Federated Mission Networking ( FMN ) is a significant initiative to help ensure the interoperability and operational effectiveness of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization . It is a key contribution to the Connected Forces Initiative, helping Allied and Partner forces to better communicate, train, and operate together. This includes the NATO Command Structure as well as the NATO Force Structure. The purpose of FMN is ultimately to support Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) and decision-making in operations by enabling the rapid instantiation of mission networks. Including the NATO Command Structure, 39 nations have joined the FMN initiative as so-called "FMN Affiliates" and work together under the FMN Framework Process to coordinate the design, development, and delivery of operational and technical capabilities required to conduct net-centric operations . Each development increment is referred to as an "FMN Spiral." The respective requirements, architecture, standards, procedures, and technical instructions are documented in the so-called "FMN Spiral Specifications." FMN Spiral Specifications are based on well-known standards and best practices, hence supported by most off-the-shelf products and vendor neutral. TACOMS standards and profiles specify a common, technology- and topology independent network interoperability layer (or federated core) for federated mission networks. There is also a rolling 10-year FMN Spiral Specification Roadmap of the envisioned future capabilities. At the same time, the Coalition Interoperability Assurance and Validation (CIAV) process ensures that current interoperability issues are being identified and fed back into FMN capability development.
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92-434: A "flag officer" and an "officer of flag rank". Formerly, all officers promoted to flag rank were considered to be "flag officers". The term is still widely used to refer to any officer of flag rank. Present usage is that rear admirals and above are officers of flag rank, but only those officers who are authorised to fly a flag are formally called "flag officers" and have different flags for different ranks of admiral . Of
138-567: A demonstration of the practical implementation of FMN and help nations gain experience and to enhance flexibility and interoperability. [REDACTED] In recognizing that FMN is more than just creating interoperable C2 systems, like the Netherlands, Norway is seeking to adopt the entire concept of Federation and Networking from a DOTMLPF-I perspective. In practical terms this involves other agencies than those traditionally involved with development and implementation of C2 systems. In particular,
184-651: A matter of law, Title 10 of the United States Code makes a distinction between general officers and flag officers (general officer for the Army, Marine Corps, and Air Force; flag officer for the Navy and Coast Guard). Non-naval officers usually fly their flags from their headquarters, vessels, or vehicles, typically only for the most senior officer present. In the United States all flag and general officers must be nominated by
230-500: A planned successive enlargement to other projects over the following years. [REDACTED] In 2015, after the formal affiliation with the FMN initiative, Italy approved the governance and management structure of the Italian FMN initiative, aiming to achieve the capability to set up and manage a mission network according to the FMN specifications. In 2016, Italy confirmed the compliance of
276-462: Is a junior officer , called a flag lieutenant or flag adjutant , attached as a personal adjutant or aide-de-camp . In the Canadian Armed Forces , a flag officer ( French : officier général , "general officer") is an admiral , vice admiral , rear admiral , or commodore , the naval equivalent of a general officer of the army or air force. It is a somewhat counterintuitive usage of
322-658: Is also being used by NATO's enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) as the capability ready for interoperability with NATO's NRF and VJTF . [REDACTED] In 2016, Sweden announced its intention to become an FMN Affiliate with the level of ambition as a Mission Network Extension participant. FMN constitutes an important basis for interoperability and the Swedish Armed Forces have stated that by 2023, Command and Control information system such as SWECCIS must be fully FMN compatible. Sweden recognize that future FMN spiral specifications will include additional requirements for evolving
368-435: Is also in the process of approving the implementation of an Italian Mission Network to fulfil the needs in terms of Command and Control of a mission or multinational operations (also in the role of "leading nation" of a coalition) or, in a dual-use perspective, in case of an emergency operation for humanitarian aid and disaster relief. Italy is also fully engaged in FMN management with subject matter Experts and representatives in
414-551: Is applied to brigadiers , major generals , lieutenant generals and generals in the Army ; commodores , rear admirals , vice admirals and admirals in the Navy ; and air commodores , air vice marshals , air marshals and air chief marshals in the Air Force . Each of these flag officers are designated with a specific flag. India's honorary ranks ( five star ranks ) are field marshal in
