Royal Netherlands Navys Knowledge Center

In March, the chapter visited the Centre for the Automation of Mission-critical Systems (CAMS)-Force Vision of the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN). The director, Capt. Huub Geilenkirchen, RNLN, explained that CAMS-Force Vision is the knowledge center and the technical software systems house of the RNLN. Its core business is the design, production, test, implementation and life-cycle maintenance of command, control, communications, computers and intelligence (C4I) systems for the RNLN. A modern vessel consists of an integrated composition of sensor-, weapon- and command systems, and the end product must be delivered within the constraints of product, time and money. To achieve this goal, productivity-enhancing tools must be employed, such as "peopleware," methods and methodologies, world-class tooling and state-of-the-art hardware and software. Force Vision has approximately 165 employees, of which roughly 120 are directly involved with software engineering. Three quarters of the personnel are civilian, and the remainder are military.

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