Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation

Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation (CMRE)
AbbreviationCMRE
Formation1959
TypeMilitary research
Legal statusTreaty
PurposeMaritime security
HeadquartersLa Spezia, Italy
Region served
28 nations in Europe and North America
MembershipNATO
Official language
English and French
Director
Dr. Eric Pouliquen
Parent organization
NATO Science and Technology Organization
Staffabout 140
WebsiteOfficial website

Previously known as NATO Undersea Research Centre (NURC), the Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation (CMRE) is a scientific research and experimentation NATO facility that organises and conducts scientific research and technology development, centred on the maritime domain, to address defence and security needs of the Alliance. It is an executive body of NATO Science and Technology Organization (STO). It was established in 1959.

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