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From Specs to Effects: NATO FMN Spiral Roadmap for C4ISR Interoperability
Marketing and Outreach Team
10 Oct 2025
5 Min Read
FMN Spirals are the playbook for coalition‑grade interoperability—here’s what matters for data, identity, and zero trust.
NATO’s Federated Mission Networking (FMN) underpins coalition C4ISR with Spiral Specifications and CIAV assurance. Teams should benchmark against the Spiral 4 Standards Profile (PDF) and the updated FMN public guidance to keep mission apps “interoperable by default.”
Practical tips: anchor your message formats to the FMN profiles, automate conformance in CI/CD, and wire RBAC/ABAC to coalition identity providers.
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Marketing and Outreach Team
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