NATO MULTIMEDIA ACCOUNT

Access NATO’s broadcast-quality video content free of charge

Register

Create an account

Create an account

Check your inbox and enter verification code

We have sent a verification code to your email address. . Enter the code to verify your account. This code will expire in 30 minutes.
Verification code

Didn't receive a code? Send new Code

You have successfully created your account

From now on you can download videos from our website

Subscribe to our newsletter

If you would also like to subscribe to the newsletter and receive our latest updates, click on the button below.

Reset password

Enter the email address you registered with and we will send you a code to reset your password.

Log in or Create an account
Reset password
Check your inbox and enter verification code
We have sent a verification code to your email address. Enter the code to verify your account. This code will expire in 30 minutes.
Verification code

Didn't receive a code? Send new Code

Create a new password

The password must be at least 12 characters long, no spaces, include upper/lowercase letters, numbers and symbols.

Your password has been updated

Click the button to return to the page you were on and log in with your new password.

Counter-terrorism was at the top of the agenda during discussions between NATO experts and industry leaders at the Counter Terror Expo in London on 24 and 25 April 2013.

Counter Terror Expo 2013 is the largest international event to mitigate threats, protect against terrorist attacks and understand current modern-day risks in a secure environment. The expo brought together experts from governments, armed forces, security services, law enforcement and academia to share experience, debate strategies, shape policy and define counter-terrorism measures.

“NATO held two special seminars during the Counter Terror Expo,” said Jamie Shea, Deputy Assistant Secretary General of NATO’s Emerging Security Challenges Division. “The first one was on Special Forces. As many NATO countries are going to rely increasingly on their Special Forces, we wanted to see how they are developing and what kind of capabilities they need. The second area was the interagency cooperation because in the field of counter-terrorism you need a comprehensive approach, where the police are working with the military and the civilian authorities both within borders and across borders, exchanging information with a clear division of labour," he explained.

These workshops were designed to gain insight into products, solutions and capabilities that are currently available and discuss future requirements for NATO forces.

Defining future capabilities

NATO supports the development of capabilities and innovative technology that specifically address the threat of terrorism and asymmetric warfare through its Defence Against Terrorism Programme of Work (DAT POW). The aim of the DAT POW is to prevent non-conventional attacks, such as suicide attacks with improvised explosive devices (IEDs), or mitigate other challenges, such as attacks on critical infrastructure.

The spring DAT POW workshop in London aimed to allow project managers to offer an overview of their project’s deliverables, foster interoperability and ensure access to the latest technological developments through industry briefings and contributions. Workshop participants, including civilians and military officials representing various NATO and partner countries discussed strategies and best practices. These included protecting harbours and ports, large body aircraft, countering IEDs, Explosive Ordnance Disposal and consequence management, non-lethal capabilities, Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (ISR) and Human Intelligence (HUMINT), as well as detecting, protecting against, and defeating chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) threats.

“We need to figure out what the upcoming challenges will be and, within the DAT POW, reassess which projects we need to consider so that we can deliver the required capabilities now and into the future,” added Jamie Shea.

As the threat is urgent, most projects launched under the DAT POW are focused on finding solutions that can be fielded in the short term.The programme meets critical military requirements and addresses Alliance shortfalls. The DAT POW development is driven by the latest political guidance, provided by the NATO Strategic Concept. It is influenced by NATO’s new counter-terrorism policy guidelines endorsed at the 2012 Chicago Summit.