NATO Defense Fuels Logistics

CUSTOMER

NATO Support Procurement Agency (NSPA)

PROJECT

NATO Fuel Monitoring System (NFMS)

Mission-Critical Fuel Intelligence. Globally Deployed.

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The Project

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

NATO is an intergovernmental military alliance of 29 member countries across North America and Europe, built on a system of collective defense. Three NATO members — the United States, France and the United Kingdom — are permanent members of the UN Security Council. The Allied Joint Force Command sits at Brunssum, Netherlands. The Resolute Support Mission (RSM) — the NATO-led mission that followed the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) — operated with over 13,000 personnel across Afghanistan.

Fuel provision and management for NATO forces in Afghanistan, across ISAF and RSM, has been heavily dependent on contractor support. Theatre-level oversight is run by a small group within the NATO Support Procurement Agency (NSPA) and Joint Forces Command (JFC) Brunssum.

Our Partner

Varec — a Cognesense brand — the global standard in fuel management, terminal automation and tactical fuel intelligence, trusted by the U.S. Department of Defense and allied military forces across 600+ installations worldwide.

One partner. Every obligation. Legacy meets future.

The Solution

In early 2014, NSPA selected Varec to replace its manual, paper-based fuel accounting system, with a hard go-live deadline of 31 July 2014.

Varec delivered FuelsManager® Defense as a three-tier solution: handheld devices at the point of sale, docked laptops for site-level consolidation, and Enterprise servers at NSPA HQ in Luxembourg synchronised by satellite for theatre-wide oversight.

NSPA fuel cards, US DoD AIR cards, equipment barcode/QR/RFID scans, electronic signatures, and ID scans form the full chain of custody. An SAP interface enables accurate invoicing of NATO nations’ issued fuel in theatre. Varec’s TacFuels® adds automated level measurement on military collapsible bladder tanks — the only solution of its kind on the market.

Results

The NATO Fuel Monitoring System (NFMS) went live at HKIA on 31 July 2014 and expanded to Kandahar and Herat by 1 December 2014. Since then: 1 million+ transactions recorded, full Afghan Ministry of Finance taxation reporting, expansion to the Baltic States Enhanced Forward Presence mission, and global use at 3,000+ airports — with operational data driving consumption analysis and fuel forecasting for future conflicts.

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