1. Slide 1 NATO UNCLASSIFIEDNEDP - NATO HQ - VTC – 15 Jan 2013 NATO’s Science and Technology Organisation NATO EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME NATO HQ - VTC, 15 JANUARY 2013 Albert HUSNIAUX (Major General BEL AF) NATO Chief Scientist Science and Technology Board Chairman

2. Slide 2 NATO UNCLASSIFIEDNEDP - NATO HQ - VTC – 15 Jan 2013 The new NATO S&T Organisation (STO) Programme of Work generation – The Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation – STO’s Collaborative S&T network, supported by its Support Office Challenges Contact information Conclusions Outline

3. Slide 3 NATO UNCLASSIFIEDNEDP - NATO HQ - VTC – 15 Jan 2013 The new NATO S&T Organisation (STO)

4. Slide 4 NATO UNCLASSIFIEDNEDP - NATO HQ - VTC – 15 Jan 2013 NATO’s Science & Technology Organization (STO) Established on 1 July 2012 as the outcome of NATO S&T Reform Successor to the former NATO Undersea Research Centre (NURC) and the NATO Research & Technology Organisation (RTO), combining their expertise and legacy of over 60 years Establishing a NATO Chief Scientist position

5. Slide 5 NATO UNCLASSIFIEDNEDP - NATO HQ - VTC – 15 Jan 2013 The scarcity of resources – NATO’s reforms The difference S&T makes in today’s strategic context – Global, complex, interdependent, speed The need to extract more value out of NATO S&T – A NATO wide approach: unified governance of NATO S&T NATO S&T Strategy, priorities, coordination, synergy – More visibility, more accessibility, more imbrication in the processes and the decision making Permanent S&T presence and leadership in the HQ: NATO Chief Scientist and Office “Demand-Supply’ dialogue: managing expectations Drivers of the NATO S&T Reform

6. Slide 6 NATO UNCLASSIFIEDNEDP - NATO HQ - VTC – 15 Jan 2013 To help position the Nations’ and NATO’s S&T investments as a strategic enabler of the knowledge and technology advantage for the defence and security posture of NATO Nations and partner Nations, by: – Conducting and promoting S&T activities that augment and leverage the (S&T) capabilities and programmes of the Alliance, of the NATO Nations and the partner Nations [...] – Contributing to NATO’s ability to enable and influence security- and defence-related capability development and threat mitigation [...] – Supporting decision-making in the NATO Nations and NATO Mission (Charter, 19 June 2012)

7. Slide 7 NATO UNCLASSIFIEDNEDP - NATO HQ - VTC – 15 Jan 2013 NATO S&T Unified Governance: NATO S&T Strategy 3 Strategic Goals Security Dialogue and Cooperation Strategic and Operational Decisions Knowledge, Analysis, and Advice Military Operations Capability Development Networks of National and NATO S&T Subject Matter Experts Consultation and Partnerships December 2012

8. Slide 8 NATO UNCLASSIFIEDNEDP - NATO HQ - VTC – 15 Jan 2013 S&T Programme delivery – Nations’ and NATO bodies’ network of Scientists and Engineers, delivering through a collaborative business model Scientific and technical committees, composed of subject matter experts, supported by a Collaborative S&T Support Office (CSO) – NATO’s Research and Experimentation Centre Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation (CMRE) NATO S&T and STO governance and leadership – Governance is vested in the Science and Technology Board – Leadership is exercised by the Chief Scientist, Chair of the S&T Board and Scientific Advisor to NATO leadership The Science and Technology Organisation

9. Slide 9 NATO UNCLASSIFIEDNEDP - NATO HQ - VTC – 15 Jan 2013 Programme of Work Delivery A Lab The in-house delivery business model: a dedicated STO executive body, having its own personnel, specific capabilities and infrastructure, customer- funded A network for Nations and of (by) Nations The collaborative business model: a forum where Nations elect to share national resources to conduct cooperative research (supported by a NATO body)

10. Slide 10 NATO UNCLASSIFIEDNEDP - NATO HQ - VTC – 15 Jan 2013 A Nation: – “The value of the existence of the STO is within the Nations” Through the network, making the Nation and thus NATO stronger Consider the STO as a lever, a multiplier,... – The STO is not “the Research Institute of NATO”... With the exception of the CMRE, which is a NATO Centre for Research and Experimentation Value Added

