White Papers
The JAPCC regularly publishes the outcomes of projects, activities, and key deliverables in the form of ‘White Papers’ covering a wealth of themed topics to help promote a better understanding of Air and Space Power subject matter that is developing globally.
Since 2005, the JAPCC has produced more than 50 White Papers on a huge range of subjects from Force Protection to Air Warfare Communications in a Networked Environment to Multinational Space Situational Awareness.
A complete list of White Papers published by the JAPCC can be downloaded from this page.
Archive
Joint Personnel Recovery in an Urban Environment
By Lt Col
Javier
Aguilar Gonzalez
By Mr
Marco
Gazzaniga
By Cdr
Andrea
Magi
By Maj
Brian
Nielsen
Urban warfare is not a new phenomenon: Syria, Iraq, Ukraine, and Gaza are just some of the most recent examples. As global urbanization accelerates, it becomes increasingly probable that the Alliance will be involved in [...]
Drone Drills
How to Prepare for a Drone Incident
By Lt Col
Andre
Haider
Well-established emergency procedures are vital for swift and efficient crisis management across military, civil, and public sectors. These protocols encompass first aid, fire, and bomb threat calls, aiming to save lives, prevent harm, and minimize [...]
Freedom of Manoeuvre in Cyberspace
By Lt Col
Eric
Jodoin
By Maj
Fotios
Kanellos
NATO defines manoeuvre as ‘Employment of forces on the battlefield through movement in combination with fire, or fire potential, to achieve a position of advantage in respect to the enemy to accomplish the mission’. But [...]
Introduction to the Resilient Basing Enhancement Workbook 2nd Edition
By Wg Cdr
Jez
Parkinson
By Lt Col
Frans
Van de Weerd
Update January 2024: The number of inputs received up to now is insufficient to make a thorough analysis. As stated in para 1.5 Caveat: ‘A delay in response will result in a corresponding delay [...]
Future Approaches to Red Air Delivery in NATO Air Forces in 5th Generation Fighter Training
By Lt Col
Rafael
Ichaso
Red Air is a significant part of the NATO fighters training. However, this function is increasingly tricky for NATO countries to carry out, especially individually, due to the associated costs and the lack of materiel [...]
National Military Space Operations Centres
Requirements on National Centres with Respect to NATO Needs
By Lt Col
Heiner
Grest
NATO does not have space-based resources of its own; however, the organization is heavily and increasingly dependent on space data, products and services to conduct military operations, missions and other activities, as well as executing [...]
NATO ISTAR
Establishing a NATO-owned Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition, and Reconnaissance Capability
By Lt Col
Andre
Haider
By Mr
Adam
Jux
By Maj
Giuseppe
Valentino
By Lt Col
Tim
Vasen DipEng, MSc
By Lt Col
Jürgen
Welsch
By Maj
Andreas
Wurster
Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities of a coalition, such as NATO, have always played a key role in the success of operations. Although often this is considered an invisible job, the data collection and [...]
Resiliency in Space as a Combined Challenge for NATO
By Lt Col
Tim
Vasen DipEng, MSc
Today’s military operations rely significantly on Space support. NATO Allies are operating modern and technically advanced armed forces. This technical advantage can be seen as a kind of deterrence, but recent worldwide developments in counter-Space [...]
NATO Force Protection on a Knife Edge
A Think-Piece
By Wg Cdr
Jez
Parkinson
Like previous Force Protection (FP) pieces published by the JAPCC, this work is designed to be a ‘Think-Piece’. Its purpose is to provoke debate with the deliberate intention of engaging and challenging colleagues in that [...]
Big Data Management in ISR and New Technology Trends
By Maj
Giuseppe
Valentino
The digital revolution and the endless use of data are transforming the way we live and work. Simultaneously, new technologies through data are providing great opportunities to make military operations different from the past. Command [...]
Reshaping Close Support
By Capt
Daniel
Cochran
By Lt Col
Andre
Haider
By Lt Col
Panagiotis
Stathopoulos
A Future Vision of Close Joint Support Troops are in contact across a broad, disjointed front. Joint Fires Controllers (JFCs) and their assigned teams of Joint Fires Observers (JFOs) are in high demand and are [...]
Command and Control of a Multinational Space Surveillance and Tracking Network
By Lt Col
Andrea
Console
Space Surveillance and Tracking (SST) is the ability to detect and predict the position of space objects in orbit around the Earth, and is generally recognized as a fundamental component of Space Situational Awareness (SSA). [...]
The Implications for Force Protection Practitioners of Having to Counter Unmanned Systems
A Think-Piece
By Wg Cdr
Jez
Parkinson
The subject of Counter-Unmanned Air Systems (C-UAS) has become what can best be described as a ‘hot-topic’, not just for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) but, globally. The primary question that this think-piece seeks [...]
Future Battlefield Rotorcraft Capability
Anno 2035 and Beyond
By Cdr
Maurizio
Modesto
Forecasting the future is a daunting task, however, identified fast-moving trends across the diplomatic, information, military, and economic subjects are rapidly transforming the nature of all aspects of society and human life, including the character [...]
Think-Piece on Force Protection Command and Control (FPC2)
By Wg Cdr
Jez
Parkinson
The Airbase of the future will likely be a location where multiple nations come together to operate a wide variety of different air platforms, in substantial numbers. Furthermore, the capability, scarcity and cost of fifth-generation [...]
