Njfa Nato Joint Frequency Agreement

Although ITU regulations explicitly apply to the military use of radio spectrum, ITU Article 48 and Radio Regulation 4.4 provide for exceptional cases that can be extended to NATO troops in order to obtain flexibility in the use of radio spectrum in order to achieve mobility. Many of NATO`s service allocations and harmonized bands are included in the European spectrum allocation and application table. (2) A military requirement states that NATO forces must have access to frequency band, sub-band or ITU service. The loss of access will have an impact on the operational effectiveness of NATO forces. (3) Fixed (non-tactical) radio relays are transferred to higher frequency bands or other means of transmission. The NATO frequency band nomenclature was created during World War II for military radar applications. Access to the spectrum of NATO operations (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) is very important for maintaining high availability and training NATO forces and member states` armed forces. It was agreed that the NJFA should be reviewed in 2014 under WRC-19 to adapt the current agreement to changes to radio communications regulations (RR) by WRC-15 and WRC-19 and to reflect the need for emerging radio frequencies for military applications. In addition to the NFJA, there was also discussion of the need for NATO to develop a rapid reaction manual. The CaT for frequency analysis was identified as the forum where the first discussions were to take place. In preparation for the International Telecommunications Union`s (ITU) Global Radiocommunications Conference (WRC-19) in 2019, the steps to be taken in the development of NATO`s POSITION on WRC-19 were discussed (development and mediation of common civilian and military positions). The RMC-19 (CaT) Capability Team submitted a preliminary position proposal for discussion in CaP3; the group discussed and reached a compromise on the first version of NATO`s provisional position for each of the items on the WRC-19 agenda. After the silence, it was disclosed by the CEPT and the Inter-American Telecommunications Commission (CITEL); 1.

A key military requirement for a frequency, sub-band or ITU service indicates that the loss or detrimental disruption of military use of this band, sub-band or ITU service will seriously affect the operational effectiveness of NATO forces.