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
National Military Space Operations Centres
Requirements on National Centres with Respect to NATO Needs
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
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
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 [...]
Command and Control of a Multinational Space Surveillance and Tracking Network
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
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
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 [...]
Air Warfare Communication in a Networked Environment
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 [...]
Future Unmanned System Technologies
Legal and Ethical Implications of Increasing Automation
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 [...]
Alliance Airborne Anti-Submarine Warfare
A Forecast for Maritime Air ASW in the Future Operational Environment
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
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
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
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 [...]
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, [...]
