Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation

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Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation

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Abbreviation	CMRE
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]