Alliance Warfare Development Conference 2023

Alliance Warfare Development Conference 2023 (AWDC) was organized by NATO Allied Command Transformation at HQ SACT in Norfolk, Virginia from 6 – 7 December 2023. Colonel Zsolt Szilagyi, Chief of Staff EOD COE, represented the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Centre of Excellence at this event.

It is an annual meeting of Flag and General Officers and Senior Civilian decision-makers from NATO Nations, designed to foster interaction and collaboration with NATO’s Allied Command Transformation and other senior NATO leaders involved with warfare development. Partner Nations Sweden, Austria, Georgia, Ireland and Switzerland also attended the Conference to engage in dialogue and foster cooperation on shared interests, including efforts to meet emerging security challenges.

The theme of AWD C2023 was “Shaping Today to Succeed Tomorrow”. All attendees participated in plenary and rotating syndicate sessions. The four syndicates focused on four main topics of discussion: inform new ideas and concepts, explore the Future Operating Environment, Cross-Domain Command, exchange information regarding the challenges and changes associated with the NATO Defence Planning Process, and look at shared approaches to persistent experimentation.

General Philippe Lavigne, Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, highlighted the importance of rapid and substantial transformation within the Alliance due to the fast-paced and intense nature of global security landscape; Lieutenant General Adamczak, Director General of the NATO International Military Staff, emphasized the significance of NATO’s preparedness for potential conflicts and the need to remain vigilant of future challenges.

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https://www.act.nato.int/article/awdc-2023-concludes/