𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. Last month, RH Marine participated in the MUST exercise (Maritime Uncrewed Sea Trials). The MUST 2026 exercise marks an important step in the development and deployment of unmanned maritime systems. Together with the Royal Netherlands Navy (Koninklijke Marine), Damen Naval, MARIN (Maritime Research Institute Netherlands), and other partners, we are working towards the future of maritime operations. RH Marine contributes to this effort with our smart autopilot solutions for unmanned vessels, enabling autonomous and safe navigation. Together, we are building the maritime capabilities of tomorrow.
This week the preparations for the MUST 2026 exercise (Maritime Uncrewed Sea Trials) at the North Sea started. The Royal Netherlands Navy is in a transition from fully crewed platforms to a fleet of more lightly crewed platforms, paired with uncrewed systems. That’s why in 2025 it developed its ‘Future Vision Maritime Uncrewed’, focussing on a system-of-systems approach for seven warfare areas: we can only strengthen our naval combat power if all platforms, uncrewed systems, and people work together effectively! This Future Vision provides direction for testing and developing uncrewed systems as part of our future Navy. We are starting now, with this clear goal in mind. That’s why we are performing the MUST 2026 exercise this month: multi-domain uncrewed system-of-system tests of multiple UAV’s in the air, 3 USV’s on the water and a UUV underwater around a crewed platform, controlled by our IDUS (Intelligent Distributed Uncrewed Systems) C2-software (#NATO STANAG 4817 compliant). Together this hybrid taskforce is going to performing operational missions that originate from our Future Vision. MUST 2026 is a joint effort of the RNLN and COMMIT (Material and IT Command). For the MUST exercise two 12m (!) USV’s were 3D printed by IMPACD Boats in the MIND SeaRush project under the leadership of MARIN (Maritime Research Institute Netherlands) and instrumented by DIEMMAX marine and RH Marine. Active roles in MUST are also played by Damen Naval with the Interceptor USV, Lobster Robotics with the Scout UUV and TNO as part of the IDUS development. A great team effort to make our seas more secure! Koninklijke Marine Commando Materieel en IT Military Innovation by Doing