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COPA ARMA Working Group Symposium
Brigadier Peter Kølby Pedersen
Chairman COPA ARMA
Deputy National Armaments Director
Planning & Coordination Division
Danish Defence Acquisition & Logistics Organization
Agenda
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Programme
Why multinationallity – and Nordic cooperation in particular ?
NORDEFCO Fundamentals
The NORDEFCO Structure and the stakeholders in NORDEFCO
Armaments Cooperation
Status COPA ARMA Tasks
Screening Status / Results
High Level Attention Targets – HATs
Challenges
How to enhance Nordic Armaments Cooperation
Programme
Time
WG
Briefer/speaker
0900 – 0930
COPA ARMA introduction
BG P.K. Pedersen (Chair)
0930 – 1015
Introduction to NORDEFCO structure - State of Play
Maj Henrik Skovhave (CS)
1015 – 1045
Break
1045 – 1115
Nordic Defence Materiel Agreement
Mr. Tommi Nordberg (FIN)
1115 – 1145
Nordic Procurement Network
Mr. Tommi Nordberg (FIN)
1145 – 1300
Lunch
1300 – 1320
NATO Codification (NATO CODE)
Mr. Thorsten Ernst Jensen (DNK)
1320 – 1340
Soldier Protection Equipment and Clothing (SPEC)
Maj Kasper Riis (DNK)
1340 – 1400
Mr. Stian Bendiksen (ARMA SEC)
1400 – 1420
Base Camp Management (BCM)
CBRN Protective Masks (CBRN PM)
Tactical Data Link (TDL)
Dismounted Arms and Ammunition (DAA)
1420 – 1440
Diving Systems (DA)
Mr. Hans Gummesson (SWE)
1440 – 1500
Geospatial Systems (GEO)
Ms. Marlene Meyer (DNK)
1500 – 1530
Coffee break
1530 – 1550
Hazardous and Environmental Materials (HAZMAT)
Ms. Ingela Bolin Holmberg (SWE)
1550 – 1610
Long Range Air Surveillance (LRASS)
Mr. Mattias Alfredsson (SWE)
1610 – 1640
Nordic Combat Uniform (NCU)
Maj Ivar Berner Selvig (NOR)
1640 – 1655
Break – signing of NCU TA
1655 – 1715
Systematic Sitaware (SITAWARE)
Maj Anders Wendt (DNK)
1715 – 1735
Unitized Group Rations (UGR)
LtCdr Pål Harald Stenberg (NOR)
1735 – 1755
SAP
Maj Mogens Madsen (DNK)
1755 – 1830
Summing up
BG P.K. Pedersen (Chair)
Maj Boo Isacsson (SWE)
Why multinationallity
– and Nordic cooperation in particular ?
• It’s Smart Defence!!!
• Better, cheaper products and/or more effect.
• Common Nordic framework agreements increase volume
resulting in lower prices and better business opportunities for
both defence & industry.
• Nordic Option Clauses in contracts , enabling future utilization
by other Nordic countries of negotiated contracts.
• In Nirvana, national line organizations would only have to be
responsible for the procurement process every fourth time since the responsibility for the procurement process would
rotate between the participating countries.
• Sharing of national resources.
=>The possibilities seem endless and the advantages self-evident.
NORDEFCO – a cooperation structure
NORDEFCO ’Fundamentals’
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NORDEFCO – a structure for cooperation, not an
organisation.
Complements (not challenges) other co-operation,
e.g. in NATO and EU.
Increased quality (operational effect) and cost benefits.
Mutual respect (a few like-minded nations that vouch for
efficiency).
Methodical work with full transparency.
Preserves the integrity of the participating nations
(participation at nations own discretion on a case-by-case
basis with no mutual defence obligations).
NORDEFCO Structure
Ministers of Defence
Political Steering Committee (PSC)
Policy
Operations
Capabilities
Armaments
PSC Secretariat
Chiefs of Defence
Military Coordination Committee (MCC)
Operations
Capabilities
Armaments
Interest Area Fora:
Nordic Map Directors
Nordic Procurement Network
Nordic Defence Industry
MCC Coordination Staff
Cooperation Areas
Capabilities
Armaments
HR &
Education
Training &
Exercises
Operations
Armaments Shares in NORDEFCO Cooperation
“COPA ARMA aim is to identify and exploit possibilities for common development programs, acquisition and life cycle
support to achieve financial, technical and/or industrial benefits for the participating nations within the area of armaments
cooperation. This is done through transparent and mutual exchange of information on national procurement plans and by
facilitating cooperation between national acquisition and life cycle stakeholders”….”In order to achieve its aim, COPA
ARMA will establish topic specific sub groups.”
PSC Armaments representation - NADs:
COPA ARMA WGs:
DNK - LTG Niels Bundsgaard
FIN – Mr. Raimo Jyväsjärvi
NOR - Mr. Morten Tiller
SWE – Mr. Göran Mårtensson
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COPA ARMA representation:
DNK - BG Peter Kølby Pedersen (Chair)
DNK - MAJ Karsten Bøje Thal-Jantzen (SEC)
DNK - MAJ Allan Bo Petersen (SEC)
FIN - BG Kari Renko
FIN - LTC Juha Kurki
NOR - COL Ivar Omsted
NOR - Mr. Stian Bendiksen
SWE - BG Anders Carrell
SWE - LTC Åke Willberg
SWE - Mr. Tobias Evers
Read more about NORDEFCO on www.nordefco.org
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Nordic Common Uniform (NCU)
Soldier Protection, Equipment and Clothing (SPEC)
Base Camp Management (BCM)
CBRN Protective Masks (CBRN PM)
Tactical Data Link (TDL)
Pharmaceuticals (PHARMA) – Dormant
Dismounted Arms and Ammunition (DAA)
Diving Systems (DS)
Geospatial Systems (GEO)
Hazardous and Environmental Materials (HAZMAT)
Long Range Air Surveillance (LRASS)
NATO Codification (NATO CODE)
SAP (SAP)
Systematic Sitaware (SITAWARE)
Unitized Group Rations (UGR)
Status COPA ARMA Tasks
Nordic List of Major Materiel Systems:
– ARMA is to utilize its Screening Process to avoid unnecessary overlap.
