Maritime Technology Demonstrator

In May, the chapter met at The Vine Inn near Romsey. Following supper, guest speaker Stuart Bennett, a scientist from QinetiQ, described work conducted over a period of three years on a maritime tactical network command and control capability technology demonstrator. Under contract from the U.K. Ministry of Defence, Bennett explained, the program provided a tactical wide area network supporting Internet-protocol-based command and control services. Three land-based trials and two sea trials were undertaken during the program, which successfully demonstrated the full capability required. Stuart then participated in a question-and-answer session with attendees.

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