Conference Day One: Wednesday, 27th January, 2010
08.30 Coffee And Registration
09.00 Chairman's Address And Opening Remarks
09.10 Keynote Briefing:
- Significance of the underwater battlespace in current operations
- The road ahead for the importance of the underwater environment and emerging challenges
Dr Martin-Lauzer
Director
NATO Underwater Research Centre
09.50 Operational Usage Of Auvs At The Royal Navy
- Insight into of current AUV capability and how being used
- High-level overview of AUV development in next 10-15 years
- Approaching some issues in AUV development including legal status
Naval Command HQ – Capability Management, Royal Navy
10.30 Coffee Break & Networking
11.00 Underwater Defence In Expeditionary Operations
- Insight into underwater warfare expeditionary operations testbed
- Analysis of latest torpedo defence methods
- Use of detailed simulation models to increase understanding
Mr Hilvert Fitski
Mr Herman Grootendorst and Mr Jack Vermeulen
TNO
11.40 Autonomous Underwater Systems
- Analysis of utilising unmanned capability for mine countermeasures applications
- Using remotely operated AUVs to search and catalogue
- Overview of current AUV testing and evaluation
US Naval Surface Warfare Centre
12.20 Networking Lunch
13.30 Canadian Anti-Submarine Warfare Developments
- Overview of Canadian airborne ASW developments including CP 140 modernization program
- Insight into Heron UAV capabilities
Wing Operations Office
National Defence
14.10 Danish Sonar Testing For Harbour Protection
- Insight into current Danish sonar testing
- Plans for increasing Danish harbour protection capabilities
- The road ahead: challenges faced, areas for development and potential solutions
Material Command
Danish Home Guard
14.50 Afternoon Tea & Networking
15.20 Multi Static Sonar At The Italian Navy
- Overview of current Italian sonar capacity, highlighting capability gaps and development plans
- Insight into the latest work on the multi-static sonar
General Directorate for Naval Armaments
Italian Navy
16.00 AUV Capability At NURC
- Providing an insight into the current international drive towards autonomy
- Advantages and issues involved in the increased usage of unmanned platforms.
- Overview of autonomous location to shooter capability
Lt Cdr Cornick
NURC