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tion; no single nation owns the CFBLNet. Each member is responsible provisioning
and operation for its own sites and systems. CFBLNet grew out of the need for
persistent joint multinational and cost effective infrastructure for trial, assessment,
testing, exercise and training. The capability allows for various national collaborations;
e.g. CCEB, NATO, bilateral and multilateral. CFBLNet is accessible through
sponsorship to additional partner nations, international organisations, industry
and academia.
Today CFBLNet recognizes over 234 sites globally which are participating
in multiple initiatives throughout the year.
CFBLNet operates under the CFBLNet charter, which establishes a common
framework consisting of well-defined processes, security procedures and agreed
technical standards.
III. Current and potential operational benefits
Every nation recognizes how difficult it is to maintain the multiple potential
overlapping bilateral and multinational collaboration infrastructures. With its common
framework, CFBLNet works as a coordinated capability while maintaining
the required national and multinational security assurance.