CNAD Main Groups: • NATO Industrial Advisory Group (NIAG) established to provide advice to the CNAD on industrial, technical, economic, management and other relevant aspects of research, development and production of armaments within the Alliance. The primary focus today is technology advice for programme development efforts under the CNAD. • Group on Acquisition Practices - AC/313 created to advise the CNAD on government defence procurement practices and procedures relating to defence trade, armaments cooperative programme arrangements and industrial collaboration within the Alliance. [NATO-WWW]