460-494: Is denoted by a wide strip of gold braid on the cuff of the service dress tunic, one to four gold maple leaves over a crossed sword and baton, all beneath a royal crown, on epaulettes and shoulder boards ; and two rows of gold oak leaves on the peak of the service cap. Since the unification of the Canadian Forces in 1968, a flag officer's dress tunic had a single broad stripe on the sleeve and epaulettes. In May 2010
506-546: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Federated Mission Networking NATO Federated Mission Networking arose from the operational requirement in Afghanistan, which necessitated troop-contributing nations to operate in a single information-sharing domain called the Afghanistan Mission Network (AMN). Through the experience of ISAF in Afghanistan,
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#1732856016882552-596: Is drawn up using a pragmatic and holistic approach following the DOTMLPFI methodology. At this stage (Spiral 2 as of June 2019), Belgium disposes of a capability enabler (the Mission Defense Network), which offers minimum services to allow deployed troops to communicate, share, and exchange information with partners in a secure way, and automatically. Those services will be expanding with the following spiral development. [REDACTED] Canada's C4ISR Vision outlines
598-414: Is fully compatible with NATO's Federated Mission Networking and merges the previously physically separated IT systems and services for deployments to a physically and logically interoperable and integrated multinational system of systems. The 'Harmonization of Command and Control Information Systems' program ( Harmonisierung der Führungsinformationssysteme, HaFIS ) is the first to spearhead this challenge with
644-422: Is implementing a Polish Mission Network (PMN) in accordance with FMN Spiral Specifications. It consists of a permanent Polish Mission Network Element to which units can connect their network extensions during national and multinational exercises. For the first time PMN was successfully implemented during Exercise Anakonda 2016 as the main part of a federation based on five Mission Network Elements. PMN instantiation
690-599: Is known under the name of 'Mission Partner Environment' (MPE) and it reflects US DoD desire to be an FMN affiliate. From the technical perspective, the US DoD CIO's office has been working on the Mission Partner Environment Information System (MPE-IS), which provides the ability to change things quickly so that networks can be: set up quickly to support the joint force; broken down very quickly; and federated to exchange information in support of
736-532: Is still in use today, explicitly defined as an officer of the U.S. Navy or Coast Guard serving in or having the grade of admiral, vice admiral, rear admiral, or rear admiral (lower half), equivalent to general officers of an army. In the United States Army , Air Force , and Marine Corps , the term "flag officer" generally is applied to all general officers authorized to fly their own command flags —i.e., brigadier general , or pay grade O-7, and above. As
782-458: Is the best means to create this common, mission-wide data and information sharing environment. The FMN Concept concludes that the ability to generate federated mission network instances is therefore a key and essential capability for NATO, NATO member nations, and/or non-NATO entities participating in operations. In contrast to the AMN, Federated Mission Networking attempts for mission Networks to be: In
828-687: The NATO Military Committee agreed to the "Future Mission Network Concept," later noted by the North Atlantic Council (NAC), as the basis for the development of an implementation plan that defines "the implications for NATO and the Nations." The concept provided overarching guidance for establishing a federated mission networking capability that enables effective information sharing among NATO, NATO member nations, and/or non-NATO entities participating in operations. The FMN Concept describes
874-463: The 39 officers of flag rank in the Royal Navy in 2006, very few were "flag officers" with entitlement to fly a flag. For example, a Commander-in-Chief Fleet flies an admiral's flag whether ashore or afloat and is a "flag officer". The chief of staff (support), a rear admiral, is not entitled to fly a flag and is an "officer of flag rank" rather than a "flag officer". List of fleets and major commands of
920-621: The Armed Forces' operational command support system to continue to be FMN compatible. [REDACTED] The United Kingdom has built upon its experiences in Afghanistan to develop mission configurable capabilities as described in Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015 . This work aligns to FMN with the MAGPIE system utilizing FMN Spiral 1 Specification which is already in service with HQ ARRC . The New Style of IT (NSoIT) programme has subsumed
966-640: The Army, Marshal of the Indian Air Force in the Air Force and admiral of the fleet in the Navy. A similar equivalence is applied to senior police officers of rank Deputy Inspector General (DIG) , Inspector General (IG) , Additional Director General (ADG) and Director General (DG) . In the United Kingdom, the term is only used for the Royal Navy , with there being a more specific distinction being between
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#17328560168821012-664: The Defense Staff ( État-Major des Armées , EMA) and the Defense Procurement Directorate ( Direction générale de l’armement , DGA) aim to align various national capability development activities with the FMN Initiative and contribute to its battle-rhythm. [REDACTED] The initiative 'German Mission Network' aims to create improved command and control capabilities for the German armed forces . The German Mission Network
