NATO to streamline research and capability development

NATO has announced a new “structured partnership” between its Science & Technology Organization (STO) and Allied Command Transformation (ACT) entities to accelerate the development of new capabilities.  

Announced by NATO ACT on 20 May, the agreement will see deeper cohesion between STO’s expertise, research networks, and experimentation capacity and ACT’s military requirements and capability planning. 

This is intended to create a “stronger and faster” pipeline that translates prototypes and demonstrations into “practical outcomes”.  

“Together, we will better align science and technology priorities with NATO capability needs and accelerate the adoption of emerging and disruptive technologies across the alliance,” NATO says.  

Neither ACT nor STO has yet replied to DSEI Gateway’s request to comment on how the new partnership will work in practice.  

Similarly, the EU is empowering the European Defence Agency to drive collaborative research and procurement, cementing its role in accelerating military innovation.