STONewsArchive: NATO STO holds annual meeting at Allied Command Transformation
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NATO STO holds annual meeting at Allied Command Transformation
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Last week, a contingent from the NATO Science and Technology Organization (STO) travelled to Norfolk, Virginia (USA) for its annual meeting at
NATO Allied Command Transformation
(ACT), NATO’s Strategic Command responsible for warfare development. The three-day meeting featured discussions and briefings on a wide range of topics, helping to further strengthen ties with one of the STO’s most engaged partners.
The meeting, held from 23-25 January, covered topics such as the NATO Warfighting Capstone Concept (NWCC) Warfare Development Agenda (WDA),
strategic foresight analysis
, digital transformation, concept development and experimentation. Keynote addresses were delivered by Vice Admiral Guy Robinson CB OBE, Chief of Staff to Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (SACT), Dr Bryan Wells, NATO Chief Scientist, and Mr John-Mikal Størdal, Director of the NATO STO Collaboration Support Office (CSO).
Representatives from the STO CSO were joined by representatives from the Office of the Chief Scientist (OCS), the Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation (CMRE), and the Chairs and Vice Chairs of five Scientific and Technical Committees: Human Factors and Medicine (HFM), System Analysis and Studies (SAS), Sensors and Electronics Technology (SET), Systems Concepts and Integration (SCI) and the NATO Modelling and Simulation Group (NMSG).
In his remarks, Mr Størdal highlighted the mutually beneficial collaboration that the STO and ACT have fostered over the years, noting that ACT is the most active NATO body in the STO Collaborative Programme of Work. “Through collaborating with the STO, ACT gets access to the STO’s vast scientific network and knowledge,” Mr Størdal said. “In turn, the STO research activities get access to ACT’s insights into the operational problems that need to be solved to enhance the military relevance of their work.”
ACT’s mission is to improve interoperability and military effectiveness through transformation and warfare development. In this way, it acts as a driver of change to ensure that the Alliance keeps pace with a rapidly evolving and increasingly complex global security environment. The STO plays a key role in helping to achieve this mission, providing ACT with the scientific and technological knowledge it needs to ensure that NATO is prepared for the future.
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Last week, a contingent from the NATO Science and Technology Organization (STO) travelled to Norfolk, Virginia (USA) for its annual meeting at
NATO Allied Command Transformation
(ACT), NATO’s Strategic Command responsible for warfare development. The three-day meeting featured discussions and briefings on a wide range of topics, helping to further strengthen ties with one of the STO’s most engaged partners.
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Last week, a contingent from the NATO Science and Technology Organization (STO) travelled to Norfolk, Virginia (USA) for its annual meeting at
NATO Allied Command Transformation
(ACT), NATO’s Strategic Command responsible for warfare development. The three-day meeting featured discussions and briefings on a wide range of topics, helping to further strengthen ties with one of the STO’s most engaged partners.
The meeting, held from 23-25 January, covered topics such as the NATO Warfighting Capstone Concept (NWCC) Warfare Development Agenda (WDA),
strategic foresight analysis
, digital transformation, concept development and experimentation. Keynote addresses were delivered by Vice Admiral Guy Robinson CB OBE, Chief of Staff to Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (SACT), Dr Bryan Wells, NATO Chief Scientist, and Mr John-Mikal Størdal, Director of the NATO STO Collaboration Support Office (CSO).
Representatives from the STO CSO were joined by representatives from the Office of the Chief Scientist (OCS), the Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation (CMRE), and the Chairs and Vice Chairs of five Scientific and Technical Committees: Human Factors and Medicine (HFM), System Analysis and Studies (SAS), Sensors and Electronics Technology (SET), Systems Concepts and Integration (SCI) and the NATO Modelling and Simulation Group (NMSG).
In his remarks, Mr Størdal highlighted the mutually beneficial collaboration that the STO and ACT have fostered over the years, noting that ACT is the most active NATO body in the STO Collaborative Programme of Work. “Through collaborating with the STO, ACT gets access to the STO’s vast scientific network and knowledge,” Mr Størdal said. “In turn, the STO research activities get access to ACT’s insights into the operational problems that need to be solved to enhance the military relevance of their work.”
ACT’s mission is to improve interoperability and military effectiveness through transformation and warfare development. In this way, it acts as a driver of change to ensure that the Alliance keeps pace with a rapidly evolving and increasingly complex global security environment. The STO plays a key role in helping to achieve this mission, providing ACT with the scientific and technological knowledge it needs to ensure that NATO is prepared for the future.
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