NATO seeks interoperable AI command systems

The article argues that NATO’s Ankara summit declaration has highlighted the need for interoperable AI-enabled command-and-control systems and a common combat cloud, while warning against reliance on US-controlled software standards.

• NATO allies pledged interoperability for future capabilities such as drones, a warfighting cloud, and AI models at the Ankara Summit; the piece frames this as a first-time political signal rather than a detailed implementation plan.
• The article compares Ukraine’s Delta system with fragmented European command networks, and discusses the US Government Reference Architecture (GRA), Link 16, and ITAR constraints as reasons Europe may need a truly open multinational architecture.
• It is an opinion/commentary article by Gustav Gressel of the European Security Programme, with references to the Trump administration, Britain, France, Canada, Norway, and the UK as part of the geopolitical context.