01503nas a2200229   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002260000900043653002100052653000900073653001800082653003300100653000900133653001200142653002100154653001000175100001700185245005600202300001000258490000700268520099800275       2011                            d  c201110aairport security10aCIED10adirect energy10aImprovised Explosive Devices10aISAF10ajamming10aradar technology10aX-ray1 aFranco Fiore00aNC3A Support to IED Fight: a Comprehensive Approach  a75-800 v273 a<p>This paper briefly addresses the activities the NATO C3 Agency is per¬forming in support to the Counter Improvised Explosive Devices (C-IED) fight, ranging from support to ISAF operations to Research and Development, down to unbiased field testing of emerging technologies to be utilized in the IED fight. The recent impulse given by the NATO Secretary General to the Multinational Cooperation approach to the IED battle provided NC3A with the ability to work closer with the C-IED task Force, the Conference of National Armament Directors (CNAD) and the Defence Investment Division at NATO HQ in order to collect inputs on current projects the nations were running in the C-IED area with the main goal to identify common requirements and provide a framework for Multinational procurement with the end goal of achieving interoperability and standardization of C-IED assets with a cost-saving for the Nations as a value added factor, mainly achieved due to economy of scale acquisitions</p>