Need to know and obligation to share in NATO Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR)

This case study of the Multi-sensor Aerospace-ground Joint Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Interoperability Coalition (MAJIIC) project is an illustration of how large-scale system-level engineering design can be addressed in a multinational coalition. It is the objective of the engineering design process to align goals, stakeholders and technologies in an effective architecture. The key role of standardisation is illustrated in a distributed environment, and a spiral development process is adopted through different project phases in time.