National Defense Management Center
The National Defense Management Center, also known as National Defense Control Center (NDCC) (Russian: Национальный центр управления обороной РФ, Natsional'nyi tsentr upravleniya oboronoi RF) is the supreme command and control center of the Russian Ministry of Defense and the Russian Armed Forces.
National Defense Management Center | |
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Official Emblem | |
Founded | 1 December 2014 |
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Type | Command and control center |
Role | Provide operational control over the Armed Forces |
Part of | Ministry of Defense |
Headquarters | Znamenka 19, Moscow |
Nickname(s) | "НЦУО", NTsUO |
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Commanders | |
Director | Colonel General Mikhail Mezentsev |
Function
The center is considered as the second highest authority responsible for the Defense Ministry's management and supervision, after the Minister himself. It has the most powerful military supercomputer in the world called NDMC Supercomputer with a speed of 16 petaflops.
The center is located in the Main Building of the Ministry of Defense at Znamenka 19, Moscow, Russia.[1]
Computer network of the Center is based on the Russian military computer operating system Astra Linux[2], which in 2018 was declared the future ultimate standard for the Army.[3] Modernization with artificial intelligence software is underway.[4]
Gallery
- Vladimir Putin in National Defense Management Center
- The National Defense Management Center in Moscow
- The National Defense Management Center in Moscow (Information hall)
- The National Defense Management Center in Moscow (Main hall)
See also
- National Military Command Center (United States)
- Military citadels under London (United Kingdom)
References
- RF MOS website www.mil.ru accessed 5 January 2016.
- (in Russian) https://spbit.ru/news/n119990/
- https://sputniknews.com/russia/201801091060604846-russia-transfer-computers-domestic-software/
- https://tass.com/defense/1111737