Press Release (2005)135 25 Oct. 2005

Handover of risk reduction study report for Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) At 0845 hours on Wednesday, 26 October at NATO Headquarters, the NATO Secretary General will receive from the Transatlantic Industrial Partnership for Surveillance (TIPS) the report from the Alliance Ground Surveillance Risk Reduction Study. The Risk Reduction Study addresses a number of key issues raised by nations and is an important step on the road to the Design and Development phase of this almost 4 B€ armaments programme – the largest in NATO's history. The Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer will be presented a copy of the report by Mr Gianpiero Lorandi, Vice President of Galileo Avionica , on behalf of the members of the TIPS consortia, and in the presence of NATO's Conference of National Armaments Directors (CNAD). Senior representatives of the TIPS prime contractors will also participate in the ceremony. Photos of the handover ceremony will be provided by the NATO Press Service.

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