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Home» Event News» PACIFIC 2019»PACIFIC 2019: Naval Group Pacific and local partners lay foundations for the Australian Maritime Development Centre
Naval Group yesterday joined 16 partners for the future establishment of the Australian Maritime Development Centre (AMDC) (Credit: Naval Group)

PACIFIC 2019: Naval Group Pacific and local partners lay foundations for the Australian Maritime Development Centre

At PACIFIC 2019, Naval Group Pacific has yesterday joined sixteen partners in government, academic and industry enterprises, to sign a statement of principles for the future establishment of the Australian Maritime Development Centre (AMDC).

Nathan Gain 10 Oct 2019

The new best in class national research capability is set to become the science, technology and innovation centrepiece of Australia’s maritime and navalshipbuilding enterprise.

“Naval Group is incredibly proud to be part of establishing the world class centre of scientific research and development. For over 400 years Naval Group has been developing and refining new technologies and innovation, and we look forward to sharing our expertise and know-how with the region’s brightest minds. It’s our hope that together, we can simultaneously solve theindustry’s most critical challenges and build upon Australia’s defence capability,” says Francois Duthoit, Vice President for International Development and Cooperation at Naval Group.

“Naval Group Pacific’s role in the Australian Maritime Development Centre is another symbol of our commitment to the ongoing growth of the Australian defence industry and maritime future.”Says François Romanet, CEO of Naval Group Pacific

Naval Group Pacific, Naval Group’s Sydney based subsidiary, leverages the dynamic R&D policyof its parent company to solve some of the local defence industry’s most critical challengesthrough initiatives such as the AMDC.

In support of Australia’s national security requirements, the Australian Maritime Development Centre plans to be positioned to augment the capabilities of Defence Science & Technology and serve the needs of the Royal Australian Navy and the Department of Defence. AdvancingAustralia’s maritime science, engineering and technology capabilities, the AMDC will seek to foster industry wide gains through independent and collaborative research, open innovation and the development of new intellectual capital.

The AMDC follows a unique model originally launched by Naval Group in France with its Technocampus based in Nantes. The AMDC is a collaboration between ASC, CSIRO, Deakin University, Defence Innovation Network – NSW, Defence SA, Flinders University, Naval Group, The Government of New South Wales, The Government of Victoria, The University of Adelaide, The University of Melbourne, The University of New South Wales, The University of South Australia, The University of Sydney, Australian Maritime College of The University of Tasmania, and The University of Technology Sydney

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Posted by : Nathan Gain
Nathan is based in Namur, Belgium. He holds an MA in modern history with a minor in international relations from the Catholic University of Louvain (UCL – Belgium). Fascinated by military history he naturally turned to the defense sector after graduating and is particularly interested in Northern European and Belgian defense issues as well as in anything related to naval aviation.

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