Key NATO capability initiatives--alliance ground surveillance (AGS), missile defense and the Defense Against Terrorism Program of Work (DATPoW)--continue to move forward after the biannual Conference of National Armament Directors (CNAD) at NATO headquarters April 24. Armament directors from the 26 NATO member countries attended. During the meeting, officials responsible for defense procurement in NATO member…

NATO inaugurated a special testing facility in The Hague, Netherlands -- a milestone in the multi-year alliance project to protect deployed operating forces from ballistic missile attack. The integration test bed -- ready nine months ahead of schedule -- will be inaugurated by NATO's Assistant Secretary General for Defence Investment, Peter Flory, the alliance said…