21st Meeting of the NATO M&S COE Steering Committee
Rome – The NATO M&S COE hosted the 21st Steering Committee meeting from 7-8 November 2023 in the “Adriano De Cicco” barracks in Cecchignola, Rome.
The meeting brought together the national representatives from the NATO M&S COE’s Sponsoring Nations – Italy, the Czech Republic, Germany, and the United States.
The meeting was an opportunity for the NATO M&S COE to review the progress the Centre is making on research and projects in 2023 and to discuss different aspects of the operation of the Centre. The Centre will continue into the next phase with many of our conceptual projects and work to build upon what our experts have learned. The Centre will advance our work on Electro-Magnetic Operations layer for M&S, the CBRN layer for M&S and continue work on AI/ML. Additionally, the Centre has added new personnel with a background in Cyber operations. This will allow the Centre to explore Cyber Wargaming and other applications of cyber for M&S. The Centre remains committed to education & training in M&S with our three NATO approved courses and one NATO listed ADL course. The Centre now offers the highly rated CAX Specialist Course twice per year and has added two pilot courses to the portfolio, a JTLS-GO Foundation course and a JTLS-GO Practitioner course.
The NATO M&S Centre of Excellence is focused on NATO and providing support through conceptual research, capability development and M&S education & training. The Steering Committee provides the direction and guidance to ensure the Centre is providing the best support with its available resources.
Written by Lt. Col. Brad Koerner – Lt. Col. Cristoforo Russo NATO M&S COE
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The NATO Modelling & Simulation Centre of Excellence is dedicated to the promotion of Modelling & Simulation in support of operational requirements, training and interoperability. The Centre act as a catalyst for transformation through the involvement of NATO, governments, academia, industry, operational and training entities, by improving the networking of NATO and nationally owned Modelling & Simulation systems, the cooperation between Nations and organizations through the sharing of Modelling & Simulation information and developments and serving as an international source of expertise for transformation in the related domain. https://www.mscoe.org
NATO Centres of Excellence are nationally or multi-nationally funded institutions accredited by NATO. They train and educate leaders and specialists from NATO member and partner countries, assist in doctrine development, identify lessons learned, improve interoperability and capabilities, and test and validate concepts through experimentation. They offer recognized expertise and experience that is of benefit to the Alliance and support the transformation of NATO, while avoiding the duplication of assets, resources and capabilities already present within the NATO command structure. Although not part of the NATO command structure, they are part of a wider framework supporting NATO Command Arrangements. [source https://www.act.nato.int/centres-of-excellence]
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