MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN DEFSTAND AND MIDANA (SAUDI ARABIA) ON DEFENCE STANDARDIZATION AND COMFORMITY ASSESSMENT – EUROSATORY, PARIS 17 JUNE 2026

During the International Defence Exhibition EUROSATORY took place between 15-19 JUNE 2026 in Paris/France, DEFSTAND has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Saudi Arabia Company MIDANA for Test and Evaluation. This MOU is focused on the cooperation of the DEFSTAND and MIDANA on defence standardization, conformity  assessment, and specialized capability building, supporting the development…

DSA SUPPORT OF THE NATO APPROVED COURSE “DRAFTING, PRODUCTION and MAINTENANCE OF NATO STANDARDS” 08 June -12 June 2026 / NMIOTC

DEFSTAND PC is proud to support the NATO APPROVED COURSE “DRAFTING, PRODUCTION and MAINTENANCE OF NATO STANDARDS” being held twice per year at NATO MARITIME INTERDICTION OPERATIONS TRAINING CENTRE (NMIOTC) premises in Crete, Greece. The first iteration for 2026 was conducted on 8 June to 12 June 2026 with the participation of thirty (30) trainees…

“STANDARDIZATION WITHIN NATO” Course in support of the Swedish Air Staff, 25-29 May 2026 / Balsta, Sweden

DSA is honoured to announce that DEFSTAND PC CEO Captain Hellenic Navy (ret) Nikolaos Myriounis, and DEFSTAND PC Associate Col DEU ARMY (ret) Dieter Schmaglowski have conducted the “Standardization within NATO” Course organized by the Swedish Air Staff through 25-29 May 2026 at Aronsborgs Konferenshotell, in Balsta, Sweden. The course was offered to the staff…

DSA support to NMIOTC Mobile Training Team in Georgia (16-20 March 2026)

From 16 to 20 March 2026, a Mobile Training Team (MTT) from the NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Centre (NMIOTC), supported by DSA, delivered a five-day training course on NATO Standardization in Tbilisi, Georgia, within the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe Partnerships Directorate (SHAPE PD) framework. The Ministry of Defence (MOD) of Georgia hosted the…

DSA 3 Years Anniversary – From Vision to impact

Today, Defence Standardisation is critical more than ever for building up interoperable capabilities. This March, Defence Standardisation Advice-DSA marks 3 years of advancing standardization and strengthening interoperability. In this context, we would like to express our appreciation to our associates and partners for putting their trust in DSA. We will continue to deliver standardisation capacity…

DSA Participation in WDS 2026 – World Defense Show, Riyadh/KSA 8-12 Feb 2026

Defence Standardization Advice was privileged to participate in World Defense Show (WDS) 2026, which took place on February 8–12 in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. WDS is one of the largest defense exhibitions internationally with the participation of Global Leaders in Defense Programs. During the days of the exhibition DSA had the opportunity to discuss…

DEFSTAND awarded NATO AIS fund project on USV standardization

DEFENCE STANDARDIZATION ADVICE P.C. (DEFSTAND) has been recently awarded by the NATO Accelerating Interoperability and Standardization (AIS) Fund, a new project entitled “Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USV) Standardization: Current Status and Future Outlook“. The project’s goal is to accelerate USV standardization by identifying standardization gaps and providing guidelines and recommendations to NATO for steering related standardization…

NMIOTC Course “Standardization as an Integral Part of Capability Delivery by NATO Allies and Partners” 01-05 Dec 2025

DEFSTAND PC was proud to support the Course 24000 “Standardization as an Integral Part of Capability Delivery by NATO Allies and Partners” organized by the NATO MARITIME INTERDICTION OPERATIONS TRAINING CENTRE (NMIOTC). The course was conducted on 01-05 December 2025 with the participation of 14 trainees from six (6) NATO Nations (Greece, Lithuania, Norway, Poland,…

“STANDARDIZATION WITHIN NATO” Course in support of the Swedish Armed Forces, 10-14 November 2025 / Bålsta – Sweden

DSA is honored to announce that DEFSTAND PC CEO Captain Hellenic Navy (ret) Nikolaos Myriounis, and DEFSTAND PC Associate Col DEU ARMY (ret) Dieter Schmaglowski have conducted the “Standardization within NATO” Course organized by the Swedish Air Staff through 10 – 14 November 2025 in Bålsta, Sweden. The course was offered to the staff with…

DSA SUPPORT OF THE NATO APPROVED COURSE “DRAFTING, PRODUCTION and MAINTENANCE OF NATO STANDARDS” 29 Sep-03 Oct 2025 / NMIOTC

DEFSTAND PC is proud to support the NATO APPROVED COURSE “DRAFTING, PRODUCTION and MAINTENANCE OF NATO STANDARDS” being held twice per year at NATO MARITIME INTERDICTION OPERATIONS TRAINING CENTRE (NMIOTC) premises in Crete, Greece. The second iteration for 2025 was conducted on 29 Sep – 03 Oct 2025 with the participation of twenty-seven (27) trainees…