A NATO system to distribute, store, archive and retrieve full-motion video to coalition units is in place in parts of Afghanistan. The capability for coalition forces everywhere in the country is scheduled for summer's end. The Integrated Command Control Software for Air Operations (ICC) is ready. So is much of the NATO intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance "toolbox," software that automates information sharing among the secret networks of the allies. A tool to manage information collection is in the works and will be available by the end of the year. The Afghan Mission Network, the Internet-service-like thread that holds all of the ISR and enhanced communications together, is scheduled to be in wide use by troops and analysts before the end of July.
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