NACMA
NATO Air Command and Control System Management Agency
Agence OTAN de Gestion du Système de Commandement et de Contrôle Aériens
NATO Air Command and Control System Management Agency
Agence OTAN de Gestion du Système de Commandement et de Contrôle Aériens
NACMA is an independent NATO Agency whose principal task is to conduct the central planning, system engineering, implementation and configuration management for the NATO Air Command and Control System (ACCS) Programme.
The Programme is intended to replace the existing air defence systems in NATO Europe, such as NADGE, GEADGE, and STRIDA with a single system which, at the tactical level, will provide the capability to plan, task and execute defensive, offensive and support air operations. The initial contract, worth some $500M, to provide the core software, a system test and evaluation facility, and a validation capability, was signed with Air Command Systems International in November 1999. Software development is virtually complete and a lengthy period of integration and testing is about to begin. The system will be fielded operationally from 2009.
The Agency employs upwards of 100 people from all NATO nations, the majority of whom have backgrounds in the following disciplines: software and systems engineering, operations, logistics, quality assurance, configuration management, communications, test and evaluation, information technology, information security, administration, human resources management and finance. NACMA currently occupies purpose-built accommodation close to NATO HQ.