Finmeccanica´s SELEX Elsag SpA and VEGA SpA, together with its partner Northrop Grumman Corporation, has been awarded a contract by the NATO Consultation,
Command and Control (NATO C3) agency to develop, implement and support the NATO Computer Incident Response Capability (NCIRC) full operating capability.
The contract, worth around EUR50 million, is for an extensive managed service which will provide information assurance to around 50 NATO sites and headquarters throughout 28 countries worldwide.
The NCIRC will provide the capability to detect and respond to cyber security threats and vulnerabilities rapidly and effectively. The project is intended to meet the level of ambition of NATO Head of States as set out during the Lisbon Summit in November 2010.
