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<p>Since April 2009 the Ministry of Defence (MOD) has spent approximately £3.9 million
supporting Ukraine through the Defence Assistance Fund and the Conflict Pool. Many
of the activities funded through these mechanisms support command, control and communications
capabilities (C3), to a greater or lesser extent, including through the provision
of joint exercising, military education and contributions to NATO coordinated activities.
However, the MOD is unable to breakdown this cost further to provide a figure for
financial assistance specifically related to C3 alone. <br><br>Activities highlighted
included the deployment of both UK civilian and military personnel to Ukraine and
Ukrainian personnel to the UK. One such example from September of this year was the
deployment of 41 personnel from the Light Dragoons to Ukraine to take part in EXERCISE
RAPID TRIDENT, an annual US/Ukrainian multinational exercise aimed at enhancing interoperability
and strengthening NATO partnerships. Elements of such exercise activity play an important
role in practising C3 capabilities, but we are not able to give a figure for the number
of personnel that have been deployed to Ukraine specifically for C3.<br><br>At the
NATO Summit in Wales, we announced that the UK would lead a NATO C4 (Command, Control,
Communications and Computers) Trust Fund for Ukraine and will contribute over €400,000
to this initiative. Work is now under way on the implementation of the Trust Fund.</p>
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