| NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance Force | |
|---|---|
 NATO AGS RQ-4D Phoenix | |
| Active | September 2015 – present |
| Country | Member countries |
| Role | Intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance |
| Size | 400 |
| Part of | Allied Air Command[citation needed] |
| Garrison/HQ | Sigonella, Italy |
| Equipment | RQ-4D Phoenix |
| Website | www |
| Commanders | |
| Commander | Brigadier General Andrew M. Clark[1] |
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 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.[2]
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.[2]
The NAGSF 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. A number of 400 AGS personnel is deployed at Sigonella. Additionally, a small number of AGS staff elements are based at Allied Command Operations in Mons, Belgium and at Allied Air Command in Ramstein, Germany.[2]
- ^ "NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance continues progress made with new Commander". ac.nato.int. 12 July 2022.
- ^ a b c "Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS)". nato.int. 4 September 2023.