Topics covered by the Defence and Naval Engineering Special Interest Group include, but are not limited to: Innovative platform designs including submarines,  multi-hulls,  SES and fast ship, global support solutions,  propulsion systems including integrated electric propulsion, prime movers, fuel cells and automation, auxiliaries,  SMART acquisition including naval standards, classification,  maritime platform characteristics and owners’ requirements, modelling and simulation, human factors, communications, damage control, and future weapons systems.

Chairman: TBA

To Join: Members wishing to join the Defence and Naval Engineering Special Interest Group should email technical@imarest.org quoting “Defence” in the subject heading

Members may also be interested in the work of the Mercantile Engineering Special Interest Group and the Technical Ship Operations Special Interest Group.
 

UK Naval Engineering, Science and Technology (UKNEST)

Concern amongst the UK naval defence community about the lack of focus on the sustainability and development of the UK’s naval design and engineering intellectual and knowledge base has led to the launch of UKNEST.

UKNEST will perform its role by providing a professionally-based forum for addressing issues of common concern, fostering specific professional development needs, and giving a focal point for interaction with, and influencing the wider Government and industrial community.

The initial UKNEST agenda includes a focus on training and development needs; provision of an interface to the UK Maritime Industry Strategy; examining the issues relating to pull-through of science and technology into defence procurement projects; and tackling the standardisation of language used to describe design phases and design maturity definition. For more details visit www.uknest.org

Naval Engineering Talent at Work (NETWORK)

NETWORK is an organisation made up of some of the biggest and best companies in naval defence with a vision is to develop and sustain world-class naval engineering in the UK. For more details visit www.nextgenerationnavaldefence.com