Shared ISR: More MAJIIC for NATO

MAJIIC: concept(click to view full) NATO’s Muli-sensor Aerospace-Ground Joint ISR Interoperability Coalition (MAJIIC) project aimed to help participating nations share imaging and radar data from their planes and UAVs, even if their individual platforms were not designed for that kind of compatibility. MAJIIC ran from April 2005 through March 2009, and showed results in exercises and in Afghanistan, where participating countries could share full motion UAV videos. Now, NATO is embarking on a 5-year, EUR 100 million second phase, called MAJIIC 2 (Multi-intelligence All-source Joint ISR Interoperability Coalition). While the name behind the original acronym suggests a focus on aerospace platforms like UAVs, the project aims to handle any sensor platform on ground, sea, or air. That includes SAR/GMTI radars, day/night cameras, and even sensors like ESM radar finders and artillery locating radars. Spanish Searcher Mk.II-JHerat, Afghanistan(click to view full) MAJIIC works at operational, architectural, and technical standards levels. The idea is to use common interfaces for data formats and exchange mechanisms, keeping modifications to any given system very minor. The idea is that systems provide data to another component, and that component is where the connection happens to the common network structure, designed to use any network type or […]