Alliance Ground Surveillance Force

NATO Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Force
NATO AGS RQ-4D Phoenix
ActiveSeptember 2015 – present
Country
Member countries
RoleIntelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance
Size400
Part ofAllied Air Command
Garrison/HQSigonella, Italy
EquipmentRQ-4D Phoenix
Websitewww.nagsma.nato.int
Commanders
CommanderBrigadier General Andrew M. Clark

Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) is a NATO programme to acquire an airborne ground surveillance capability (Multi-Platform Radar Technology Insertion Program on the Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk). The NATO Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Force (NISRF) formerly known as the NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance Force (NAGSF) was activated in September 2015, after it was formally agreed on the configuration of the unit responsible for operating the remotely piloted aircraft.

In a similar fashion as with Strategic Airlift Capability the program is run by 15 NATO member states: Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, and the United States.

The AGS Core comprises five RQ-4D Phoenix remotely piloted aircraft and the associated European-sourced ground command and control stations, and is based at AGS Main Operating Base in Sigonella, Italy. Approximately 400 personnel are located at Sigonella. Additionally, a small number of staff elements are based at Allied Command Operations in Mons, Belgium and at Allied Air Command in Ramstein, Germany.

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