SHAPE Technical Centre
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The SHAPE Technical Centre or Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe
Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe
Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe is the central command of NATO military forces. It is located at Casteau, north of the Belgian city of Mons...

 Technical Centre (STC) was formerly known as the SHAPE Air Defence Technical Centre (SADTC). It was formed in 1955 and located in The Hague
The Hague
The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...

, Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

. It conducted research and development for NATO in the area of air defence, in support of NATO funded procurements and interoperability. In 1996 it was merged with NACISA to form NC3A.

See also

  • Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe
    Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe
    Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe is the central command of NATO military forces. It is located at Casteau, north of the Belgian city of Mons...

  • NC3A
  • NACISA
  • T. William Olle
    T. William Olle
    T. William Olle is a British computer scientist and consultant, and President of T. William Olle Associates, England.- Biography :Bill Olle received a M.Sc. degree in 1954 and a Ph.D...

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