Danish software to bind twelve NATO nations' forces together

1 German-Netherlands Corps - one of NATO's high-readiness formations, jointly led by Germany and the Netherlands - has chosen Systematic's SitaWare Headquarters as the common digital foundation for its operations.

When 1 German-Netherlands Corps (1GNC) coordinates the work of its twelve participating nations going forward, it will do so using software from Danish software company Systematic.

The corps is headquartered in Münster and can at short notice command operations of up to 60,000 troops across land, sea and air. It is jointly led by Germany and the Netherlands with personnel from twelve nations. SitaWare Headquarters will serve as the corps' shared foundation for planning and running its operations.

"1GNC is where coalition cooperation gets put to the test in practice. When personnel and systems from many nations have to work together, they need a common foundation that gives everyone the same operational picture and ensures that everyone works according to the same procedures," says Nikolaj Bramsen, CEO of Systematic.

One picture across twelve nations

Choosing SitaWare addresses a fundamental challenge for any multinational force: how to bring data, formats and procedures from many different national systems together into one coherent picture.

SitaWare Headquarters pulls information from a wide range of sources - the corps' own forces, allied units, terrain and infrastructure - and combines it into a single, continuously updated overview. Officers from all twelve nations can plan and coordinate from the same picture, regardless of which national systems they bring with them.

"1GNC sets the benchmark for coalition cooperation in practice. Coordinating personnel and systems from multiple nations demands a common command-and-control capability that creates shared situational awareness and harmonised processes. We are proud to support the Corps with SitaWare Headquarters as part of its continued digital development," says Sven Trusch, Managing Director of Systematic's German subsidiary.

The SitaWare software is built on NATO's shared technical standards. That allows each contributing country to keep its own procedures and security rules while contributing to and drawing from the same picture.