Annual Progress Report 1999
Abstract
The continuing quest for adequate funding remained a dominant theme. Numerous briefings to NATO HQ committees resulted in an increasing awareness, that although the problem has not yet been resolved, the Centre's predicament is firmly on the agenda. There were some successes, such as funding for replacement of the 46-year old poor relation of the research fleet, the coastal research vessel Manning and for an autonomous underwater vehicle. The new vessel, provisionally named Leonardo, is scheduled to be in service in 2002, while the AUV will be delivered in 2000, inaugurating a new era in the Centre's programme of work. We continue to plan for further updates in our equipment and infrastructure, while making steadly, recognized progress in improving efficiency, commensurate with the nature of scientific research. The reader will find in this report how the Centre discharges its mission under the terms of its Charter. The raison d'etre of the Centre as quoted earlier is, after forty years, mirrored in the recently approved new NATO research and technology strategy "...to ensure that the Alliance has at its disposal the best scientific and technical capability that member nations are prepared to make commonly available." In order to ensure that eminent scientists will continue to contribute to fulfilling NATO's requirements, it is of utmost importance that this strategy is translated into a stable funding regime. Only then can NATO, the most successful alliance in history, be guaranteed that the quality of our work as exemplfied in this annual report, can continue.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1999
- Accession Number
- ADA389993
Entities
Organizations
- SACLANT ASW Research Centre