Defence iQ's Uncrewed Naval Systems conference (15-16 July, London)
We will be bringing together 150 influential decision-makers from the Royal Navy, US Navy, Royal Australian Navy, Portuguese Navy and over 20 NATO and partner nation navies – alongside leading industry innovators and solution providers. Together, we will address how to effectively integrate unmanned and autonomous systems into legacy fleets to build maritime mass, strengthen interoperability, shape emerging concepts of operation and accelerate capability development through closer collaboration between navies and industry.
The uncrewed surface vessel market is projected to reach $2.5bn by 2034 – signaling rapid and sustained growth. This conference will focus on key topics of importance for naval leaders in today’s volatile geopolitical landscape including the integration of advanced uncrewed surface vessel integration, as well as market developments in anti-submarine warfare, search and rescue operations, critical undersea infrastructure protection, mine counter-measures and hunting, and ISR.
Our expert speaker line-up includes:
- Dr. Craig Sawyer, Chairman, NATO Joint Capability Group for Maritime Unmanned Systems & Deputy Director Strategic Assessment, US DoN
- Rear Admiral Michael Mattis, Commander, Task Force SIX SIX (CTF 66), US Navy
- Rear Admiral Paul Flos, Program Director International Naval Materiel Cooperation, Netherlands Ministry of Defence
- Commodore Marcus Rose, Deputy Director Underwater Battlespace Capability Develop Directorate, Royal Navy
- Commodore Mick Turner, Director General, Maritime Integrated Capabilities, Royal Australian Navy
- Lieutenant Commander Tiago Gomes, Directorate of Ships - PMO, Portuguese Navy