NATO is acquiring an Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) system that will give commanders a picture of the situation on the ground in an area of interest.

The NATO-owned and -operated AGS Core capability will enable the Alliance to perform persistent surveillance over wide areas from high-altitude, long-endurance, unmanned air platforms operating at considerable stand-off distances and in any weather or light condition. Using advanced radar sensors, the AGS Core will continuously detect and track moving objects throughout the observed areas, as well as providing radar imagery of areas and stationary objects.

In September 2009, the NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance Management Agency (NAGSMA) has been established, after all 15 Participating Nations[1] had signed the AGS Programme Memorandum of Understanding. NAGSMA will be responsible for the procurement of the NATO AGS capability until it has reached Full Operational Capability.

The NAGSMA Website was last updated on
29 March 2011
(News updated)

In support of the NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance Management Agency (NAGSMA), NC3A is assisting in the recruitment process.

Please note that only nationals of the NATO AGS Participating Nations are eligible to apply for NAGSMA posts. This includes nationals of: Bulgaria, Czech Republic,  Estonia, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Norway, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and United States of America.

German applicants are kindly requested to contact the German Delegation to NATO / Deutsche NATO-Vertretung (www.nato.diplo.de) before they send in their application. In addition, all German active military personnel and civil servants have to apply through the Federal Ministry of Defence.

Please refer here for the current status of NAGSMA recruitment campaigns.

The current NAGSMA vacancies can found here.

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