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Pilot boots new ways of working at the NCI Agency

As part of a pilot project in partnership with Industry, on November 17, 2015 a Polycom Real Presence Centro solution was installed in Mons, Belgium. This new solution – provided to the Agency at no cost, as part a trial run by General Services, CMS Branch - is the first ever installed in NATO. The aim is to evaluate the technology's suitability for wider NATO use.

Chief Information Officers' Conference embraces Partners Nations' participation

On 18 November 2015, the NCI Agency hosted the fourth annual Chief Information Officers’ Conference (CIOC), open for the first time to participation from the seven Non-NATO Nations1.

NCI Agency ensures partnership with Poland, signs Multi-Year Programme of Work

On 18 November 2015, the NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency) hosted MGEN Nasiadka, Chief Command and Control Directorate of the Polish Armed Forces, in Brussels

NATO signs initial contract for ACCS In-Service Support (ISS)

On 19 October 2015, the NATO Communications and Information (NCI) Agency and Thales Raytheon Systems signed an initial contract for the support and maintenance of NATO’s Air Command and Control System (ACCS).

NCI Agency and NATO FORACS reinforce partnership

On 16 November 2015, the NCI Agency in Brussels, Belgium, hosted the Signature Ceremony of the Memorandum of Working Arrangement (MWA)

North Atlantic Council condemns terrorist attacks, stands in solidarity with France

The North Atlantic Council, representing all NATO Allies, has strongly condemned Friday’s terrorist attacks in Paris.

NCI Agency participates in exercise Bold Quest

The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency) Command and Control (C2) and Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) Service Line supported the recent Army Network Evaluation (NIE)

NCI Agency welcomes the new Chief Operating Officer

Rear Admiral Dr Thomas Daum joined the NCI Agency on 3 November 2015.

NCI Agency attends Southeast Europe Defence Ministerial in Dubrovnik

Defence Ministers from Southeast Europe gathered during the two-day Comprehensive Regional Ministerial (CRM), held in Dubrovnik, Croatia, on 21-22 October 2015, to discuss key security challenges of this region.

NATO CIICS Federation: A project of the Multinational Cyber Defence Capability Development Programme

Following almost one and a half years of design, development and testing, the team from the Multinational Cyber Defence Capability Development (MN CD2) Work Packages 1 and 4 have delivered a completed capability to Sponsoring Nations Canada, the Netherlands and Romania.

Video – MAJIIC 2: Enhancing technical interoperability

In 2011 Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States came together to form the Multi-intelligence All-source Joint Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance Coalition (MAJIIC 2), a follow-on initiative of MAJIIC.

CSU Lisbon Change of Command Ceremony

Change of Command Ceremony took place at NCI Agency CSU Lisbon on 12 October 2015.

NATO Communications Infrastructure invitation for bid released

The NATO Communications Infrastructure project has reached a major milestone with the release to industry of the invitation for bid on 30 September 2015.

Renewal of ISO 9001 Certification for AirC2 systems

The NCI Agency has successfully passed an independent audit of its Quality Management System (QMS) leading to the renewal of the ISO 9001 certification with the scope of providing System Support of NATO Air Command and Control (AirC2) Systems.

Radars in Poland boost NATO air defence

A ceremony in Chruściel, Poland, on 7 October marked the entry into operation of three advanced radars that will significantly boost NATO air defence capabilities.

CSU Uedem Change of Command Ceremony

On 22 September LTC Christoph Kühn, German Air Force, officially handed over his command of the CSU Uedem to CPT Axel Haas, German Air Force. The ceremony took place at the CAOC (Combined Air Operation Center) in Uedem, Germany. In the presence of the NCI Agency General Manager, MGEN (rtd) Koen Gijsbers, some other erstwhile and current comrades/colleagues, family and friends of the outgoing and incoming commander,the Director of Service Operations, BGEN Luigi Tomaiuolo conducted the official ceremony and appointed CPT Haas as the new Commander.