"At the moment there are no indications and warning of high tension, that we are under the threat of ballistic missile attacks. But we can use it if the situation will change, "General Friedrich Ploeger explained. As Deputy Commander of allied air command headquarters at Ramstein, the exercise allowed him to practice his role in the ballistic missile threat involved, as one of the Allied Commander.
During the exercise the US warship USS Sullivans radar picked up a target missile and provided information to Patriot batteries in Germany NATO missile firing installation in Crete, to help make a. Because this communication involves NATO command and control structure, the exercise shows that there is no delay in the flow of information between the u.s. and NATO missile defense system.
"As the rest of the show only lasted for about five minutes of the launch target missiles for battle's end, it also shows how important a good system of C2 is for overall command and control process. Because time is very limited, we cannot pick up the phone and some numbers and try to get some people who we need to talk. Everything should work perfectly and works perfectly in order to truly command and control missile defence, "generalized Ploeger said.
Live fire tests, where the target was acquired successfully and destroyed, is an important step in the development of missile defense capabilities of NATO. This system consists of the amount of the assets of the national missile defense, network together. According to major General (ret) Alessandro Pera, head of NATO'S Active Layered Theatre Ballistic Missile Defence (ALTBMD) programme, it is a good example of the NATO multinational approaches:
"Together are more effective than any one individual who provided the amount of the assets of the United Nations. So, this is a real example of how we can do better with a mission contribution each country itself will not be able to do the entire spectrum of NATO missions for maintaining of ballistic missile, "said major general Pera.
