Dynamic information management and connectivity for air operations

THALES AIRSCAPE

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As one of the world’s largest Defence companies, Thales’s role is to support the armed forces in accomplishing their missions in the traditional defence environments – air, land, sea and space – and meet the growing demand from governments for integration of defence and security forces.

Successfully supporting air operations for more than 30 years, for customers such as the UK MoD, Thales has developed and refined AirScape to help customers make better informed decisions.

Thales AirScape provides a secure and dynamic information management hub for air operations enabling multiple user connectivity and interoperability. Automatic integration of live aeronautical, tasking and intelligence feeds with static environment data delivers accurate mission critical data and threat alerts to users enabling them to share a common operational picture wherever they are.

Supporting the entire Critical Decision ChainGovernments and military commanders around the world face an increasingly complex set of challenges in running successful multi-force air operations in deployed environments. Joint operations are often conducted by coalition forces where access to shared situational awareness and interoperability are vital for safer and more effective missions. The additional complexity of operations performed within a civilian environment, and the future Single European Sky programme, increase the need for secure and reliable transfer of information.

With reduced defence budgets, armed forces are considering how they can operate more efficiently to reduce costs and maximise effectiveness. The effective use of assets and the management of capabilities are key in this context. The volume of data and rate of information exchange, both between and within forces, has never been greater and also needs to be handled by fewer personnel. All these factors influence the day-to-day effectiveness of critical decision making.

Nations depend on their leaders’ and organisations’ ability to decide and act in a timely fashion and obtain the best outcomes. These decisions are often of critical importance: navy, army and air force commanders, need full, relevant and reliable information to understand the situation and make the right choices. Thales AirScape delivers the secure and dynamic information superiority needed to make such decisions.

CUTTING EDGEINFORMATION MANAGEMENT FOR AIR OPERATIONS

HELPING YOU TO MAKECRITICAL DECISIONS

FEEDBACK

AirScape

Sourcing, capturingand dissemination

of enriched intelligence

Networked co-ordination and distribution of mission plans

Improved in-mission

critical decision making

Post Mission evaluation builds

knowledge of environments and

outcomes

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FEEDBACK

AirScape

Sourcing, capturingand dissemination

of enriched intelligence

Networked co-ordination and distribution of mission plans

Improved in-mission

critical decision making

Post Mission evaluation builds

knowledge of environments and

outcomes

items of essential air operations data automatically processed every day, helping you conquer complexity

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Automated Data HandlingAirscape’s automated processing of live information feeds removes manual entry errors, reduces information overload and delivers near real-time intelligence.

Connected. Reliable. Safer Thales Airscape connects existing, disparate mission planning systems wherever they are to co-ordinate and share data in near real-time for the most up-to-date, accurate and reliable operational information.

Connect / interoperability

Connect / interoperability

Connect / interoperability

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Operational effectivenessProvides relevant near real-time data and instantly deployed connectivity, SATCOM.

Enhanced securityMultilevel security ensures that both unclassified and classified information is accessible to the appropriate country, coalitions and personnel in the right location. Sophisticated defences protect against cyber warfare ensuring information integrity.

Thales AirScape provides information solutions for air operations. It connects multiple sources of information providing air crews, operational bases and agencies with a joint view of the operational environment enabling better informed decision making.

THALES AIRSCAPESEEING THE BIGGER PICTURE

Main operating

base

PLANSTASKS

INTELLIGENCE

Air commandand control

‘Ensures effective and efficient co-ordination of air operations with localised and centralised visibility of real-time data.’

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Thales AirScape differentiates itself from other information systems by automatically integrating multiple live aeronautical, tasking and intelligence feeds with static environment data to provide a near real-time, dynamic and integrated operational picture on a wide area secure network. Built around a core modular architecture, this proven and flexible system can be customised to meet the needs of individual operational units.

And, as requirements evolve over time, it can be easily upgraded, future-proofing the system and extending its life at low cost. Thales’s solution allows the rapid dissemination of data to main and deployed operating bases on a worldwide network. It is available in medium or long term deployment formats as well as in lightweight man-pack versions for contingency operations.

Safer skiesInforms aircrews, operations and agencies of other flying activity, aerial conflicts and vertical obstructions.

Situational awareness Ensures that the most up-to-date threat, environmental and aeronautical data is available throughout the mission lifecycle, improving survivability.

Greater efficienciesAutomated information handling and alerts supersede the need to handle data manually, reducing the risk of human error and cost.

Air commandand control

Forward operating base

Deployed

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The core framework underpinning every Thales AirScape solution provides secure interfacing, management, and near real-time dissemination and visualisation of multiple information sources, ensuring that you have all the information you need for critical decision making in each phase of the mission lifecycle.

