NATO Enhancing Intelligence, Surveillance And Reconnaissance Force With Additional Capabilities

Following decisions taken at the Washington Summit, national armaments directors have agreed on a strategy to enhance NATO’s Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Force (NISRF) with additional capabilities.

The agreement taken on 09 July 2024 by the Conference of National Armaments Directors (CNAD) will provide more Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities to better support the NISRF.

Through the NISRF, Allies cooperate closely to collect, analyse and share intelligence data across all domains, including space. This helps to enhance reporting and support NATO missions and operations.

The NISRF is an important part of the larger NATO intelligence network across NATO Headquarters, the NATO Command Structure, the NATO Force Structure, and multinational and national networks. 

Enhancing the NISRF’s capabilities will strengthen NATO’s overall ISR capabilities and early warning and control. These efforts include the Alliance Future Surveillance and Control (AFSC) programme, the Digital Ocean initiative, the multinational initiatives for Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS), and Alliance Persistent Surveillance from Space (APSS).