Abbreviation | CMRE |
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Type | Military research |
Legal status | Treaty |
Purpose | Maritime security |
Headquarters | La Spezia, Italy |
Region served | 28 nations in Europe and North America |
Membership | NATO |
Official language | English and French |
Staff | about 140[1] |
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 organizes and conducts scientific research and technology development, centered on the maritime domain, to address defense and security needs of the Alliance. It is an executive body of NATO Science and Technology Organization (STO).[2] It was established in 1959.[3]