Plug and fly, the core framework also provides a secure environment to host platform and mission specific applications from Thales and third party suppliers. These include data preparation tools, aircraft route and sensor

VISUALISE

Flight & Environmental Information• Aeronautical charts, raster & vector maps, • DAFIF (Digital Aeronautical Flight Information File) • Terrain, obstructions & hydrographic• Automated live NOTAMS and

weather information services• ADS-B Civil Air Picture

Tasking• Air Tasking and Air-space Co-ordination (ATO/ACO),

Special Instructions (SPINS), OPTASK links and comms• Air-to-Air refuelling• Air Movements Operations scheduling*

Automated Intelligence Feeds & Libraries• Link 1, Link 11, Link 16*,

OTH-G (Over The Horizon – Gold)• Recognised maritime picture• Recognised air picture*• IBS – Blue Force Tracking, Threats, EW, IR• AIS – Civil shipping• ADS-B Civil air picture* • EW database• Janes & Lloyds libraries

Formats and Standards• ASRP, CADRG, DTED, DAFIF, DVOF/XVOD• WMS,WMF, KML• ICAO Annex 15• WMO FM51-XII, WMO FM92-XI Ext. GRIB edition 2• ASTERIX Cat 21 (ADS-B)• ADatP3, USMTF• JREAP-C

PLAN

Planning and Preparation Tools• Route Planning• Auto-routing (Areas, Airways, Flight Levels)• ICAO Flight Plan generations• Sensor Planning (Radar, EO, EW, Acoustic)• Data Preparation (Aircraft System Load)• Precision DO200A Route & Map Printing• Briefing – Crew & Briefing Packs (Paper & HTML)

ALERT

Dynamic Mission Management• Area and intelligence event automatic alerts• In-flight messaging (Matelo HF Comms, SATCOM*)• Onboard Mission Planning Systems (OMPS)

on flight cleared tablet

Conflict Alerting Service*• Aircraft Route conflict and air proximity alerts• Area, Vertical Obstruction and NOTAM conflict alerts • Configurable E-Mail and SMS Alert chain• Automated ICAO Flight Plan filing*

MISSION CAPABILITYAT ITS HEART

‘A modular approach to building information management solutions enables customisation.’

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HOSTED APPLICATIONS

• Complete Mission Support Framework enables hosting of your “applications”

• Other mission planners (e.g. PFPS)• Other data preparation tools• Other analysis tools and packages

Delivery & Support• Remote management and diagnostics• Customer on-line service readily accessible via RLI • Options for secure cloud delivery*

ANALYSE

Debriefing• Video replay• 2D/3D flight reconstruction

Post Flight Analysis• EW analysis• Sensor analysis (EO, radar, GMTI, L16, acoustic)• Multi-media library and IRL• Virtual Knowledge Bases and data mining*

planning, communications and store planning, crew briefing, debriefing and post mission analysis. Automated alert for intelligence, route, area, obstruction, NOTAMS and conflicts provide improved awareness and reduced workload. Alerts can be delivered in-cockpit, via HF radio or SATCOM.

For maximum cost-efficiency and effectiveness Thales AirScape utilises your existing networks and communications infrastructure.

By working closely with our customers in a consultancy role, Thales aims to understand and capture the needs of its customers across all lines of development. We create integrated solutions for you that best utilise Thales products, services and third party capabilities all underpinned by complete through-life support.

To find out more about AirScape, visit www.thalesgroup.com/airscape or email: tao.marketing@uk.thalesgroup.com

CONNECTIVITY

Connect• Scalable LANs (Squadron, Wing,) and WANs

(MOB, Force, National)• Encrypted PSTN, SLI and DII communication bearers• Secure encrypted PSTN & SATCOM for worldwide

instant deployed connectivity• UK Government CESG accredited multi-level security

supports interoperability• Restricted message gateway for SLI to

RLI interoperability

Deliver• Mission data files• E-Mail, Chat• Web services for use by other systems*• Options for secure cloud delivery*

*Service or data source available on request

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Whenever critical decisions need to be made, Thales has a role to play. We serve 5 critical sectors – Aerospace, Space, Transportation, Defence and Security. We help users of our solutions to make better-informed decisions leading to better actions and outcomes. We do this by combining our expertise, technologies and services to strive for constant enhancement of what we call the Critical Decision Chain. World-class technologies and the combined expertise of 65,000 employees in 56 locally based country operations make Thales a key player in assuring the security of citizens, infrastructure and nations.

AirScape has supported all major military campaigns

20 Years

‘Thales provided secure data, tasking and

intelligence to RAF aircrews for the first 84

hours of Operation Ellamy.’

‘AirScape delivers automated and integrated

information superiority improving survivability

and contributing to safer operations.’

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