11. Slide 11 NATO UNCLASSIFIEDNEDP - NATO HQ - VTC – 15 Jan 2013 Science and Technology Organisation NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL Technical Committees (Panels/Group) OCS CSO CMRE Science and Technology Board MC CNAD Collaborative S&T Business Model In House Delivery Business Model NATO HQ Max. 10 Max. 0.7 M€ NATO HQ Max. 10 Max. 0.7 M€ Neuilly 51 5.5 M€ Neuilly 51 5.5 M€ La Spezia 150 26.6 M€ La Spezia 150 26.6 M€ 1 Board 1 Board 2 Business Models 2 Business Models 3 Exec Bodies 3 Exec Bodies

12. Slide 12 NATO UNCLASSIFIEDNEDP - NATO HQ - VTC – 15 Jan 2013 STO deliverables Toolbox: Task Groups Symposia Specialists’ Meetings Specialists’ Teams Workshops Lecture Series Technical Courses Exploratory Teams Toolbox: Task Groups Symposia Specialists’ Meetings Specialists’ Teams Workshops Lecture Series Technical Courses Exploratory Teams Network, delivering validated knowledge and information for Defence and Security Reports & Standards Technology Demonstrations Educational Opportunities Collaborative S&T Network Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation Innovative and field-tested S&T solutions to address the defence and security needs of the Alliance Core Research and Experimentation Capability Development Talent Development Portfolio: Autonomous Security Networks Active Sonar Risk Mitigation Exploring Future Technologies Environmental Knowledge and Operational Effectiveness Ocean Engineering Portfolio: Autonomous Security Networks Active Sonar Risk Mitigation Exploring Future Technologies Environmental Knowledge and Operational Effectiveness Ocean Engineering

13. Slide 13 NATO UNCLASSIFIEDNEDP - NATO HQ - VTC – 15 Jan 2013 Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation – Maritime, and particularly the undersea; may extrapolate into other domains to meet customers’ demands STO Technical Committees (Panels-Group) – Applied Vehicle Technology – Human Factors and Medicine – Information Systems Technology – Modelling and Simulation – Systems Concepts and Integration – System Analysis and Studies – Sensors and Electronics Technology Expertise

14. Slide 14 NATO UNCLASSIFIEDNEDP - NATO HQ - VTC – 15 Jan 2013 The STO in NATO Conference of National Armament Directors Conference of National Armament Directors STO North Atlantic Council Science for Peace & Security Programme Allied Command Transformation Political & Partnership Committee NATO C&I Agency C&I-ASB COMEDS LC NATO Air Force Armaments Group NATO Naval Armaments Group NATO Naval Armaments Group NATO Army Armaments Group NATO Army Armaments Group NATO Industrial Advisory Group Non-NATO “S&T partners” Non-NATO “S&T partners” OCS Military Committee C3B CaPs C3B CaPs CMRE CSO In-house S&T Collaborative S&T S&T Board One Board Two Business Models Three Executive Bodies STO

15. Slide 15 NATO UNCLASSIFIEDNEDP - NATO HQ - VTC – 15 Jan 2013 Prototyping Fundamental & Applied Research System Development & Demonstration Production & Development Operations & Support Technology Concept Refinement 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Development ACT NCIA Technology Readiness Level (TRL) STO/CSO Technology Readiness Levels’ Spectrum Main Armament Groups STO/CMRE Science for Peace & Security

16. Slide 16 NATO UNCLASSIFIEDNEDP - NATO HQ - VTC – 15 Jan 2013 Very broad scope – From “Traditional” technology to “Human Factors” – From “Conceptual/systems” thinking to “support to delivering hardware” – From the (very) long term to the shorter term – From the “physical space” (air, land, sea...) to the virtual space (cyberspace) –... Programme of Work

17. Slide 17 NATO UNCLASSIFIEDNEDP - NATO HQ - VTC – 15 Jan 2013 Revised Cooperation Policy in accordance with NATO Partnership Policy Collaborative S&T: Flexible Formats + targeted approach – Partner hosting meetings and holding leadership in several activities (3 currently) – As of March 2012, among over 165 on-going CSO activities: 75% open to Partnership for Peace (PfP) 30% open to Mediterranean Dialogue (MD) – Cooperation Programme with Partners: a Partnership Work Programme is distributed to the PfP missions to NATO in the fall – This allows Partners to participate in: Joint sessions of the RTB and Panels with Partners RTO Technical Teams, Symposia, etc. Partners are potential CMRE customers, for S&T activities in line with NATO policies Welcoming Partners

