NATO Industrial

Advisory Group (NIAG)

Martin Hill

NIAG Chairman

Outline

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NATO-Industry Relationship in context 1

What is NIAG 2

NIAG Engagement Tools 3

Conclusion 4

NATO-Industry relationship

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At the Chicago Summit, NATO HoSG have stressed that:

Maintaining a strong defence industry in Europe and making the fullest possible use of the potential of defence industrial cooperation across the Alliance remain an essential condition for delivering the capabilities needed for 2020 and beyond

NATO-Industry relationship

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At the Wales Summit, NATO HoSG have reconfirmed the importance of a strong relationship with a strong industry, across Europe and North America Industry is mentioned in 3 paragraphs of the summit declaration (§14, §73 and §74)

§14: « A strong defence industry across the Alliance, including a stronger defence industry in Europe and greater defence industrial cooperation within Europe and across the Atlantic, remains essential for delivering the required capabilities »

§73: « We will intensify our cooperation with industry through a NATO Industry Cyber Partnership »

§74: « NATO recognises the importance of inclusive, sustainable, innovative, and globally competitive defence industries, which include small and medium-sized enterprises »

NATO-Industry relationship

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FNIE* NICP*

NIAG*

FFCI*

STO*

Innovation

Hub

NATO

Agencies

NATO HQ

Main

Armament

Groups

…

Consensual versus Individual perspective

Competitive versus Non Competitive

Response time

Defence versus Security versus Commercial sectors

Small and Medium Size Enterprises, larger companies

…

Various tools and frameworks,

addressing specific needs

& complementary

FNIE: Framework for NATO-Industry Engagement

NICP: NATO Industry Cyber Partnership

NIAG: NATO Industrial Advisory Group

STO: Science and Technology Organization

FFCI: Framework For Collaborative Interaction

Industries and Governments are ultimately working

together in all phases of any capability life cycle

Industry NATO

Receive early visibility of

capability planning and

funding sources, allowing

to make strategic forward

investment decision

Get understanding of risks

associated with technology

trends and roadmap,

production timescale,

usi ess odel …. Get insight into potential

industry partnering … 6

NATO-Industry relationship

What is NIAG ?

Created in 1968, NIAG is a high-level consultative and advisory NATO body of senior industrialists from NATO member countries, acting under the Conference of National Armaments Directors (CNAD), with the aims of: Advising National Armament Directors on industrial perspectives and issues – High Level Advice

Bringing industrial know-how and ideas to the work in CNAD and other NATO Bodies addressing NATO military capability requirements – Technical Studies Advice

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What is NIAG ?

NIAG is composed of industrial representatives designated by each member country. NIAG representatives are the voice of the Industry in their nations and do not represent the interest of any individual company. All NIAG members are in a privileged position in that confidential information may be provided to them in conjunction with NIAG activities. Members therefore adhere strictly to the NIAG Moral Code and do not take advantage of the privileged position in which they find themselves

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What is NIAG ?

In the whole spectrum of NATO-Industry relationship, NIAG offers: consensual industry perspective and advice, on a non-competitive base

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Response time

Competitive vs

non-competitive

Consensual vs Individual

company perspective

days weeks months years

NIAG

In the whole space of NATO-Industry engagement,

NIIG is addressing only a specific sub-space

Benefits for industries

to be part of NIAG

NIAG offers direct access to industry from NATO and PfP nations, both primes and small companies (SME)

NIAG offers the opportunity to establish industry to industry and industry to academia relations

NIAG supports NATO capability development and interoperability, NATO standards developments and testing

NIAG supports Smart Defence, Connected Forces Initiative, NATO Defence Planning Process and multinational cooperation

NIAG provides the opportunity to showcase industry and its capabilities

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Where does NIAG fit ?

NIAG (INDUSTRY)

NNAG (NAVY)

NAFAG (AIR FORCE)

NAAG (ARMY)

NADREPs

NAC

CNAD C3B

Military Committee

STB LCMG

ACT

Defence Investment

Division

Projects / Programs /

Agencies Emerging Security

Challenges Division

Aviation Committee

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How does NIAG operate ? Plenary Meetings:

3 per year – February / June / October Allied and Partner formats

NIAG Services :

Study Sub-Groups

– High Le el “trategi Ad i e

- Te h i al Studies

What is the current state-of-the art?

What do future technologies offer?

What is practical and achievable?

What is the est ay to a hie e i teropera ility ?

- Workshops - Organisation/Support

- Demonstration preparation/analysis. Industrial Network - Responding to information requests. Representation in meetings - Industrial ie poi ts I terfa e groups, … .

NIAG

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NIAG engagement tools pre-competitive, inclusive, consensual

NIAG studies

- High level advice

- Technical Studies Advice

NIAG Interface Groups

- Long-term sounding board

- Accelerated advice

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On-going initiative to create Interface Group

to Cyber and to support the NATO AWACS

follow-on capability project

NIAG Studies

Process Overview

Sponsor Requirements

CNAD

NIAG

NIAG Programme of Work

Study Group

Pre-feasibility study

Industry Experts called

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Inclusion of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)

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SME participation in NIAG studies is tracked since 2015

Data available from 9 NIAG Studies (309 industry participants)

conducted in 2015 is showing the following:

26%

74%

SME participation in NIAG Studies (2015)

SMEs

non SMEs

NIAG Study Group Examples of recent high level advice

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TADIC - Trans-Atlantic Defence

Technological and Industrial Cooperation

Cyber Defence

Implementation measures for the

Framework for NATO-Industry

Engagement (FNIE)

NIAG Study Group

technical studies

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Studies are undertaken on topics such as:

NATO Universal Armaments Interface .

Countering Low, Slow and Small Threats.

Industrial Contribution to the Demonstration

of ISR Information Exchange.

Degraded Visual Environment (DVE) systems

Big Data

Missile Defence

…

Stakeholder engagement

Need to continue and further engage with relevant

stakeholders

for mutual interest and for the sake of the delivered capabilities and the benefits of end users

to fight some misperception from both sides

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To conclude

NIAG is the tool of choice to engage

with industry to obtain consensual

view on a non-competitive basis

NIAG provides a useful industry

network to disseminate information

Industries and Governments are

ultimately working together in all phases

of any capability life cycle

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