8 April 2008
ABCA products and information are now available on the Army’s Intranet, says Col Phil Collett, NZ ABCA National Director.
“Previously the more than 200 ABCA agreements, standards and handbooks could only be found on the ABCA Internet site. This required an individual password to be arranged but now all NZDF personnel can read and download the products from the Army Intranet.”
The products available include agreed standards covering the whole range of materiel and non-materiel issues, ABCA publications, databases and reports, common language use and information exchange between subject matter experts in certain subjects.
ABCA is the name of the American, British, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand Armies’ Programme. It began in 1947 between the USA, UK and Canada. Australia joined in 1963 and New Zealand became a full member in 2006. The aim of ABCA is to optimise interoperability, standardise capabilities and enhance mutual understanding of ABCA Armies in coalition operations. It is focused on delivering products that will close interoperability gaps between the participating nations. The programme does this through meetings, VTC, email and in some cases exercises and seminars. The program is directed by an Executive Council and managed by a permanent office in the USA.
For access to the ABCA site go to the Army Intranet Homepage and click on the ABCA Icon.
