NATO Next Generation Modelling & Simulation (NexGen M&S) — Team CATALYST
Team CATALYST, a 7-company industry team led by By Light Professional IT Services (with Thales, Leonardo, Slitherine, ETE Technology, Horizon Strategies, Liberty Business Associates) formed to compete for NATO ACT's Next Generation Modelling & Simulation program; not yet awarded.
NATO's Next Generation Modelling & Simulation (NexGen M&S) program, run by NATO Allied Command Transformation under RFP-ACT-SACT-26-17 ('SPRINT 1'), seeks to establish a unified simulation-as-a-service environment supporting exercises, operational planning, strategic analysis, and wargaming. The agile procurement is structured to award contracts to up to five vendors rather than a single winner. By Light Professional IT Services formed the seven-company Team CATALYST (with ETE Technology, Thales, Leonardo, Slitherine, Horizon Strategies, and Liberty Business Associates) to compete; HQ SACT has reportedly completed proposal review, but no award had been publicly announced as of this review.
Program detail
- Agency
- NATO Allied Command Transformation
- Acronym
- NexGen M&S
- Budget
- Phase
- Team formed, competing (not yet awarded)
- Domain
- Modelling and simulation
Participants2
- CompanyETE TechnologyTurkish defense R&D firm building Education, Training and Experimentation technologies — modelling and simulation, serious gaming, data fusion and explainable AI (flagship HYMOTS).
- CompanyMatrix Pro SimProfessional wargaming and simulation brand of Slitherine Software UK, publishing COTS defense simulation titles (Command: PE, Combat Mission: PE) for military training and analysis.
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Frequently asked
- What is NATO Next Generation Modelling & Simulation (NexGen M&S) — Team CATALYST?
- NATO's Next Generation Modelling & Simulation (NexGen M&S) program, run by NATO Allied Command Transformation under RFP-ACT-SACT-26-17 ('SPRINT 1'), seeks to establish a unified simulation-as-a-service environment supporting exercises, operational planning, strategic analysis, and wargaming. The agile procurement is structured to award contracts to up to five vendors rather than a single winner. By Light Professional IT Services formed the seven-company Team CATALYST (with ETE Technology, Thales, Leonardo, Slitherine, Horizon Strategies, and Liberty Business Associates) to compete; HQ SACT has reportedly completed proposal review, but no award had been publicly announced as of this review.
- Which agency runs NATO Next Generation Modelling & Simulation (NexGen M&S) — Team CATALYST?
- NATO Next Generation Modelling & Simulation (NexGen M&S) — Team CATALYST is run by NATO Allied Command Transformation and is also known as NexGen M&S.
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ETE Technology is one of 7 companies (led by By Light Professional IT Services, with Thales, Leonardo, Slitherine, Horizon Strategies, Liberty Business Associates) forming Team CATALYST to pursue NATO ACT's NexGen M&S program
By Light Professional IT Services: By Light Announces Team CATALYST Pursuing NATO's Next-Generation Modelling & Simulation ProgramVerified2026-04-13