00909nas a2200181   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002260001400043653000900057653001500066653002300081653002700104100002000131245005600151300001000207490000700217520050300224       2015                            d  cFall 201510aNATO10aSeaSparrow10aSeaSparrow Program10aSurface Missile System1 aDabrowka Smolny00aNATO SeaSparrow Program: Cooperation Based on Trust  a83-930 v143 a<p>The author examines the background, rules and structure of the NATO SeaSparrow Program in the context of the “Smart Defense” initiative, introduced by Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen at the NATO Summit in Chicago in 2012 as an attempt to counteract the defense budget cuts in the Allied Countries. The main objective of the study was to identify the mechanisms of the NATO SeaSparrow Program that could serve as the basis for future programs developed within the NATO initiative.</p>