– Continue closer cooperation between NATO and EU/EDA experts in the field of Military Aviation with a view to ensuring complementary efforts in the interest of defence and security in Europe especially as regards the development of a Military Aviation Strategy, the implementation of Military Airworthiness arrangements, Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems Air Traffic Integration, Aviation security including cyber, as well as civil initiatives, such as SES/SESAR. – Enhance interoperability through increased interaction on standardisation. With the aim to avoid duplication in the development of standards, identify projects where standardisationrelated activities could be harmonised. 5. Defence industry and research – Further develop a dialogue between EU and NATO staff on industrial aspects using existing fora. – Enhance cooperation at staff level on defence-related R&T in common areas of interest. 6. Exercises – Implement parallel and coordinated exercises (PACE) as a pilot project for 2017 and 2018. This will be done with NATO in the lead through the Crisis Management Exercise 2017 (CMX 17) and the EU in the lead through Multi-Layer Crisis Management Exercise 2018 (ML 18) or other types of exercises in 2018. The exercises will include a hybrid element. – NATO or EU staff experts of the non-leading organization for the respective years to be invited to contribute to the planning and conduct of the leading organization’s exercise, in a spirit of reciprocity. – Lessons and recommendations to be shared to the extent possible. – Organise staff to staff exercises in 2017 to test the key modalities already defined in the respective Playbooks/Operational Protocols. 15283/16 ANNEX TO THE ANNEX FP/as DGC 2B 9 EN