NATO announced on its official website that following decisions taken at the Washington Summit, national armaments directors have agreed on a strategy to enhance NATO’s Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Force (NISRF) with additional capabilities. The decision, taken by the Conference of National Armaments Directors (CNAD) on July 9, 2024, aims to provide more Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities to better support the NISRF.
“Through the NISRF, Allies cooperate closely to collect, analyse and share intelligence data across all domains, including space. This helps to enhance reporting and support NATO missions and operations. The NISRF is an important part of the larger NATO intelligence network across NATO Headquarters, the NATO Command Structure, the NATO Force Structure, and multinational and national networks.”
In its announcement, NATO will strengthen overall ISR capabilities and early warning and control through the development of NISRF capabilities, including the Alliance Future Surveillance and Control (AFSC) program, the Digital Ocean initiative, multinational initiatives for Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) and Alliance Persistent Surveillance from Space (APSS).
