ARKONA

ARKONA was developed, introduced and operated by order of the Air Forces of the National People's Army Command.

The overall responsibility was with the ACOS and Chief Command Posts and Automation (de: Gefechtstände Automatisierung - GSA) Major General Dr. G. Hiemann.

The system design, software development, maintenance, and change were mainly provided by East German soldiers / IT engineers having an education background in the Soviet Union's S.M Budjonny Military Academy in St. Petersburg.

In the time to come, the utilisation of ARKONA will take place mainly in stationary CRC, in deployable engagements, and by third-party users with the agreement of the responsible support manager.

The appropriate CRC operational scenario in relation to military missions and training might be provided on the basis of the working position mode.

In order to overcome these problems, the German Improved Air Defence System (GIADS) was introduced in 2004.

For special cases, such as the Deployable Air Situation Display and Interface Processor System (DASDIPS), and as far as the logistic maintenance remains possible, ARKONA will be used continuously.

Moreover, there might be requirement for selected features e.g.: DASDIPS consists mainly of deployable hardware and software products operated by the GAF Tactical Command and Control Service (TACCS).