Defence ministers of ten Nato allies have launched a multinational initiative to explore a ground-based air defence (GBAD) modular solution.
A letter of intent (LoI) has been signed by ministers of Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Spain and the UK for the development.
The project is part of the expanding multinational High Visibility Projects (HVPs) portfolio, which is supported by Nato to deliver defence capability for alliance security.
The flexible and scalable GBAD system will be designed based on a common Command and Control backbone.
It will be able to counter very short range, short-range and medium-range threats.
Under the project, a systematic modular approach will be adopted to provide scalable solutions to the participating allies.