US and German security strategies portray future warfare as coalition warfare. Thus, successful military operations depend on assured interoperability of coalition forces. This paper asks for the state of interoperability between German Forces in 2015 and the US Army Future Force. The reader will be informed about the US Future Force, whose characteristics and implications on foreign nation's interoperability are evaluated. Special consideration is given to technical and behavioral interoperability. The monograph assesses the projected capabilities of the German Bundeswehr in the year 2015 with regard to Network-Centric Warfare (NCW). Technical and behavioral interoperability are again the main focus. According to the findings of the paper, German Bundeswehr forces in 2015 will be prepared for integration into the US Army Future Force. The single most important factor for assuring this capability will be an appropriate funding in the next ten years.

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