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with STANAG 4586 allows NATO member nations to jointly support
military operations using their own UAVs and ground control
station equipment. This increases interoperability and allows
data and information processed by member nation UAVs to be shared
real-time through a common ground interface.
STANAG 4586, formally ratified by NATO in 2002,
defines five levels of UAV interoperability:
- Level 1 -- Indirect receipt/transmission of UAV-related
payload data
- Level 2 -- Direct receipt of Intelligence, Surveillance
and Reconnaissance (ISR) data where "direct" covers
reception of the UAV payload data by the unmanned control
system when it has direct communication with the UAV
- Level 3 -- Control and monitoring of the UAV payload in
addition to direct receipt of ISR and other data
- Level 4 -- Control and monitoring of the UAV, less launch
and recovery
- Level 5 -- Control and monitoring of the UAV, plus launch
and recovery
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