 Nov 2007. He
1558-976: Was originally designed to improve maritime domain awareness in the Sulu and Celebes Seas , but has been extended over the entire island country's territory. In March 2012, the South African Navy announce the establishment of two MDA centers, one in Cape Town for the west coast and one in Durban to cover the east coast. In the United States, the Secretary of the Navy is the DoD Executive Agent for maritime domain awareness. For private ports, The Mariner Group's CommandBridge platform
1599-475: Was reorganized. One strategic command, Allied Command Transformation, was focused on transforming NATO, while the other strategic command focused on NATO's operations, Allied Command Operations . Initial reports about a NATO transformation command began to appear in July 2002. ACT was formally established on June 19, 2003. A suite of "Baseline for Rapid Iterative Transformational Experimentation" (BRITE) software
1640-893: Was succeeded by Gen. James N. Mattis USMC, who served from 9 Nov 2007 - 08 Sep 2009. A significant change was the assumption of command by a French officer, after France rejoined the NATO Command Structure in mid-2009. General Stéphane Abrial , former chief of the French Air Force assumed command in 2009. French Air Force General Jean-Paul Paloméros replaced Abrial at the end of September 2012. On 30 September 2015 French Air Force General Denis Mercier succeeded General Paloméros, in September 2018 General André Lanata succeeded General Mercier, and in 2021 General Philippe Lavigne succeeded General Lanata. The Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Transformation position
1681-578: Was to guard the sea lines of communication between North America and Europe in order to reinforce the European countries of NATO with U.S. troops and supplies in the event of a Soviet/ Warsaw Pact invasion of Western Europe. Following the end of the Cold War , the Command was reduced, with many of its subordinate headquarters spread across the Atlantic area losing their NATO status and funding. However,