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EDITORIAL: Military budget just the first step
28 Aug 2025 20:30 GMT
… military spending of most NATO member countries surpassed 2 percent … 2030, in line with NATO standards.
Facing China’s … first time emulates the “NATO model” to incorporate civil … asymmetric combat capabilities for “smart defense” would be an uphill …
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Commander Describes NATO Transformation Efforts
03 Jul 2025 13:14 GMT
… touted strategies such as Smart Defense and the Connected Forces … Funded by participating nations, Smart Defense, he said, is an … a collective vision of NATO’s future operating environment …
This work, Commander Describes NATO Transformation Efforts, must comply …
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NATO Pushes for 5% Defence Spending Target as Split Emerges Among Allies
25 Jun 2025 11:55 GMT
… has proven effective. Former NATO official Jamie Shea noted, … stressed the importance of smart defence procurement over raw spending … for driving up NATO spending. NATO Secretary-General Mark … the United States remains NATO’s defence heavyweight, contributing …
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Smart defence: Empowered with AI
26 Feb 2025 13:55 GMT
Few civil service in-trays are as busy right now as those at the Ministry of Defence. Since the end of the Second World War, peace in Europe has dominated industrial, military and government thought patterns – now the UK and its Western and NATO partners …
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BRIN explores smart defense concept, AI utilization for IKN
07 Mar 2024 13:50 GMT
… BRIN) is currently researching the smart defense concept and the use of … .
In its implementation, the smart defense concept combines military defense and … taking cues from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) smart defense concept to defend its …
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Can the European allies develop a coherent defence industrial strategy?
06 Aug 2025 18:07 GMT
… ’s share of the NATO burden, and the threats … on the implementation of NATO’s Smart Defence initiative. In the interim … is no longer affordable for NATO Allies, especially within Europe … charitable purposes.
Image: Flickr, NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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REPMUS 24 to Host Continued Testing of NATO ASW Barrier Concept
28 Aug 2024 08:49 GMT
… MUS) capability development. As NATO requirements to improve presence, … capabilities for integration into NATO task groups.
Anti- … Barrier project under the NATO Smart Defence Initiative. In November 2020 … . Under STANAG 4817, NATO is building for example …
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NATO’s Missing Pillar
14 Jun 2024 14:55 GMT
… adopt policies that duplicated NATO resources, decoupled European … credit. Initiatives driven by NATO, the EU, bilateral cooperation … more collaboration via the Smart Defense initiative. Led by then … cohesive unit within NATO.
The upcoming NATO summit in …
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20 Years Bulgaria in NATO: Timeline
29 Mar 2024 16:01 GMT
… regarding the Transit of NATO Forces and NATO Personnel, intended to … on the Status of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, National Representatives and International Staff … implemented within framework of NATO's Smart Defence Initiative with focus on …
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The Indispensable Role of NATO: Why the US Needs More Allies than Ever
05 Apr 2024 23:20 GMT
… Beyond collective defense, NATO contributes to strategic stability … alliances and partnerships, NATO fosters regional stability, … procedures and training, NATO facilitates seamless cooperation … Besides, initiatives like Smart Defense encourage resource pooling …