the First of the three Main Armaments Groups subordinate to the Conference of the National Armaments Directors (CNAD). The CNAD in turn reports directly to the North Atlantic Council (NAC), the ultimate authority in NATO. Through its six subordinate Naval Groups (NGs), eight Sub-Groups (SGs), three Special Working Groups (SWGs) and one Project Group (PG). NNAG is responsible for promoting cooperation and standardization in the area of naval armaments via joint activities and information exchange. [NATO-WWW]