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‘ There seems a clear need for real- time simulations of complex naval operations’
The defence sector is one of MARIN’s most important markets, and while we have a long-established relationship with the Royal Netherlands Navy, we also work very closely with trusted partners from all over the world.
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his includes the group that forms the Cooperative Research Navies – CRN (the ministries of defence from
Australia, Canada, France, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the US Coast Guard), but also many other ministries of defence, related research organisations and naval shipyards. Our main knowledge partner is the Dutch Ministry of Defence which invests in many background research projects to widen and deepen the sector’s expertise. Internationally MARIN cooperates together with the Dutch defence cluster in newly formed European projects about sea defence and we expect this involvement to grow over the next couple of years. Besides this, we work together with our partners and clients in CRS (Cooperative Research Ships), CRN and in Joint Industry Projects, as well as for many individual clients.
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Defence team MARIN’s Defence team, led by Pepijn de Jong, often works together with our Special Ships team, as some naval vessels have similar characteristics, especially with regard to auxiliary support vessels. As defence is one of the largest markets for MARIN currently, many of our experts from other sectors work together during defence projects, Pepijn explains. “An advantage is that this strengthens cooperation within MARIN and leads to fresh, innovative ideas.”
Interesting projects in the defence market include MARIN’s involvement in the Royal Netherlands Navy replacement programmes and the further development of our Fast Small Ship Simulator to increase its fidelity level and to allow the simulation
of boat operations in close proximity to other vessels and the beach.
Ageing naval fleets The reason the Defence market is so strong is related to a number of developments, both domestically and internationally, he points out. “Unfortunately safety and security at sea in general along all of the major shipping routes have seen a deterioration, related to both piracy and larger-scale geopolitical conflicts. Many Western Navies are also in the process of replacing their ageing fleets after a time of cost-cutting ushered in by the end of the Cold War. Many of the vessels in their current fleet were actually designed during the Cold War!”
In the Netherlands this trend is certainly visible, he adds. “The Royal Netherlands
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