20 helmi 2025

Babcock to deliver wargaming expertise to NATO

Photo credit: NATO JWC

We have been awarded a second contract by NATO’s Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) – to provide the Alliance with expert advice on wargaming activities.

Based at JWC in Stavanger, Norway, and operating across NATO’s command headquarters, through the one-year contract we will support the design, delivery and management of professional wargames for strategic and operational level participants.

Wargaming is a vital tool for military strategists, providing a safe-to-fail environment for testing and enhancing defence preparedness. It also enhances headquarters’ command, control, and decision-making processes.

Jo Rayson, Babcock’s Managing Director for Training, said: “Wargaming is critical for developing military strategies and maximising battle readiness – and as a leading provider of individual and collective military training, Babcock is ideally suited to support NATO as it evolves its wargaming offering.”

We are one of the largest providers of training to the British Armed Forces and this further training contract with NATO follows the recent award of a five-year contract for the provision of subject matter experts to fulfil JWC exercise play functions.