Royal Netherlands Navy Integrates Uncrewed Systems into Fleet Combat Management System
The Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) successfully tested and demonstrated the IDUS (Intelligent Distribution of Unmanned Systems) software during the June 2026 MUST (Maritime Uncrewed Sea Trials) series from Den Helder. The software integrates maritime uncrewed systems (MUS) command-and-control (C2) with the navy's indigenous CAMS/Force Vision Guardion combat management system (CMS). Captain Sjoerd Feenstra confirmed that IDUS was proven to work across air, surface, and sub-surface domains, including simultaneous tasking and autonomous swarming. The integration allows operations room personnel to create missions and assign MUS assets. The trials build on previous testing at NATO's REPMUS exercise in September 2025. The RNLN aims to accelerate innovation and combat power through uncrewed systems, with the North Sea highlighted as a strategically important area for NATO, including protection of critical undersea infrastructure.
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