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NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen opened the Conference of National Armaments Directors (CNAD) on 8 November by highlighting the importance of the Connected Forces Initiative (CFI), Smart Defence Projects and the NATO-defence industry relationship. “My message is clear – there is simply no alternative to investing in defence,” he said to delegates gathered for the second annual meeting of the CNAD at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.
The meeting highlighted the fact that the CNAD community has been putting significant effort into and emphasis on enhancing standardisation and facilitation of CFI. With regard to Smart Defence projects, nations have been actively involved in finding new solutions for delivering capabilities and addressing priority shortfalls. Assistant Secretary General for Defence Investment Patrick Auroy said, “We need a new mindset to define new projects”.
Allies emphasised the need for closer cooperation between NATO, nations and industry, who must all work together for more competitive and affordable capabilities, and more transparent processes. Secretary General Rasmussen said that “the CNAD community has a critical role in forging the solutions that are necessary for us to get through these difficult times and to come out stronger once our economies begin to recover”.
As well as noting updates from the chairpersons of the Main Armaments Groups on current multinational initiatives such as Harbour Protection, Mission Modularity, Connected Soldier and NATO Universal Armaments Interface, the National Armaments Directors (NADs) also received briefings on potential new work derived from the NATO Defence Planning Process (NDPP), Joint Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (including Alliance Ground Surveillance), Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) and the Defence Against Terrorism Programme of Work (DAT POW).
The NADs also noted the update on the work of the CNAD to design the NATO Procurement Agency (NPA) as part of the Agencies Reform process. A Work Plan has been developed to take forward the design work based on lessons learned from NATO and national procurement practices.