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The German Navy and Fraunhofer FKIE are strengthening their collaboration. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in May 2023 has now been extended indefinitely in Rostock. The Fraunhofer institute, which focuses on defense and security, has served as a close research partner to the German Navy for around 25 years. Now, both parties intend to work even more closely together to accelerate the transition of technologies from research projects to practical application. The cooperation focuses on the areas of digitalization, AI, and unmanned systems.
“Over the past three years, we have developed an extremely trusting and fruitful partnership with Fraunhofer FKIE, which we intend to further strengthen in the future,” said Vice Admiral Jan Christian Kaack, Inspector General of the Navy, on the occasion of the signing of the renewed MoU in Rostock. “For the German Navy, this opens up new technological perspectives and opportunities in the field of defense research, which can be used, for example, to minimize threats to our units.” Professor Peter Martini, Director of Fraunhofer FKIE, highlighted the immediate benefits that the close working relationship with the service branch brings, particularly for the research side: “For Fraunhofer FKIE, close collaboration with the Naval Command is of the utmost importance. Only this enables defense technology research to contribute in a targeted and application-oriented manner to the conceptual and technical advancement of the Navy.”
AI, situational awareness, and unmanned systems are key priorities on the agenda
New sensor and reconnaissance technologies are reshaping the maritime operational environment, increasingly transforming it into a transparent battlefield. This development demands comprehensive capabilities from the Navy. These include an AI-supported situational awareness, the deployment of unmanned systems in high-risk missions, and a high degree of interoperability, standardization, and ergonomics to utilize scarce personnel and material resources as efficiently as possible. The work agenda thus covers a broad spectrum of topics that the partners are addressing together. The close partnership enables accelerated technology transfer. New solutions are tested in real-world operational scenarios, through participation in exercises such as the PARMA naval exercise and NATO exercises such as REPMUS (Robotic Experimentation and Prototyping with Maritime Unmanned Systems) and Dynamic Mirage. Further joint tests are planned for the future to help the Navy strengthen its operational capabilities.
Oliver Witt
Fraunhofer Institute for Communication, Information Processing and Ergonomics FKIE
Head of Department "Human Systems Engineering"
oliver.witt@fkie.fraunhofer.de
https://www.fkie.fraunhofer.de/en/press-releases/renewal-mou-naval-command.html
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