Calian has supported NATO training and readiness initiatives across Europe and allied nations for more than 15 years. It has helped their forces prepare for modern operational challenges spanning land, air, maritime, cyber and multi-domain environments.
Calian delivers training, simulation, operational readiness and mission support solutions to military organisations across Canada and around the world.
“Modern conflict demands more than preparation. It requires agility, rapid decision-making and the confidence to operate effectively in uncertain and fast-moving environments,” Calian Defence Europe/UK, Regional Vice President, Roch Pelletier, stated.
“Our role is to help ensure NATO training reflects the realities of today’s operational landscape, equipping forces and leaders with the skills needed to respond successfully in increasingly complex scenarios.”
Calian currently serves as a prime contractor supporting NATO's Joint Warfare Centre (JWC), providing subject matter experience for operational and strategic-level exercises.
The company also supports NATO's Joint Force Training Centre (JFTC) and broader Alliance initiatives through exercise design, scenario development, training delivery and operational support.
Over the past decade and a half, Calian has supported more than 75 large-scale NATO exercises, helping Allied headquarters, commanders and military personnel strengthen interoperability and improve operational effectiveness.
These exercises include Steadfast Deterrence and Steadfast Foxtrot. The former is a major command-post exercise involving all 32 NATO Allies focused on threats in the Arctic and High North. More than 30 Calian personnel supported exercise planning, delivery and execution.
The latter is a NATO wargame led by Allied Joint Support and Enabling Command (JSEC) examining how forces can be rapidly deployed, reinforced and sustained across Europe in contested operational environments. According to the company, Calian specialists provided experience to help ensure realistic and operationally relevant training outcomes.
Calian has also recently secured contracts supporting operational planning training for the Netherlands Joint Force Command in The Hague, Joint All-Domain Operations Centre training support to NATO Joint Force Command, and support for NATO's Future Nuclear Exercise Environment at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE).
As NATO continues to strengthen deterrence, readiness and collective defence capabilities, training remains one of the Alliance's most important tools for preparing forces to respond effectively to future threats.