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Wednesday, September 30, 2009

NATO’s Allied Ground Surveillance programme signature finalised

RQ-4A Global HawkThe 15 nations¹ participating in NATO’s Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) programme have completed the signature process of the Programme Memorandum of Understanding (PMOU). This is a significant step towards realizing this essential operational capability for NATO.

The PMOU, along with the AGS Charter, sets the legal, organisational, and budgetary framework for the AGS programme and launches both the NATO AGS Management Organisation (NAGSMO) and NATO AGS Management Agency (NAGSMA) to take charge of the programme.

Mr. Peter C. W. Flory, NATO’s Assistant Secretary General for Defence Investment, said: “NATO AGS is an essential asset to increase our situational awareness in support of our Alliance forces across the full range of NATO operations in the future”. NAGSMA General Manager-select, Mr. Bo Leimand stressed that the benefit to NATO’s soldiers in the field will be substantial.

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