NATO Joint Ballistics Memorandum of Understanding

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The NATO Joint Ballistics Memorandum of Understanding is a standardized alliance agreement that harmonizes artillery and ammunition ballistic parameters among NATO member states to ensure interoperability and consistent performance.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf NATO standardization agreement
memorandum of understanding
military standardization document
aimsTo enable common firing tables for different national systems
enable cross‑national use of artillery ammunition
improve safety of artillery firing through standardized data
reduce duplication of ballistic trials among nations
appliesTo NATO member states
artillery ammunition
artillery systems
ballistic parameters
defines common ballistic reference conditions
data formats for ballistic information exchange
procedures for verification of ballistic data
responsibilities of participating nations for ballistic data
standard coordinate systems for ballistic calculations
standard meteorological conditions for firing tables
domain artillery fire control
defence
military ballistics
governs exchange of ballistic test results
exchange of firing tables
exchange of interior and exterior ballistics data
exchange of trajectory data
hasAbbreviation JBMOU
hasAuthority North Atlantic Treaty Organization
hasFullName NATO Joint Ballistics Memorandum of Understanding
isPartOf NATO standardization framework
language English
participants NATO member nations
NATO partner nations that accede to the memorandum
purpose ensuring consistent ballistic performance
ensuring interoperability of artillery systems
harmonization of ammunition ballistic parameters
harmonization of artillery ballistic parameters
standardization of ballistic data exchange
standardization of firing tables
relatedTo NATO Standardization Agreements
NATO ammunition interoperability
NATO artillery interoperability
joint fire support
scope joint and combined fire support operations
land artillery
naval gunfire support
supports interoperable digital fire control systems
multinational artillery operations
standardization of fire control software inputs


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