Flyers
Flyers are topic-based, reflecting JAPCC themes communicated in a variety of fora. These can be two-pagers or in brochure form to inform a broader audience on the main projects and activities and provide updated mission bullets on a regular basis from the JAPCC. All of our flyers can be downloaded from this page.
Archive
Surface to Exosphere
The Joint Air Power Competence Centre’s Impact on Transformation 2005-2020
‘NATO Centres of Excellence’s subject matter expertise and support to NATO and Nations is indispensable.’ ACT JFD/CPD Brief in Lisbon 14 May 2019, Multinational Solutions Synchronization Conference. This Flyer follows-on from the brief taster on [...]
Space: NATO’s Newest Operational Domain
By Lt Col
Heiner
Grest
By Lt Col
Henry
Heren
By Lt Col
Tim
Vasen DipEng, MSc
The Joint Air Power Competence Centre (JAPCC) is currently officially recognized as the COE ‘for the facilitation of Joint Air Power transformation within NATO’s overall transformation efforts’. The original Concept for the JAPCC, submitted by [...]
A Comprehensive Approach to Countering Unmanned Aircraft Systems
And Why Current Initiatives Fall Short
By Lt Col
Andre
Haider
Over the last decades, Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) have been fielded in every military service, ranging from handheld micro-UAS to medium-sized tactical systems to fully grown and Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA). At the same time, [...]
NATO Space ‘Operations Iceberg’
Looming Danger of a Non-holistic Approach
By Lt Col
Steffen
Neumann
Currently, NATO lacks a common understanding or consistent use of the term ‘NATO Space Operations’. Today, discussions about NATO Space Operations are commonly reduced to purely focusing on the Space segment (e.g. Command and Control [...]
Machines Do Not Think!
The Contradiction with Autonomous Systems
By Lt Col
Andre
Haider
“In three years, Cyberdyne will become the largest supplier of military computer systems. All stealth bombers are upgraded with Cyberdyne computers, becoming fully unmanned. Afterwards, they fly with a perfect operational record. The Skynet Funding [...]
Leadership Cannot Really Be Taught. It Can Only Be Learned.
By Col
Uwe
Heilmann
If the late president of the International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation was correct why are there Education & Training (E&T) programs, seminars, etc. with the topic of leadership? The JAPCC project ‘Command & Control (C2) / Leadership [...]
Well Worth Doing: NATO's Space Integrated Project Team
By Maj
Phil
Verroco
Much has been written about the tremendous and often unrecognised impact of space-based capabilities on modern society and military operations. I won’t belabour the point; NATO depends greatly on space capabilities to achieve its political [...]
Schriever Wargame 2012 International
Seizing an Unprecedented Opportunity
By Maj
Phil
Verroco
A task force of nine NATO nations and Australia (BLUE) battled a combination of terrorists, pirates and affiliated third parties (RED) during the world’s premier space and cyberspace wargame conducted by U.S. Air Force Space [...]
Multinational Logistics
A Missed Opportunity?
By Maj
K. Jason
Hunt
By Lt Col
Kees
Pistorius
Logistics is of vital importance to any military operation. Without it, operations cannot be carried out or sustained. Most operations start at home base and use a combination of strategic, operational and tactical movement to [...]
NATO Air and Space Power in Counter-IED Operations
Publication of JAPCC Primer
By Gp Capt
Dai
John
In recent years, Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) have increasingly become a feature of modern conflict, their ease of production using locally-available materials and deployment via support networks providing adversaries, unable to compete on conventional terms, [...]
UAS Integration into the European National Air Space System
A Status Report
By Col
Jay R.
Bickley
To what extent is debatable, but the fact that Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) will play a major role in the future is undisputed. As the roles, missions, and number of these systems expand, their integration [...]