18. Slide 18 NATO UNCLASSIFIEDNEDP - NATO HQ - VTC – 15 Jan 2013 Engagement with Industry is high on NATO’s agenda: – ACT’s Industry Day (started in 2004) – NIAG Initiatives: TADIC (Trans-Atlantic Defence Technological and Industrial Cooperation ) Conferences (last one in Oct 2011) – RUSI Conference (March 2012) – Specifically on S&T matters: STB Roundtable on “early engagement with Industry” (March 2012) – 2012: first NATO Industry Day (ACT & Defence Investment Division) – Smart Defence and Connected Forces Initiative Engaging with Industry: NATO’s initiatives

19. Slide 19 NATO UNCLASSIFIEDNEDP - NATO HQ - VTC – 15 Jan 2013 “Push-Pull” – STB leadership Drivers/lists – Military requirements (important role for Allied Command Transformation) – Hard Problems – Emerging/emerged Disruptive Technologies “Game Changers” To be updated – S&T Strategy and S&T Strategy implementation first NATO S&T Unified Governance: NATO S&T priorities

20. Slide 20 NATO UNCLASSIFIEDNEDP - NATO HQ - VTC – 15 Jan 2013 The Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation

21. Slide 21 NATO UNCLASSIFIEDNEDP - NATO HQ - VTC – 15 Jan 2013 … organizes and executes a customer-funded programme of scientific research and technology development centred on the maritime domain, and focused on solutions for the defence and security needs of the Alliance It will sustain its core capabilities in the maritime, and particularly the undersea, domain and, conformant with STB policy guidance, may extrapolate into other domains to meet customers’ demands Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation

22. Slide 22 NATO UNCLASSIFIEDNEDP - NATO HQ - VTC – 15 Jan 2013 A Centre where scientists and engineers gather to collaborate on maritime research priorities of the NATO Nations A Centre where the nations pool their equity in specialized, sea-going platforms, and share the costs, efforts, data and results of a maritime research programme A place and a programme to develop, demonstrate, and de-risk emerging maritime technology CMRE SMART DEFENCE

23. Slide 23 NATO UNCLASSIFIEDNEDP - NATO HQ - VTC – 15 Jan 2013 Collaboration At Sea R/V ALLIANCE R/V LEONARDO

24. Slide 24 NATO UNCLASSIFIEDNEDP - NATO HQ - VTC – 15 Jan 2013 The CMRE programme of work for NATO Allied Command Transformation, is organized into a portfolio of four program areas: – Cooperative Anti-Submarine Warfare – Autonomous Naval Mine Countermeasures – Environmental Knowledge and Operational Effectiveness – Maritime Security and awareness, Harbor and port protection, and modeling and simulation Portfolio

25. Slide 25 NATO UNCLASSIFIEDNEDP - NATO HQ - VTC – 15 Jan 2013 Highly-skilled interdisciplinary professionals – recruited from NATO nations. – physicists, engineers, mathematicians Specialists in sea-going experimentation, – Over 50 years experience preparing instrumentation and performing controlled measurements at sea Unique expertise in research, development, testing and evaluation of ocean and maritime concepts and equipment. Visiting Scientists and Joint Research Programs The CMRE Team

26. Slide 26 NATO UNCLASSIFIEDNEDP - NATO HQ - VTC – 15 Jan 2013 CMRE Core Competencies Underwater acoustics Sensors and signal processing Ocean prediction Ocean physics Autonomy in the maritime domain Computation and data management Underwater communications engineering Exploitation of remote sensing at sea Modeling and simulation in the maritime domain Oceanographic instrumentation, platforms, and systems Hydrographic systems Portable sensors in the maritime domain Sonars, transducers, and arrays Ocean engineering Seagoing capability Operations research AUVs, USVs and gliders Calibration

27. Slide 27 NATO UNCLASSIFIEDNEDP - NATO HQ - VTC – 15 Jan 2013 NATO’s Collaborative S&T: A Network for Nations and of (by) Nations supported by the CSO

28. Slide 28 NATO UNCLASSIFIEDNEDP - NATO HQ - VTC – 15 Jan 2013 Collaborative NATO S&T Business Model NETWORK HUB = STO-CSO Nation Member (Ops) Nation Member (Req) Nation Member (S&T) Nation Member (IND) (AC) ACT CE NATO C&I Agency Rep. C&IO AC0 JWC, JFTC ACT MAGs Member MAGs-NIAG SMART DEFENCE

