JATEC

The Joint Analysis, Training and Education Centre (JATEC; Polish: Centrum Analiz, Szkolenia i Edukacji NATO-Ukraina) is a joint NATO–Ukraine civil-military organization located in Bydgoszcz, Poland. It was officially inaugurated on February 17, 2025, and represents the first collaborative center of its kind between NATO and Ukraine.

Organization and role

JATEC is part of the NATO Military Command Structure and is directly subordinate to the Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (SACT). The center is led by a Polish Brigadier General (Wojciech Ozga) and is designed to analyze civil-military experiences from the Russo-Ukrainian War. Lessons learned are integrated into the strategies, policies, doctrines, and operations of both NATO and Ukraine to enhance interoperability and strengthen collective security.

JATEC aims to improve NATO–Ukraine interoperability, support transformation in deterrence, defense, crisis prevention, crisis management, and cooperative security, apply lessons from ongoing conflicts to operational planning and strengthen NATO–Ukraine relations and provide long-term benefits for both parties.

In 2026, JATEC organized a series of seminars in Lublin, Poland, for officers of the Polish and German armed forces, focusing on lessons from Ukraine's experience in modern warfare. The seminars examined the impact of unmanned aerial systems (UAS), electronic warfare (EW), and intelligence support on tactical operations, as well as their implications for troop leadership, operational planning, and military decision-making. The event was held at the headquarters of the Lithuanian–Polish–Ukrainian Brigade (LITPOLUKRBRIG) as part of JATEC's support for the Captain's Training Course, which is supported in Ukraine by the Come Back Alive Charity.

Location

Bydgoszcz is a strategic NATO site hosting several other facilities, including the Joint Force Training Centre (JFTC). The address of JATEC is ul. Szubińska 2, 85–312 Bydgoszcz, Poland.

Subordination and cooperation

JATEC is one of several institutions directly reporting to Allied Command Transformation (ACT), alongside the Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) in Stavanger, Norway, the Joint Force Training Centre (JFTC) in Bydgoszcz, and the Joint Analysis and Lessons Learned Centre (JALLC) in Lisbon, Portugal.

These centers support ACT's efforts to transform NATO and collaborate with various national and multinational Centres of Excellence.

See also

• Joint Force Training Centre – NATO headquarters in Bydgoszcz, Poland
• NATO–Ukraine relations

References

Further reading

• Stavrou, Oksana (2025). Russlands Krieg gegen die Ukraine. p. 49.
• Dr. Li, Jin Wei (2024). War and the World: "Peace Security and the World" series. p. 239

External links

• Official JATEC page
• Opening of the NATO–Ukraine Centre in Bydgoszcz (in German)
• NATO plans training center in Poland (in German)