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Command & Control Rapid Development of New C4I System for Navy Ships Terma conducted a quick and precise development, delivered on time. The system introduces novelties in function, management, and maintenance, which we have never seen in a system before, states Cdr.sg. Per Bigum Christensen, Navy Materiel Command Denmark (NMCD). The Royal Danish Navy has long pursued a policy of creating and building multirole ships. The first generation was the Standard Flex 300 series which have successfully proven the multi-role concept. With our next generation of multi-role ships - the frigate sized Flexible Support Ships and Patrol Ships - of which the first Flexible Support Ship "Absalon" was delivered from Odense Steelship Yard in October of this year - it has been decided to introduce a new generation of Combat Management Systems (CMS), which will give us the benefits of the latest technology. Also, we decided to upgrade some of the current Flex-ships with this new system. Broad Set of System Requirements In 2001, the NMCD contracted Terma to develop the future CMS, which should meet the following broad set of requirements: Provide maximum operational functionality as specified in the various mission models - including interfacing of current and future weapons, sensors, and communication systems. Provide a system which makes the maximum use of COTS and mainstream technologies. Provide a software system which accepts changes and upgrades without major rewrites of current software and which can be used in all types of ships without changes. Provide the system at the lowest possible cost. Terma has successfully executed development of the new CMS under a very tight time schedule. In November 2003, the new CMS was installed in the first Standard Flex 300 ship, the HDMS LOMMEN. Passing the functional delivery tests, it has been operational since spring 2004. During the software production, Terma and the navy have been working closely together to design the optimum functional features of the CMS. This process has been very rewarding for both parties, and it has provided the navy with novelties in function, management, and maintenance, which we have never seen before, and which is well accepted by the operators. Commander Senior Grade Per Bigum Christensen Head of the System Planning Department, Navy Materiel Command Denmark. Before this, he was Manager of the new Flexible Support Ship project, and thus directly responsible for the contracting of weapons and electronic systems for these ships.		Articles Command & Control - Main Page T-Core: Flexible Software Platform T-Core: Architecture and Features Multi Link capability for the Royal Danish Navy C-Flex Multi-Link Systems for Romanian Navy Cases Terma Completes Romanian Offset Program Command and Control Systems for the Danish Navy's Vessels Long-Standing Cooperation With Danish Defense in Supplying Command and Control Systems The Royal Danish Naval Materiel Command Recommendation Additional Information Brochures Contact