NATO Innovation Podcast
by NATO
Allied Command Transformation in Norfolk, Virginia, is NATO’s Warfare Development Command and a leading agent of Alliance innovation.
Episodes
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FLEX: Force Lethality Enhancement eXtended
Identifying the right capabilities is only part of the challenge for NATO. Just as important is ensuring those capabilities can be delivered quickly, integrated smoothly, and employed effectively. Force Lethality Enhancement eXtended (FLEX), led by NATO Allied Command Transformation (ACT)…
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Audacious Training
The conditions shaping future conflict are shifting quickly, and they rarely stay stable for long. The pace of change in conflict is now part of the challenge NATO has to train for. Audacious Training is NATO’s answer to that challenge: a joint initiative that helps the Alliance train in a way…
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How Ukraine’s Battlefield Experience is Shaping NATO’s Thinking
NATO supports Ukraine and continues to deepen a partnership built through more than three decades of cooperation with NATO Allies. Allies are supporting Ukraine’s ability to defend itself against Russia’s aggression, including through unprecedented military assistance. This partnership…
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The Transformation Brief - Interoperability
What does interoperability really mean, and why does it matter more than ever in today’s rapidly changing security environment? On our premier episode of The Transformation Brief, we sit down with NATO interoperability expert JR Couture to break it down in simple terms, from everyday technology…
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Layered Resilience: Civil and Military Readiness
This episode features Captain Jack Benfield, Team Lead for concept development at ACT, as well as Tony Icayan, a concept developer and experimenter at HUBZone HQ. Both SMEs are there to discuss the importance of Resilience, both for the military and civil sectors.
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Strategic Foresight Analysis: a Product and a Function
This episode features Dr. Gergely Nemeth, Strategic Foresight Analysis Branch Head. This is a conversation where we explore different futures and how this horizon scanning should shape how we prepare for these possible scenarios.
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Digital Transformation: A Game Changer
This episode features Jean-Rene Couture, NATO ACT Federated Interoperability Branch Head. This is a conversation that explores how digital transformation is reshaping the 21st century, changing the way we live and work, and leading to a boom in information-based industries and information-based...
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The Space Domain: Risk or Opportunity
This episode features Colonel Christophe GrandClement, the head of the Space Branch at NATO ACT, Robert Kroeger, Space Integrator, and Dr. Orzuri Rique who is in Space Research and Development. This is a conversation about how Space figures into NATO's collective defense efforts, and what risks…
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Multi-Domain Operations: The NATO Perspective
Today, NATO’s focus is not only towards threats emanating from the Maritime, Land and Air domains, but also on defending the Alliance across the Space and Cyberspace domains. Transforming to a Multi-Domain Operations (MDO) approach, in which the Alliance synchronizes capabilities across all 5...
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Alliance Warfare Development Conference: Better Today, Stronger Tomorrow
From December 6th-8th, 2022, Allied Command Transformation hosted the Alliance Warfare Development Conference (AWDC) for more than 150 guests from 34 Allied and partner nations, including senior leadership from NATO commands. Today, Head of Strategic Issues and Engagements in the Strategic Plans...
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Strategic Foresight: Trends and Adjacent Futures
In 2023, ACT’s Strategic Foresight Branch will publish a new Strategic Foresight Analysis that is designed to inform NATO’s long-term policy and capability development priorities. Strategic Foresight branch head Dr. Gergely Nemeth joins us for a discussion on current trends, trajectories, and...
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Centers of Excellence: NATO’s Capacity Multipliers
With specialized subject matter expertise, NATO accredited Centers of Excellence (COEs) distribute their in-depth knowledge through concept development, training, doctrine, and lessons learned. Today, NATO benefits from 28 accredited COEs and will soon welcome two more: the NATO space COE and...
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NATO Digital Transformation
In Fall 2022, a vision for NATO Digital Transformation was endorsed by the Allied Defence Ministers to support Multi-Domain Operations (MDO). Today, we’re joined today by Mr. JR Couture, a digital evangelist at NATO’s Allied Command Transformation, to discuss the processes, policies, and…
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Accession and Military Integration: Finland and Sweden
On July 5th, 2022, Finland and Sweden formally confirmed their willingness and ability to meet the political, legal and military obligations and commitments for NATO membership. Join ACT Staff Officer Bruce Hutchison for a conversation about the accession and military integration processes...
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Situational Awareness Enhancer: AWARE
Marcus Gaul, Section Head for Analytics and Data Science at Allied Command Transformation and Lieutenant Commander James Carrick, project manager for AWARE, discuss the situational awareness enhancer which collects, processes, and visualizes multiple streams of open-source data to inform analysts...
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Managing Innovation: Risk, Compliance & Governance
Robert “Butch” Bracknell, Staff Legal Advisor for International Law at Supreme Allied Commander Transformation discusses the process and practice of managing innovation from a legal and compliance perspective.
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Practical Applications for Machine Learning: AI FELIX (Part Two of Two)
Colonel Lewis, Lt. Colonel Dirk Mathes, and Deputy Branch Head Simon Purton continue to discuss AI Felix, its potential, and the value of AI to the future of the Alliance.
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Practical Applications for Machine Learning: AI FELIX (Part One of Two)
Canadian Royal Air Force Colonel Sean Lewis, Lieutenant Colonel Dirk Mathes of the German Bundeswehr, and Simon Purton, the Deputy Branch Head for ACT’s Analysis of Alternatives Branch discuss the development of NATOs first machine-learning tool: Artificial Intelligence Front End Learning...
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Fit for Purpose: Creating an Innovative Alliance
The old model of top-heavy, gold-plated, committee-directed, sub-contracted military innovation is increasingly outmoded and outpaced by adversaries. The open innovation model emphasizes speed, agility, and collaboration. NATO Allied Command Transformation Chief of Staff Admiral Guy Robinson (UK...
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Win as a Team: NATO’s Innovation Priorities
Former French Air Force Chief of Staff and new Supreme Allied Commander Transformation Gen. Philippe Lavigne talks about his policy agenda, the importance of innovation, and the strength of the Alliance.
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Putting the Pieces Together: JIGSAW
Organizing and tasking air-to-air refueling aircraft are pieces to a puzzle that is critical to mission success. NATO’s Allied Command Transformation developed a user-friendly tool, JIGSAW, to manage these missions across several nations and vast territories. The NATO Innovation Podcast talks to...
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Allied Command Transformation in Norfolk, Virginia, is NATO’s Warfare Development Command and a leading agent of Alliance innovation.
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