NATO Air Force Armaments Group Steering Committee meets at Lešť
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- Date: 19.06.2019
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Under the auspices of Director General of the Modernization Department (SVK MOD)/ National Armaments Director Col Vladimír Kavický, the NATO Air Force Armaments Group (NAFAG) Steering Committee held working sessions at the Training Centre Lešť on 18-20 June 2019. Slovakia is expected to become a full-fledged member of NAFAG in 2020.
The main aim of the meeting was to set NAFAG’s priorities for the coming period, with the focus on developing and researching the Electronic Warfare (EW) and Electronic Counter Measure (ECM) techniques used by aircraft to suppress enemy air defences (SEAD).
The Slovak Armed Forces have performed tasks in support of NAFAG, especially by organising Exercise MACE in 2012, 2014 and 2018 in Slovakia. The exercises saw operators of SBAD, radar and electronic intelligence (ELINT) systems and crews of tactical aviation carrying out activities in an active electromagnetic jamming (EJ) environment.
Based on the results of the cooperation between the Slovak Armed Forces and the NATO Air Force Armaments Group thus far, Col Mark Elson (GBR), Director of the Aerospace Capabilities Group 3 (ACG3) and Sub-Group 2 (SG2), has recommended that the Slovak Republic be accepted as a full-fledged member of NAFAG.
Slovakia has accepted this offer. Thanks to this, the Slovak Armed Forces will gain access to the SG2’s databases, with the aim of putting the expertise on the EW and ECM techniques into practice. As a result, the newly fielded and future air assets of the Slovak Air Force (UH-60M helicopters, C-27J transport aircraft, and F-16 fighter jets) will be better protected against enemy SBAD systems.
The main aim of the meeting was to set NAFAG’s priorities for the coming period, with the focus on developing and researching the Electronic Warfare (EW) and Electronic Counter Measure (ECM) techniques used by aircraft to suppress enemy air defences (SEAD).
The Slovak Armed Forces have performed tasks in support of NAFAG, especially by organising Exercise MACE in 2012, 2014 and 2018 in Slovakia. The exercises saw operators of SBAD, radar and electronic intelligence (ELINT) systems and crews of tactical aviation carrying out activities in an active electromagnetic jamming (EJ) environment.
Based on the results of the cooperation between the Slovak Armed Forces and the NATO Air Force Armaments Group thus far, Col Mark Elson (GBR), Director of the Aerospace Capabilities Group 3 (ACG3) and Sub-Group 2 (SG2), has recommended that the Slovak Republic be accepted as a full-fledged member of NAFAG.
Slovakia has accepted this offer. Thanks to this, the Slovak Armed Forces will gain access to the SG2’s databases, with the aim of putting the expertise on the EW and ECM techniques into practice. As a result, the newly fielded and future air assets of the Slovak Air Force (UH-60M helicopters, C-27J transport aircraft, and F-16 fighter jets) will be better protected against enemy SBAD systems.
