Similarly, the German network maintained an independent nature through GEADGE. == Development == Development was approved by the NATO Military Committee in December 1955.
Starting from 1956 early warning coverage was extended across Western Europe using 18 radar stations.
Linked to existing national radar sites the coordinated system was called the NATO Air Defence Ground Environment (NADGE). From 1960 NATO countries agreed to place all their air defence forces under the command of SACEUR in the event of war.
(NOTE: This AEGIS is not to be confused with the U.S.Navy AEGIS, a shipboard fire control radar and weapons system.) AEGIS processed the information through Hughes H5118ME computers, which replaced the H3118M computers installed at NADGE sites in the late 1960s and early 1970s. NATINADS ability to handle data increased with faster clock rates.
It formed in the mid-1950s and became operational in 1962 as NADGE.
This part of the system was completed by 1962.
It has been constantly upgraded since its formation, notably with the integration of Airborne Early Warning aircraft in the 1970s.
The United Kingdom maintained its own network, but was fully integrated with the network since the introduction of the Linesman/Mediator network in the 1970s.
(NOTE: This AEGIS is not to be confused with the U.S.Navy AEGIS, a shipboard fire control radar and weapons system.) AEGIS processed the information through Hughes H5118ME computers, which replaced the H3118M computers installed at NADGE sites in the late 1960s and early 1970s. NATINADS ability to handle data increased with faster clock rates.
These forces included command & control (C2) systems, radar installations, and Surface-to-Air (SAM) missile units as well as interceptor aircraft. By 1972 NADGE was converted into NATINADS consisting of 84 radar sites and associated Control Reporting Centers (CRC) and in the 1980s the Airborne Early Warning / Ground Environment Integration Segment (AEGIS) upgraded the NATINADS with the possibility to integrate the AWACS radar picture and all of its information into its visual displays.
These forces included command & control (C2) systems, radar installations, and Surface-to-Air (SAM) missile units as well as interceptor aircraft. By 1972 NADGE was converted into NATINADS consisting of 84 radar sites and associated Control Reporting Centers (CRC) and in the 1980s the Airborne Early Warning / Ground Environment Integration Segment (AEGIS) upgraded the NATINADS with the possibility to integrate the AWACS radar picture and all of its information into its visual displays.
As of 2013, operational NATO radar sites in Europe are as follows: == Allied Air Command == Allied Air Command (AIRCOM) is the central command of all NATO air forces on the European continent.
CAOC F was deactivated in 2013 and its responsibilities were transferred to CAOC Uedem in Germany.
After CAOC F was deactivated in 2013 the responsibility for the air defense of Norway was transferred to CAOC Uedem in Germany and the Royal Norwegian Air Force's Control and Reporting Centre in Sørreisa reports to it.
After CAOC F was deactivated in 2013 the responsibility for the air defense of the United Kingdom was transferred to CAOC Uedem in Germany.
The radar was deactivated in 2015 and the Centre moved to Beauvechain Air Base in 2020.
Until 2016 the Royal Norwegian Air Force's radar installations were distributed between two CRCs.
The radar was deactivated in 2015 and the Centre moved to Beauvechain Air Base in 2020.
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