The NATO–Ukraine Joint Analysis, Training and Education Centre (JATEC) was officially inaugurated in February 2025. Eighteen months later, the Deputy Chief of Staff to NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, Lieutenant General Marcus Annibale, described the center, hosted in Bydgoszcz, as fully operational. The details of JATEC’s activities were presented by its commander, Polish Brigadier General Wojciech Ozga.

“The ambitious idea of creating a joint NATO–Ukraine organization—a center dedicated to drawing lessons from the ongoing war against Ukraine and transforming those experiences into practical change—has become a functioning institution,” Brig. Gen. Wojciech Ozga said during an international press conference. “JATEC was established with a clearly defined purpose: to strengthen interoperability, support transformation, and collect lessons learned from the ongoing war against Ukraine in order to support NATO’s three core tasks: deterrence and defense, crisis prevention and management, and cooperative security.”

In Poland, relatively little is said on a daily basis about JATEC’s activities. Ukrainian and Western media, however, have been more active in reporting on its work. Recently, the Financial Times reported on a hybrid warfare simulation in which NATO and Ukrainian experts competed against one another. JATEC has also been involved in hackathons during which European companies developed solutions to challenges identified on the Ukrainian battlefield. Through these efforts, solutions were found for issues such as fiber-optic-controlled drones and GAB3-type bombs. As Portal Kujawski, we strive to keep our readers informed about these activities on an ongoing basis.

“We did not inherit a ready-made organization. We built it from the ground up. We created a joint NATO–Ukraine organization by establishing new structures, new processes, new relationships, and a new way of cooperation,” Gen. Ozga explained, referring to the organizational challenges. “Creating a new international organization is never easy. Creating a joint NATO–Ukraine organization within NATO’s command structure while simultaneously delivering valuable results from the very beginning is an even greater challenge. It required trust, perseverance, flexibility, and a willingness to build the organization while it was already operating.”

The JATEC commander also referred to the rapidly changing nature of modern conflict:

“We are witnessing how quickly modern warfare is evolving—both in military and civilian dimensions. Today’s battles are less about possessing the most advanced technology and more about finding innovative solutions, adapting rapidly, and implementing change effectively.”

Łukasz Religa

Od 2009 roku związany z lokalnymi mediami. Specjalizuje się w tematach dotyczących infrastruktury, polityki regionalnej oraz funkcjonowaniu samorządów.