01120nas a2200205 4500000000100000000000100001008004100002260000900043653002700052653001600079653002200095653004300117653001900160100002100179700002300200245007600223300001000299490000600309520059900315 2000 d c200010aBulgarian Armed Forces10aC4I systems10aCommand & Control10aCommunications and Information Systems10aNATO Standards1 aStoyan Balabanov1 aKarmen Alexandrova00aC4I System Reengineering: Essential Component of Bulgarian Armed Forces a41-590 v53 a
The article presents main results of a comprehensive study of the command, control, communications and computer systems for the Bulgarian Ministry of Defense. It outlines current and planed C4 system capabilities of the Bulgarian armed forces. Recommendations for modernizing C4I systems to achieve requirements for NATO interoperability and standards, as well as priority projects are briefly described. Finally, the authors present roles and functions of organizational structures in the process of system development, accounting for the newly established C4I systems life cycle model.