1. 06-Apr-2027
    Theatre 2
    • Platforms and Autonomous vehicles
    North Atlantic Navies are currently facing multiple pressures, both at the operational and at the societal level. Without question, in any future conflict, control of the underwater battlespace must b …
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    07-Apr-2027
    Theatre 1
    • Platforms and Autonomous vehicles
    A hybrid force needs uncrewed surface and underwater vehicles tasked from the same command and control (C2) system, yet the moment a vehicle dives, the assumptions behind networked C2 break: there is …
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    07-Apr-2027
    Theatre 3
    • Operational Effectiveness
    Problem StatementThe vulnerability of Critical Underwater Infrastructure (CUI)—including power interconnectors, data cables, and energy pipelines—presents a systemic security challenge. Traditional de …
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    06-Apr-2027
    Theatre 3
    • Platforms and Autonomous vehicles
    The development of unmanned systems has marched relentlessly onwards and is now forcing all navies to re-examine their current force structures. Across the world, navies are racing to identify the thr …
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    06-Apr-2027
    Theatre 2
    • Platforms and Autonomous vehicles
    Persistent undersea operations are becoming increasingly important for maritime situational awareness, critical undersea infrastructure protection and operations in remote or contested environments. H …
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    06-Apr-2027
    Keynote Theatre
    • Sensors, Weapons and Countermeasures
    Advances in uncrewed underwater vehicles (UUVs) have been driving hybrid underwater warfare. UUVs are attractive platforms for underwater reconnaissance and sabotage, posing emerging threats to critic …
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    08-Apr-2027
    Theatre 3
    • Multi-disciplinary solutions
    Hybrid undersea fleets depend on electrical infrastructure that crews cannot readily reach: seabed nodes, resident UUV docking stations, external hull cabling, towed arrays, battery energy systems, an …
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    08-Apr-2027
    Theatre 3
    • Sensors, Weapons and Countermeasures
    The threats faced by subsea cables are a regular item in the news. These critical assets, which are essential for both information transfer and energy security, face risk from both environmental and h …
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    06-Apr-2027
    Theatre 2
    • Platforms and Autonomous vehicles
    Advanced battery technologies are increasingly critical to the performance, endurance, and operational flexibility of modern submarines. Growing electrical loads driven by combat systems, cooling and …
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    08-Apr-2027
    Theatre 2
    • Innovation, Production and Investment
    Speaker Details:Ian Duncan is a Principal Naval Engineer at BMT. A former submariner, Ian served in Vanguard Class submarines and was the Programme Manager for the NATO Submarine Rescue System. In his …
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