29. Slide 29 NATO UNCLASSIFIEDNEDP - NATO HQ - VTC – 15 Jan 2013 AVT-161: Assessment of Reliable Stability & Control Prediction Methods for NATO Air Vehicles and Sea Vehicles (2009-2012) AVT-216: Evaluation of Prediction Methods for Ship Maneuvering and Control (follow-on) Objectives: Assess the state-of-the-art in computational fluid dynamics methods RESOURCES funded by 15 Nations Labour Cost for 25 active participants (over 3 years) Transportation & Shipment Cost Production Cost of Wind Tunnel Model Wind Tunnel Test Facilities (2 x Europe, 1 x USA) RESOURCES (direct) funded by NATO Editorial & Publication Services, Panel Support Research Results are available to all NATO Nations! PoW: Stability & Control prediction methods Leverage

30. Slide 30 NATO UNCLASSIFIEDNEDP - NATO HQ - VTC – 15 Jan 2013 Deliverables: Collaborative S&T Toolbox: SY: Symposia (>100 people, 3-4 days) SM: Specialists’ Meetings (<100 people, 2-3 days ) WS: Workshops (selected participation, 2-3 days) TG: Task Groups (study group, 3 years max.) LS: Lecture Series (junior and mid-level scientists) TC: Technical Courses ST: Specialists’ Teams (quick reaction) ET: Exploratory Teams Toolbox: SY: Symposia (>100 people, 3-4 days) SM: Specialists’ Meetings (<100 people, 2-3 days ) WS: Workshops (selected participation, 2-3 days) TG: Task Groups (study group, 3 years max.) LS: Lecture Series (junior and mid-level scientists) TC: Technical Courses ST: Specialists’ Teams (quick reaction) ET: Exploratory Teams Network delivering validated knowledge and information for Defence and Security Reports & Standards Technology Demonstrations Educational Opportunities

31. Slide 31 NATO UNCLASSIFIEDNEDP - NATO HQ - VTC – 15 Jan 2013 Participation Trends Total # Activities per Nation

32. Slide 32 NATO UNCLASSIFIEDNEDP - NATO HQ - VTC – 15 Jan 2013 Challenges

33. Slide 33 NATO UNCLASSIFIEDNEDP - NATO HQ - VTC – 15 Jan 2013 Three Phases – Consolidation Phase (until 31 Dec 2012) – Rationalisation Phase (1 Jan 2013 - Jul 2014 - TBC) – Optimization Phase (Jul 2014 - Jul 2015) Phase 1 – Consolidation Phase – STO stand-up by 1 July 2012 – Achieve a “steady state” by the end of 2012 – Deliver a CMRE Business Plan by the end of 2012 – Deliver a NATO S&T Strategy by the end of 2012 – Deliver an Operational Research and Analysis Study by the end of 2012 Transition Plan and Phases

34. Slide 34 NATO UNCLASSIFIEDNEDP - NATO HQ - VTC – 15 Jan 2013 Phase 2: rationalization phase (1 Jan 2013 – July 2014, TBC) – Transition the CMRE to its new business model; – Implement the decisions pertaining to the ORA study – Implement the NATO S&T Strategy – Conduct the “further consolidation” study asked for by the Nations Do we need to push the S&T Reform further? Timelines for this phase need to be confirmed Transition Plan and Phases

35. Slide 35 NATO UNCLASSIFIEDNEDP - NATO HQ - VTC – 15 Jan 2013 Phase 3 – Optimization phase (Jul 14, Jul 15, TBC) – Optimize the measures of the rationalization phase. – Implement the decisions pertaining to the “further consolidation” study. – Lessons learned from the first two years, the conclusions of the “further consolidation” study and the overall requirements from ongoing NATO reforms will drive this phase Timelines for this phase need to be confirmed Transition Plan and Phases

36. Slide 36 NATO UNCLASSIFIEDNEDP - NATO HQ - VTC – 15 Jan 2013 S&T Reform challenges - STB – Implementation of the governance of the STO – Implementation of unified governance of NATO S&T (inter alia delivering the NATO S&T strategy and the specific studies) – Definition of the mandate/accountabilities/empowerment of the Chief Scientist – Implement transition while preserving S&T delivery to the Nations and to NATO S&T Reform challenges - Chief Scientist – Definition and implementation of the ISPE of his office (Budget, funding and staffing) – Definition and implementation of the Senior Scientific Advisor role Challenges