NORDECO Action Plan (NAP) Sustainability in Defence:
– PCS has withdrawn the NAP. Other COPAs tasked to produce green guides similar to
ARMA Acquisition Guide. Alternatively, a “Green” COPA could be created looking across all
areas.
COPA ARMA to brief the Baltic States on COPA ARMA work, the Screening Process and
working groups’ status:
– 3B briefed on ARMA status at the 23 SEP MCC meeting.
– Annual 3B – COPA ARMA orientation meetings will be inaugurated in 2016.
– LTU RFI on WGs LRASS, SITAWARE, DAA, SPEC & DS answered.
COPA ARMA to brief the Nordic CHOD/NAD audience on LRASS, Nordic Combat Uniform
and Screening Status:
– Nordic CHODs/NADs briefed 21 August 2015.
COPA ARMA to produce a FFT paper regarding procurement and operational requirements
in order to investigate ways to reduce the role of country specific operational requirements
in acquisitions.
– FFT paper forwarded MCC via CS and briefed to/approved by CHODs 1 February 2016 and
PSC(A) 3 March 2016.
ARMA Screening 2015
National inputs
317
Compiled usable entries
123
Possible cooperation areas
85
NO GOs
45
Non ARMA (BILATs)
11
To be handled in existing WG
10
Transferred to next process
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WGs / cooperation initiatives:
- Nordic Combat Uniform
- Long Range Air Surveillance Systems
- CBRN Protective Masks
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Challenges
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Difficult to agree on requirements and approach to
procurements.
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Different or colliding legislation in relation to procurement
processes (tender, offset etc.).
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Uncoordinated delivery timelines & budgets.
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Unclear who is leading nation – nobody takes responsibility for
reaching the objectives.
National considerations, including industrial interests.
How to to Enhance Nordic
Armaments Cooperation
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Enhance the screening process, e.g.
data quality & national commitment.
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Make it easier
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Change mindset
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Sharpen focus
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High level attention - High level
Attention Targets – HATS ?
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Conclusions
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Multinational and Nordic
cooperation are necessities
(and are here to stay)
Challenges – admittedly yes
Advantages are obvious
We continuously improve
 Crawl – Walk – Run
Successes are there
WG Status Reports
ARMA MGMT observations:
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Without your enthusiasm
and great work there
would not be any Nordic
Armaments cooperation.
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We – and not the least
your line organizations,
need to know what you are
doing in order for us to be
able to promote and
support your work.
WG status briefs:
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App. 15-20 min each WG,
e.g.:
 Purpose / aim of the WG.
 Current focus.
 Any unresolved issues /
need for ARMA
guidance.
 Potential / possibilities
for inter WG
cooperation.
Thank you for your attention
Programme
Time
WG
Briefer/speaker
0900 – 0930
COPA ARMA introduction
BG P.K. Pedersen (Chair)
0930 – 1015
Introduction to NORDEFCO structure - State of Play
Maj Henrik Skovhave (CS)
1015 – 1045
Break
1045 – 1115
Nordic Defence Materiel Agreement
Mr. Tommi Nordberg (FIN)
1115 – 1145
Nordic Procurement Network
Mr. Tommi Nordberg (FIN)
1145 – 1300
Lunch
1300 – 1320
NATO Codification (NATO CODE)
Mr. Thorsten Ernst Jensen (DNK)
1320 – 1340
Soldier Protection Equipment and Clothing (SPEC)
Maj Kasper Riis (DNK)
1340 – 1400
Mr. Stian Bendiksen (ARMA SEC)
1400 – 1420
Base Camp Management (BCM)
CBRN Protective Masks (CBRN PM)
Tactical Data Link (TDL)
Dismounted Arms and Ammunition (DAA)
1420 – 1440
Diving Systems (DA)
Mr. Hans Gummesson (SWE)
1440 – 1500
Geospatial Systems (GEO)
Ms. Marlene Meyer (DNK)
1500 – 1530
Coffee break
1530 – 1550
Hazardous and Environmental Materials (HAZMAT)
Ms. Ingela Bolin Holmberg (SWE)
1550 – 1610
Long Range Air Surveillance (LRASS)
Mr. Mattias Alfredsson (SWE)
1610 – 1640
Nordic Combat Uniform (NCU)
Maj Ivar Berner Selvig (NOR)
1640 – 1655
Break
1655 – 1715
Systematic Sitaware (SITAWARE)
Maj Anders Wendt (DNK)
1715 – 1735
Unitized Group Rations (UGR)
LtCdr Pål Harald Stenberg (NOR)
1735 – 1755
SAP
Maj Mogens Madsen (DNK)
1755 – 1830
Summing up
BG P.K. Pedersen (Chair)
Maj Boo Isacsson (SWE)