THE SPACE OPERATIONS COMMAND OPENS THE NATO EXERCISE 'STEADFAST JUPITER – JACKAL 2020“

One of NATO's most important exercises, in a reduced format due to the ongoing emergency

10 December 2020

Source: Aerospace Operations Command

Author: Lt Col Alessandro DI MUNI

One of NATO's most important exercises, in a reduced format due to the ongoing emergency, took place from 30 November to 10 December 2020 at Aerospace Operations Command (Certificate of Analysis) in Poggio Renatico (FE) the planning and conduct phase of the Operations of the “Fierce Jupiter – Jackal 2020”(STJU-JA 20): a virtual exercise, computer-assisted command post exercise (CAX/CPX), conducted, that is, operating in a simulated scenario, with a series of events and stressors“ad hoc”tests the Command and Control (C2) chain responsible for the planning and execution of a“Out-of-Area Non-Article 5 Crisis Response Operation”(NA5CRO) – a “No Actionable Article 5” operation in response to a hypothetical out-of-area crisis south of the Alliance and on a regional scale.