37. Slide 37 NATO UNCLASSIFIEDNEDP - NATO HQ - VTC – 15 Jan 2013 S&T Reform challenges - CMRE – Shift in command relationship from ACT to the governance context of the STO – Shift from the Paris Protocol to the Ottawa Agreement – Shift from common funding to customer funding – Definition and implementation of the ISPE and the Personnel Establishment – Evolution of the Business Model (and Customer Portfolio) – New Host Nation Agreements and Memoranda of Agreement – Ownership, funding and flagging of the Research Vessels S&T Reform challenges - CSO – Definition and implementation of the ISPE – Collaborative Programme of Work (PoW) connection to other NATO S&T PoW (e. g. SPSP, CMRE)/stakeholders’ objectives Challenges

38. Slide 38 NATO UNCLASSIFIEDNEDP - NATO HQ - VTC – 15 Jan 2013 Objectives (expectations): – Achieve a successful transition – Position the Chief Scientist to be influential at senior levels – Identify a realistic level of ambition for NATO S&T – Increase the effectiveness and the efficiency of NATO S&T and implement continuous improvement NATO Chief Scientist’s Mandate (draft)

39. Slide 39 NATO UNCLASSIFIEDNEDP - NATO HQ - VTC – 15 Jan 2013 Deliverables: 2012-2013 picture 1 Jan 12 1 Jul 12 1 Jan 13 1 Jul 13 1 Jan 14 STO Charter Governance Implementation CMRE 2013 Business Plan CMRE 2014 Business Plan Maritime S&T Business Plan 1 Jul 14 NATO S&T StrategyNATO S&T Strategy - Implementation ? ORA Study ORA Study - Implementation ? Research Vessels Study Research Vessels - Impl ? Programmes of Work

40. Slide 40 NATO UNCLASSIFIEDNEDP - NATO HQ - VTC – 15 Jan 2013 Stay in touch...

41. Slide 41 NATO UNCLASSIFIEDNEDP - NATO HQ - VTC – 15 Jan 2013 www.sto.nato.int News Events Scientific Reports General info Social media www.cmre.nato.int www.cso.nato.int

42. Slide 42 NATO UNCLASSIFIEDNEDP - NATO HQ - VTC – 15 Jan 2013 Contact information A full-time presence of the Chief Scientist and his Office at NATO HQ [PoC @ OCS: dotoli.pierpaolo@hq.nato.int]dotoli.pierpaolo@hq.nato.int The NATO Collaborative S&T Programme: building on/accessing Nations’ S&T [PoC @ CSO: philippe.soete@cso.nato.int]philippe.soete@cso.nato.int CMRE’s capabilities can be used by single NATO nations as customers [PoC @ CMRE: miller@cmre.nato.int ]miller@cmre.nato.int

43. Slide 43 NATO UNCLASSIFIEDNEDP - NATO HQ - VTC – 15 Jan 2013 Conclusions

44. Slide 44 NATO UNCLASSIFIEDNEDP - NATO HQ - VTC – 15 Jan 2013 The World is complex and increasingly interdependent, creating new challenges for Nations and NATO NATO S&T makes the difference, by commonly addressing and anticipating security and defence needs of the Alliance and its member nations The STO (either the Collaborative program or the CMRE) provides an attractive framework: all stakeholders can extract/leverage value out of NATO S&T, using interaction mechanisms having proved their effectiveness The NATO S&T Reform is an ambitious reform, with many facets, involving Nations and involving the NATO HQ Expectations are high and achieving success will continue to ask for hard work, generating and demonstrating the added value of NATO S&T, both in the Nations and in the NATO HQ (NATO processes and NATO decision making) Conclusions

45. Slide 45 NATO UNCLASSIFIEDNEDP - NATO HQ - VTC – 15 Jan 2013 Thank you for your attention “Scientific results cannot be used efficiently by soldiers who have no understanding of them, and scientists cannot produce results useful for warfare without an understanding of the operations.” Theodore von Kármán (1881-1963)

46. Slide 46 NATO UNCLASSIFIEDNEDP - NATO HQ - VTC – 15 Jan 2013 Your briefer Albert Husniaux (Major General BEL AF) NATO Chief Scientist Chairman of the S&T Board NATO HQ, Brussels Tel PA:+ 32 2 707 1904 Direct: + 32 2 707 1919 Email:husniaux.albert@hq.nato.int