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New NATO Intelligence Centre Opens In Britain

Wed, October 18, 2006

Source: MoD

A new centre to collate and distribute intelligence across NATO has been opened, by Adam Ingram, Minister for the Armed Forces, and General James Jones, NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe.

A new centre to collate and distribute intelligence across NATO has been opened, by Adam Ingram, Minister for the Armed Forces, and General James Jones, NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe.

The Intelligence Fusion Centre will provide NATO missions, including current operations, with comprehensive intelligence support drawn from across the member states.  All NATO nations have been invited to contribute to the centre.

The Centre is based at RAF Molesworth, a US Visiting Forces base in Cambridgeshire and starts operating today with 75, of an eventual 160 personnel from across NATO.

Speaking at the launch, Mr Ingram said:

"On military operations, knowledge is power and while the intelligence resources of individual NATO members are impressive this shared asset is truly formidable.

"This essential resource for NATO missions is already increasing the speed and efficiency of intelligence sharing between NATO allies and is delivering real benefits to the front line.

"Today is another example of NATO transforming itself and rising to the demands of the modern world and exemplifies a new openness when it comes to sharing information between allies.  I am delighted that Britain is home to this vital NATO asset and that we are playing our part in its formation."

MoD