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UK HAS FIRST OPERATIONAL-LEVEL EUROPEAN UNION COMMAND
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18 June 2003
Jane's Defence Weekly
The UK has developed and installed a new IT system at its Permanent
Joint Headquarters in Northwood, north of London, reports this
week's edition of Jane's Defence Weekly. This technology will
facilitate command-level support for EU military operations and is
the first operational-level EU military headquarters Command
Information System (CIS) to be set up.
This recent development puts the UK ahead of France, Germany, Italy
and Greece, who are still working on their own versions of the
facility - with each to be known as Operational HQs. Ultimately
this technology should facilitate an effective joint EU command.
However the report notes that these new EU command systems are
developing along similar lines to the early ad-hoc joint-staff
arrangements for UK Joint Operations and may suffer the same
problems of rivalry and dispute. "Different CISs were used at each
HQ and there was rivalry over which was the most appropriate HQ
(and by extension, the most appropriate commander) for any
particular operation," states author Giles Ebbutt in the report,
referring to these early command arrangements. "The potential for
similar rivalries to develop in the EU command is
considerable."
Since its installation in January 2003 this UK system has been used
only for contingency planning exercises. However the £1m of
equipment including 205 PC workstations - all provided by prime
contractor EDS - may come into its own when synchronised with
emerging European CISs. Already there is provision for part of the
system to be deployed to Brussels in time of crisis for use by the
EU military staff.
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