Looking to the Future: Exercises, Training and Innovation
JATEC is the first joint NATO–Ukraine organization in the NATO Command Structure and looks at both military and civilian aspects of the modern conflict.
Endorsed at the 2024 Washington Summit, it was inaugurated in February 2025 in Bydgoszcz, Poland.
One year on, JATEC is no longer a concept. It is a running NATO – Ukraine engine that transforms combat-proven operational insights from Russia’s war against Ukraine into practical evolution, strengthening interoperability and accelerating adaptation where it matters most.
JATEC gathers battlefield insights, develops recommendations for NATO and Ukraine, and advances interoperability between both. It serves as a key enabler of NATO – Ukraine cooperation, a driver of operationally informed innovation, and a catalyst for transformation.
Subordinated to Allied Command Transformation, JATEC reflects NATO’s long-term vision of Ukraine as an essential and interoperable partner. Its civil-military structure enables a comprehensive whole-of-society approach, recognizing that modern defence extends beyond the military domain.