This file contains contains information on
NATO's adaption of the Ada Language as their
common HOL in military systems.
(Ada IC point of contact: Greg Kee)


          NATO ADOPTS Ada LANGUAGE FOR MILITARY SYSTEMS
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      The  North   Atlantic  Treaty   Organization  (NATO)   will
implement the Ada language  in all military systems,  practically
exclusively,  beginning  in   January  1986.   To   aid  in   the
implementation  of  the  Ada  language,  as  the  standard   NATO
programming language,  the  Ada Support  and  Control  Capability
organization will be established in Brussels, Belgium.

     The decision  to  adopt the  Ada  language as  the  standard
high-order programming language in NATO military systems is based
on the results of a series of studies begun in 1977.  A group  of
specialists from  the  Supreme  Headquarters,  Allied  Powers  in
Europe (SHAPE) Technical Center took part in activities with  the
U.S.  Department of  Defense (DoD), which  eventually led to  the
development of  the Ada  language and  the determination  by  the
SHAPE group that the NATO requirements for a programming language
were the same as those of the DoD.

     The implementation  of  the  Ada  language  is  intended  to
increase the  productivity  of NATO  electronic  data  processing
personnel through  the introduction  of Ada  programming  support
environments (APSE), as  well as, to  improve the portability  of
NATO software.  The Ada language will be used in support  systems
of the entire NATO Command and Control System.  The systems to be
programmed in the Ada  language will include:  computer-supported
command and  control  systems,  communication  systems,  and  air
defense systems, among others.

     For further information  on the NATO  implementation of  the
Ada language contact:

                        LTC David Taylor
                        Army Deputy Director, AJPO
                        Room 3D139 (1211 Fern, C-107)
                        The Pentagon
                        Washington, DC  20301-3081
                        (202) 694-0210
                        (AV) 224-0210