REPUBLIC OF SERBIA

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

www.mod.gov.rs

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

Material Resources Sector

Defensive Technologies Department

Military Technical Institute

www.vti.mod.gov.rs

MBDA Innovative C2
(command and control for multilayer GBAD systems)

 Henri Stievenard

MBDA, henri.stievenard@mbda-systems.com

François Moussez

MBDA, francois.moussez@mbda-systems.com

Yannick Roussel

MBDA, yannick.roussel@mbda-systems.com

Florent Michaux

MBDA, florent.michaux@mbda-systems.com

Abstract: Drawing on its unique air defence systems experience in Europe, MBDA is unveiling the future direction it is considering for Command and Control (C2) systems via an interactive demonstrator called MiC2 (MBDA innovative C2). Taking into consideration the threat evolution and ever increasing operational demands, MiC2 is aimed at improving the efficacy of air defence operators. In particular, it is aimed at easing their workload while at the same time allowing them to maximize the deployment and engagement characteristics of each kind of missile involved. To achieve this, MiC2 calls on the most recent advances in Man Machine Interface (MMI). Inspired by smartphones and tablets, its MMI is more intuitive and natural, whilst the introduction of technologies such as voice recognition and eye tracking provide fluidity and speed of execution for the operator.

For MBDA, the MiC2 demonstrator is a tool which will allow to explore and test the new man-machine interfaces during the carrying out of air defence engagements with the customer.

Key words: Ground based air defense, missile, command and control, MBDA, multi-layer, men-to-machine interface, innovative.