NATO Joint Air Power and Offensive Cyber Operations
By Lt Col
Paul J.
MacKenzie
The successful projection of Joint Air Power relies heavily on Cyberspace for complex mission systems, C4ISR and Space Support to Operations. Assets operating in the air environment must have freedom of movement, literally and in [...]
NATO Helicopter Underslung Load Certification
By Maj
Hein
Faber
By Maj
Jos
Kaijen
One method of quickly employing ground forces is through airmobile operations. When airmobile forces are employed by helicopter, part of their equipment is transported as an Underslung Load (USL) underneath the helicopter. For NATO forces [...]
Air Warfare Communication in a Networked Environment
By Capt
William A.
Perkins
By Col
Carlos
Presa
Network technology is expanding at an exponential rate. As technology improves, effectively unlimited connectivity is no longer strictly a future concept; however, combined decision-making and data sharing processes (or maybe ‘protocols’) are not evolving at [...]
Mitigating Disinformation Campaigns Against Air Power
By Dr
Matthieu
Chillaud
By Dr
James
Corum PhD
By Dr
Conrad C.
Crane
By Dr
Eugenio
Cusumano
By Dr
Philipp
Fraund
By Dr
Mark
Hilborne
In military operations over the last twenty years, air power has repeatedly proven to be NATO’s great asymmetric advantage. Air power’s ability to accurately strike targets, support troops on the ground, provide accurate and timely [...]
Future Unmanned System Technologies
Legal and Ethical Implications of Increasing Automation
By Ms
Maria Beatrice
Catarrasi
By Lt Col
Andre
Haider
The number of unmanned systems in NATO nations’ military inventories has grown rapidly and is still increasing throughout all domains. Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) currently represent the largest share of those systems. At the same [...]
Air Transport Training, Exercises and Interoperability
By Lt Col
Giuseppe
Canfora
By Maj
Joshua
Chambers
By Lt Col
Roberto
Paviotti
By Maj
Chad
Taylor
By Maj
Victoria
Thomas
‘If I had a wish list, it would be more ISR capability, more airlift or more rapid global mobility, particularly with respect to air-to-air refuelling. I encourage things that will give us better interoperability among [...]
Alliance Airborne Anti-Submarine Warfare
A Forecast for Maritime Air ASW in the Future Operational Environment
By Capt
William A.
Perkins
By Lt Cdr
Natale
Pizzimenti
As the Cold War ended and the Russian Federation’s naval projection was challenged both by the internal politics of glasnost and the stark realities of their national economic situation, their submarine deployments throughout the NATO [...]
NATO / Multinational Joint Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Unit
A Feasibility Study
By Lt Col
Andre
Haider
By Lt Col
Martin
Menzel
By Capt
William A.
Perkins
NATO military commanders and Alliance Leaders have consistently identified gaps in NATO’s Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) capability and capacity including the entailed Processing, Exploitation and Dissemination (PED) processes. Exercises such as Unified Vision have begun [...]
Standardization of Qualifications for NATO Helicopter Crews in Support of Land Operations
By Maj
Hein
Faber
The Joint Air Power Competence Centre (JAPCC) conducted a study in 2012 examining the vertical lift capability of the majority of European NATO member states. The Study, etc.). However, problems related to standardization of qualifications [...]
Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems in Contested Environments
A Vulnerability Analysis
By Lt Col
Andre
Haider
Over the past two decades, Remotely Piloted Aircraft System(s) (RPAS) have been fielded in increasing numbers across many nations and military services. RPAS provide distinctive capabilities for the Joint Force Commander (JFC) with reduced risk [...]
Improving NATO Support to Future Air Advisor Operations
By Col
Bernie
Willi
NATO has stated that it is committed to providing long-term political and practical support to Afghanistan via a new post-2014 mission to train, advise and assist the Afghan National Security Forces. Additionally, the 2010 NATO [...]
Air and Space Power in Counter-Piracy Operations
By Lt Cdr
Natale
Pizzimenti
NATO has been contributing military forces, mostly warships, to the Counter-Piracy (CP) mission off the Horn of Africa (HoA) since October 2008. Commanders at sea have made several strong appeals for more Air and Space [...]
Enhancing NATO’s Operational Helicopter Capability
The recent Iraq and Afghanistan campaigns have highlighted the unique capabilities helicopters have contributed to the asymmetric environment. However, whilst playing a decisive part in successful operations, it has become increasingly clear to commanders that [...]
Filling the Vacuum
A Framework for a NATO Space Policy
“Command and control of military forces, precise air power, missile guidance, troop movements, environmental reconnaissance, and missile warning all have come to depend, to a large degree, on information relayed by satellites.” The JAPCC originally [...]
Personnel Recovery
That Others May Live to Return with Honour
Throughout history, armies traditionally fought the wars whilst government officials, explorers and tourists travelled and worked all over the globe. During war, travel or exploration, individuals may have become isolated from their group, or the [...]
Strategic Concept of Employment for Unmanned Aircraft Systems in NATO
This publication provides the fundamental guidance and an overarching concept for NATO operations and employment of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) through the full spectrum of military operations. It describes a capabilities-based approach to UAS employment, [...]
