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AirC2IS Receives Positive Assessment from Operational Users

A User Assessment Test (UAT) of the AirC2IS Baseline 3 (BL3) software was conducted at NCI Agency The Hague from 1 to 5 June 2015 and resulted in a strong recommendation from the users to deploy it to five NATO Command Structure (NCS) sites.

LOGFS on track – First critical milestone achieved

On 20 May Sopra Steria passed the logistic functional area services (LOGFS) Project Management Review (PMR) milestone successfully.

NCI Agency begins feasibility study for Bulgaria’s Air Surveillance Capability

On Thursday 4 June 2015, the Bulgarian Ministry of Defence and the NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency) commenced the feasibility study for Bulgaria's Air Surveillance Capability.

CSU Stavanger supports Exercise Dynamic Mongoose

From 2 – 14 May, NATO conducted Dynamic Mongoose-L 2015 (DYMON15), their biggest anti-submarine warfare exercise

Register now – NIAS2015: Advancing Cyber Defence Collaboration and Innovation, a view from within

The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency) is pleased to announce that the registration for our upcoming cyber security symposium, NIAS2015: Advancing Cyber Defence Collaboration and Innovation, a view from within, is now open.

IT Modernization Project holds successful Bidders Conference

As previously reported, the IT Modernization (ITM) project released the Invitation for Bids (IFB) on 29 April 2015.

Augmented Reality for Dismounted Applications - Reality Check at the SEDA 2015 Conference

From 26-27 May the Logistics Department of the Italian General Army Staff hosted the fourth annual conference for Software Engineering for Defence Applications (SEDA). The Conference provided the venue for governmental organizations, industry and academia to discuss new ways of delivering software capabilities within defence domain. In particular, an exhaustive radiography was provided on the use of Agile Software engineering methods in the development or procurement of defence capabilities.

General Manager attends meeting on NATO-Ukraine Joint Working Group on Defence Reform

On 27 May 2015, the NCI Agency General Manager, Mr Koen Gijsbers, attended the Senior Level Meeting on the NATO-Ukraine Joint Working Group on Defence Reform (JWGDR) in Kyiv, Ukraine. The JWGDR is the framework carrying out Ukraine-NATO cooperation in defence and security sector, which activities are aiming at intensifying the practical Ukraine-NATO cooperation.

CFBLNet holds annual Management Meeting

From 20 - 24 April, Norway hosted the annual Combined Federated Battle Laboratories Network (CFBLNet) Management Meeting at the military base at Jørstadmoen.

CFBLNet welcomes Switzerland as newest guest mission partner

Switzerland has joined the Combined Federated Battle Labs Network (CFBLNet) as a mission partner in support of its activities related to Federated Mission Networking (FMN) and coalition exercises.

Foreign Ministerial outcomes announced

From 12 May to 14 May, the NATO Foreign Ministers met for a two-day ministerial in Antalya, Turkey. During the event, the Foreign Ministers discussed several issues

NATO signs contract for Theatre Missile Defence upgrades

On 11 May 2015, the NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency) signed a €92.5M contract with ThalesRaytheonSystems for a significant upgrade to NATO’s current missile defence command and control capability.

NITEC conference on business opportunities concludes

On 7 May the NITEC conference, held in Madrid, Spain, came to a close. This year, over 500 senior representatives from NATO, as well as from European and North American industry attended the conference to discuss NATO C4ISR business opportunities.

NATO launches major IT modernization effort

On 29 April 2015 the Invitation for Bids (IFB) for one of the major contract of NATO’s IT modernization (ITM) project was sent to industry. The effort is valued at over €170M-plus, including follow-on Contractor Logistics Support.

Business leaders discuss NATO Industry Cyber Partnership

The General Manager of the NCI Agency, Mr Koen Gijsbers, attended the Global Conference on CyberSpace (GCCS) 2015 that took place from 16 to 17 April in The Hague, the Netherlands. The conference brought together representatives from governments, private sector and civil society to promote practical cooperation in cyberspace, enhance cyber capacity building, and discuss norms for responsible behaviour in cyberspace.

NATO’s Cyber Defenders win Exercise Locked Shields 2015

The NATO Blue Team of cyber defenders, made-up of staff from the NCI Agency's Directorate of Infrastructure Services, and Legal Office, has won the largest international "live-fire" cyber defence exercise – Locked Shields 2015. The winning team had to set-up a virtual network, secure it, and then defend it from relentless and skillful Red Team attacks over a two-day period.