NATO
The Netherlands and NATO
The Netherlands is a founding member of NATO, a military alliance of 30 countries from North America and Europe. NATO ensures collective defence and cooperation among Western armed forces. Its core is Article 5, which states that an attack on one member is considered an attack on all. All NATO countries contribute troops and equipment. In missions for crisis response, conflict, or peacekeeping, NATO assumes operational command.
NATO Industrial Advisory Group (NIAG)
For NATO’s industrial affairs, the NIDV represents the Netherlands in the NATO Industrial Advisory Group (NIAG), established in 1968 by the Conference of National Armaments Directors (CNAD). The CNAD reports to the North Atlantic Council, NATO’s highest decision-making body. NIAG provides strategic and technical industrial advice to support NATO capability development. Its members are representatives of the National Defence Industry Associations (NDIAs) from NATO countries. The NIDV director leads the Dutch NIAG delegation and coordinates access for Dutch industry to NATO projects and study participation.
Business opportunities NATO
NIDV also keeps track of business opportunities with NATO and its agencies. Calls to participate in NIAG studies are also distributed to NIDV participants.
NATO / Benelux industry days
Once a year, NIDV and the Belgian and Luxembourg NDIAs organise the NATO / Benelux Industry Days in cooperation with the permanent representations of the BENLUX countries to NATO. Future NATO projects of interest to industry are then presented as well as current NATO developments are shared.