NATO SFA COE participated in the wargame for the IFC Concept
On the
period 13th-15th of April, the NATO Security Force Assistance Centre
of Excellence (NATO SFA COE) had the opportunity to participate in a
Research Wargame in the framework of a wider initiative - approved by the
Military Committee – aimed at developing a NATO Intermediate Force Capability
(IFC) Concept.
With the 2021
Concept Development and Experimentation (CD&E) Programme of Work, the
Military Committee approved an initiative to develop a NATO Intermediate Force
Capabilities (IFC) Concept. IFC is the capability basket comprising means
beyond Presence and below Lethal Forces.
The IFC
associated experimentation is being done in the form of a wargaming.
The Land
Wargame includes a Tactical Kriegspiel that examines NATO/Host Nation and
Adversary/Proxy small unit during actions and their outcomes (including the
ability to manage the escalation/de-escalation, to mitigate collateral damage
risks, and to protect the civilians in line with stated objectives). All the
outcomes are combined with a Strategic Matrix Game that examines the
implications and the opportunities across the Military, Diplomatic,
Information, and Economic instruments of power.
In particular,
the aim of the wargame was to identify whether and how the use of non-lethal
equipment at the tactical level could generate desired effects at the operational
and strategic level of a military Campaign. NATO SFA COE took part in the
activity to understand and enhance the ability to implement SFA activities in a
complex environment and across the continuum of conflict.