Sunday, June 30, 2019

Europe's Military Expands to Internet as First-Ever Joint Army Grid Deal Signed

"NATO defence ministers met in Belgium this week to discuss key security challenges, progress on burden sharing, defence and deterrence posture, and new technologies as the alliance strives to achieve greater integration.

Government officials from Germany and the Netherlands have signed an agreement this week to build the first-ever joint military internet, dubbed TEN (Tactical Edge Networking), reports ZDNet.
The corresponding accord was penned on Wednesday in Brussels, Belgium, against the backdrop of NATO defence ministers' meeting there this week.
In what is being viewed as a trial test for unifying other NATO members' military networks in the future, this is a debut project between the two nations to agree to integrate parts of their military network.
Koblenz, Germany, has been selected as the headquarters for TEN, to be complemented by a design and prototype centre at Bernard Barracks in Amersfoort, the Netherlands..."

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