On 7 December 2022, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg formalised its assist to the event of the Alliance Future Surveillance and Management (AFSC) initiative by the NATO Help and Procurement Company (NSPA). The signature of an Implementing Instrument at present follows the signing of a Letter of Intent in Might 2022, by which Luxembourg Defence dedicated to offer as much as 5 MEUR between 2023 and 2025 to assist all actions carried out by the NSPA AFSC Programme forward of and through Part 3 of the AFSC Idea Stage.
The Airborne Early Warning and Management System (AWACS) has been NATO’s key surveillance and management asset for the reason that Eighties, and is deliberate to retire round 2035 after 50 years of service. To plan for the required follow-on functionality, on the 2016 Summit in Warsaw, NATO launched Alliance Future Surveillance and Management (AFSC) particularly to develop choices for future NATO surveillance and management capabilities. A number of Allies are actively contributing to the AFSC initiative by analysis, material experience and resourcing.
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“Within the subsequent part, our crew will put together future acquisition programmes primarily based on the chosen AFSC technical idea and a evaluate of deliberate and obtainable capabilities. We’re grateful for Luxembourg’s further contribution to assist the continuity of those vital actions,” Cagatay Soyer, NSPA AFSC Programme Supervisor mentioned.
In February 2017, the North Atlantic Council (NAC) initiated the AFSC Idea Stage with NSPA because the lead NATO company to conduct research and develop technical ideas. By this work, NSPA is evaluating new applied sciences and exploring a system of techniques strategy together with potential mixtures of air, floor, maritime, and house techniques working collectively to gather and share data. These research will ultimately assist to tell choices by NATO, particular person Allies or multinational teams to accumulate new techniques sooner or later. All 30 NATO Allies at the moment cooperate within the planning and resourcing of this programme.
