Day 1

Wednesday 1st December 2010

0815 – Registration and refreshments
 
0845 - Chairman’s welcome and recap from 2009
Rear Admiral Chris Parry, Former Director General Concepts, Doctrine & Development, UK MoD
 
0900 - What is the situation now and how far have we progressed?
• What were the key learning points from ASW 2009 in London?
Rear Admiral Chris Parry, Former Director General Concepts, Doctrine & Development, UK MoD
 
0930 – Keynote presentation: Operational challenges and engagements
• What is the current state of the underwater battle-space?
• Overall ASW capability – Are we getting smarter to the growing threat? 
• Reasons for the increase in operations within shallow and confined waters
• How are nations moving away from blue water capability?
 
The underwater environment – what has changed?

1000 – What is the current perceived threat from underwater platforms?
• The full spectrum of underwater threats from nation states to asymmetric challenges
• What are submarines designed to do and how is their role changing? 
• Determining future areas of operations for new and existing submarine users

1025 – Techniques for detecting submarines in littoral waters
• Latest abilities in detecting submarines in the congested littorals
• The noisy littoral environment
• Smart ASW
• Harbour protection and surveillance
Ultra Electronics



1050 - Morning refreshments and networking 

1120 - Under-ice operations
• What is the significance of under ice operations for maritime platforms?
• Are under ice operations restricted to blue water navies?
• Understanding the challenges that face submarines in this environment
Jeffrey Gossett, Technical Director, Arctic Submarine Laboratory, US Navy

Submarine case-study session:
 
1140 - These sessions will analyse current submarine users and contextualise the growing threat
 
Insight I: Current Portuguese submarine capabilities – The Type 214 “Tridente” Class
Commander Baptista Pereira, Commanding Officer, NRP Arpão, Portuguese Navy

Insight II: An exploration of upgrading the Ula Class Submarine – its current and future capabilities
Commander K. Erstad, Requirements Officer Ula Class Submarine, Royal Norwegian Navy*

Insight III: The proliferation of submarines in South East Asia 
Captain William Martin, Naval Advisor, Australian High Commission, UK

1240 – Lunch and networking

During lunch there will also be an opportunity to attend the following session: 

1300 - Underwater ammunition is changing the rules
• Arming UUVs and mini-subs as a tactic-changing defence against airborne attack, with water to air ammunition.
• Using shipboard guns to counter torpedoes, with air to water ammunition.
• Air and ship-mounted platforms to counter mines, with air to water ammunition.
• Area denial using C130 aircraft with 105mm air to water ammunition.
Richard Morgan, Director, DSG Technology AS


 
Emerging technologies session:
 
1340 – What are the latest technologies in signature management for ASW platforms?
• The determination of a holistic approach in achieving quieter and more efficient surface combatants
• How can IR signatures be reduced in future surface ship design? 
• How to fulfill standards in noise reduction when building and upgrading platforms
• What developments have enhanced propeller design and development?
 
1400 – Non-acoustic detection of submarines
• An alternative approach to detecting submarine threats
• Basic principles for non-acoustic detection 
• Which organisations are leading the field in this area?

1420 – The ‘DeepSiren’ systems for greater connectivity when submarines operate below periscope depth
• The first step towards a transformational capability that will change the way we operate submarines in the future
• How tactical information can be passed to dived submarines in near real-time over operationally significant ranges
• How can the system be used for target cueing, re-tasking and on-demand TLAM strikes from a deep submarine
• Providing paging coverage for co-operative ASW missions with aerial and surface platforms
Robert Kerr, Managing Director, RRK Technologies Ltd, UK


 
1440 - These presentations will include a showcase of the latest ASW solutions on the market today:
 
Showcase I: Incremental evolutionary trends in UK Sonar
• Likely evolution in sonar submarines and surface ships over the next 20 years
• Contextualising the challenges of the evolution of sonar systems
Dr. Paul Gosling, Technical Director, Thales UK

Showcase II: Force multiplier concepts for smaller navies
 
1520 – Afternoon refreshments and networking
 
1550 – The latest developments in simulation and training for ASW
Rheinmetall Defence Systems, Germany

1610 – Training the submariner – A German naval case study
• Current training programmes
• Changes in training methods
• How has technology improved training for submarine crews
Commander Christian Faust, Commanding Officer, Submarine School, German Navy

1640 - Leading expert panel – Are we training our personnel for ASW effectively?
• How can the synthetic environment aid ASW training?
• Is current ASW training affordable and sufficient?
 
1700 - End of day one and start of evening drinks reception  
 

December 2nd - Conference Day 2