1058-693: The FMN Secretariat, contributing to the evolution of the NATO FMN initiative. [REDACTED] The Netherlands implemented the first set of agreed FMN capabilities (Spiral 1) within their deployable Theatre Independent Tactical Adaptive Armed Forces Network (TITAAN) which is used by the Dutch armed forces . The next steps include further alignment with FMN capabilities and the implementation of future FMN spiral specifications within TITAAN. The Netherlands acknowledged that
1104-468: The Italian FMN Node to FMN Spiral 1 requirements in a number of multinational exercises and has actively contributed to the development of the next set of capabilities. In light of the results achieved in 2016, Italy decided to implement the capability acquired in Afghanistan by deploying an FMN Node federated to the Afghanistan Mission Network (AMN), which is now fully operational. The Italian Defense
1150-588: The Royal Navy lists most admirals who were "flag officers". A flag officer's junior officer is often known as "Flags". Flag Officers in the Royal Navy are considered as Rear-Admirals and above. Equivalent ranks in the British Army and Royal Marines are called general officer rather than flag officers, and those in the Royal Air Force (as well as the rank of air commodore ) are called air officers , although all are entitled to fly flags of rank. Captain
1196-514: The activities of five working groups, which address operational and security requirements, capability planning and specification development, assurance and validation of interoperability, and coordination of change implementation. The working groups forward their products to a flag and general officer -level FMN management group for review and delivery to respective national or organizational governance bodies for consideration, acceptance and implementation. The operational commander's requirements are
1242-467: The context of FMN, a federation is an association where each stakeholder retains control of their own capabilities and affairs while accepting and complying with the requirements laid out in pre-negotiated and agreed arrangements in a collective fashion. To facilitate collaboration and coordination among "FMN Affiliates," NATO has agreed to host an FMN Secretariat, which is composed of liaison officers from each "FMN Affiliate." The FMN Secretariat coordinates
1288-429: The engagement of decision makers at Ministry of Defence level and operational planning staff at the highest level of operational command is considered to be essential. Regarding implementation of the FMN technical aspects, Norway has chosen not to create a dedicated implementation programme. Instead, FMN Spiral Specifications will be injected into upgrades of existing systems and emerging projects. [REDACTED] Poland
1334-428: The implementation of federated capabilities needs a DOTMLPF-I perspective to be able to reach the next level of interoperability. The German and Dutch armed forces are taking their cooperation to an unprecedented level of integration. It entails the harmonization of requirements, procedures, education, and training. Federating capabilities provided by both nations in the context of the multinational 1 (GE/NL) Corps are
1380-593: The importance of interoperability with its Joint, Interagency, Multinational, and Public (JIMP) partners and sets strategic objectives to achieve it within both the enduring and episodic domains of its Military Integrated Information Infrastructure (MI3). Recognizing that FMN concepts and standards are key to achieving its goals, Canada is implementing the FMN Spiral specifications as part of its 'Canadian Deployable Mission Network' (CDMN) design. True operational interoperability takes more than just technology, so Canada champions
1426-506: The joint force, the DoD and mission partners. MPE-IS aligns with NATO's FMN capability, enhancing the mission and ability to work with mission partners. For continuity of historical references, it is useful to know that both FMN and the US MPE efforts started out under the moniker 'Future Mission Network' but underwent name changes in 2012 to avoid inevitable confusion due to association with something that
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1472-482: The naval uniform dark dress tunic was adjusted—exterior epaulettes were removed, reverting to the sleeve ring and executive curl -rank insignia used by most navies. commodores ' uniforms display a broad stripe, and each succeeding rank receives an additional sleeve ring. There are no epaulettes on the exterior of the tunic, but they are still worn on the uniform shirt underneath. In the Indian Armed Forces , it
1518-617: The need for establishing a mission thread approach to provide consistent context for interoperability, training, planning, and mission activities to enhance the effectiveness of future operations and inform FMN implementation. As a result, the NATO Strategic Commands produced the NATO Mission Thread Capstone Concept. The implementation of this concept will impact the development of the doctrine, organization, training, and requires contributions and participation of
