NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS)

System Master Archival/Retrieval Facility (AGS SMARF)

The KONGSBERG AGS SMARF solution is an integral part of the NATO Owned and Operated AGS system, which provides the Alliance with advanced all-weather wide-area persistent ground surveillance capabilities.

The AGS SMARF provides state-of-the-art capabilities for storing, managing and disseminating Joint Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (JISR) data and information in a timely and interoperable manner to users throughout NATO. It is highly flexible and scalable, and will effectively support networked users throughout complex and unpredictable operational environments.

Features

Very Large and Long-Duration Persistent Storage
Deployment and Scalability for Tactical to Enterprise Levels
Open Standards
Open and Modular Design
Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)
NATO Network-Enabled Capabilities (NNEC)

Benefits

Key enabler for the emerging NATO JISR capabilities
Offers unlimited flexibility and growth potential in support of current, emerging and future operational needs.
Ensures interoperability with a wide range of NATO and National JISR and C2 capabilities through proven adherence to NATO STANAGs and agreements as well as to widely used open interfaces.

Global Hawk. Photo: KONGSBERG
Illustration of AGS SMARF in use. Photo: KONGSBERG