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NATO To Sign Cyber Agreements, Announce Nearly $1 Billion In New Defense Work At Berlin Conference

By Matthew Beinart

Friday, May 18th, 2018

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NATO is set to preview nearly $1 billion in new contract opportunities and sign four bilateral cyber threat information sharing agreements with international industry partners at its upcoming defense conference in Berlin the week of May 21.Officials at NITEC 18, organized by NATO’s Communication and Information (NCI) Agency, will provide an overview of the alliance’s future digital defense strategy and discuss plans for future air & missile defense and satellite communications contracts.“The event will preview and discuss a new NATO…

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