1564-506: The operational community. In support of the FMN initiative, the Network Centric Operations Industry Consortium has introduced a new Interoperability Verification (IV) process, intended to support the acquisition of technical products and services for Federated Mission Networking. The IV assessment, based on product testing that takes place as part of the normal quality manufacturing process, looks at how well
1610-558: The operational requirements, principles, and implementation considerations for a capability consisting of three components: Governance , FMN framework, and mission Networks. The FMN Concept envisions a world in which the commander of an operation effectively performs end-to-end processes and shares information in a coalition environment. This ability is enabled through a common understanding of how those processes are described and through access to shared, secure information. The commander must be able to communicate intent and direction down to
1656-515: The preeminent driver of each mission Network. The FMN Concept identified six objectives that drive the operational requirements for nearly all mission networks: A mission network must support the respective chain of command and the execution of relevant mission threads and it must respond to the Commander's battle rhythm during each phase of the operation. FMN defines four different types of environments: The NATO FMN Implementation Plan identified
1702-409: The rank of rear admiral or its equivalent and above, also called "flag ranks". In some navies, this also includes the rank of commodore . Flag officer corresponds to the generic terms general officer , used by land and some air forces to describe all grades of generals, and air officer , used by other air forces to describe all grades of air marshals and air commodores . A flag officer sometimes
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1794-404: The tactical level and provide reports and recommendations up to the strategic level. Information must be available throughout the coalition force in any foreseeable operational scenario. The achievement of trust and transparency among mission participants is essential. The FMN concept reflects a clear lesson learned: Operational experience has irrefutably demonstrated that a federated mission network
1840-608: The technology meets FMN spiral Specifications and can be implemented. The vision is for NATO and its partners to get enhanced capability for the same cost and for vendors to have access to more markets. Following the idea of a federation, each FMN affiliate is responsible for implementing its own capabilities that conform to FMN spiral Specifications. [REDACTED] Based on the lessons learned from operations in many coalitions, Belgium decided to formally affiliate with FMN early in March 2016. The implementation of this international initiative
1886-473: The term, as only flag officers in command of commands or formations actually have their own flags (technically a commodore has only a broad pennant , not a flag), and army and air force generals in command of commands or formations also have their own flags, but are not called flag officers. Base commanders, usually full colonels , have a pennant that flies from the mast or flagpole on the base, when resident, or on vehicles that carry them. A flag officer's rank
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1932-625: The use of FMN-capable forces in all appropriate multilateral operations, exercises and events that it participates in as a way to ingrain interoperability as a fundamental aspect of modern operations. [REDACTED] Established in May 2020, the FMN 'French Roadmap for the Interoperability of Systems' in a Multinational Environment (FRISE) is the national FMN implementation programme within the French Ministry of Armed Forces. The main stakeholders from
1978-516: The value of a coalition-wide network was made clear: greater situational awareness facilitates more effective decision-making. Based on improved coalition unity of effort and speed of command, Commander ISAF endorsed AMN best practices as the "right model" for future coalition missions and forwarded the requirement to NATO and to the US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff . On November 21, 2012,
2024-674: The work initiated by the Information Superiority in Contingent Operations (ISCO) research programme and JACKDAW equipment programme to develop a configurable system that will meet the Spiral 2 specification and be readily updateable to future FMN spirals. Whilst MAGPIE is predominantly a land system, NSoIT will be deployed across the whole of the British Armed Forces . [REDACTED] The United States implementation program
2070-471: Was 'always in the future' or limited to materiel oriented IT and network solutions. Flag Officer A flag officer is a commissioned officer in a nation's armed forces senior enough to be entitled to fly a flag to mark the position from which that officer exercises command. Different countries use the term "flag officer" in different ways: The generic title of flag officer is used in many modern navies and coast guards to denote those who hold
2116-461: Was the highest rank in the United States Navy from its beginning in 1775 until 1857, when Congress created the temporary rank of flag officer, which was bestowed on senior Navy captains who were assigned to lead a squadron of vessels in addition to command of their own ship. This temporary usage gave way to the permanent ranks of commodore and rear admiral in 1862. The term "flag officer"
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