Anti Submarine Warfare Conference

May 14, 2019

Future ASW: Defining & Designing A Full-Spectrum Approach

As non-NATO submarine forces grow in scale and sophistication, its imperative that the Alliance's members and partners come together to agree on the doctrine, training and capability that will support a next-generation approach to undersea warfare.

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Our inaugural ASW Forum will bring together operational and capability experts across air, surface and sub-surface to agree on a full-spectrum and multi-domain approach to future ASW. The conference will, in the presence of industry, provide a unique opportunity to understand what next generation platforms should look like, and to overcome limitations to systems and technology integration, force development and training.

As part of a focused session, it will also explore the application of autonomy in the undersea domain, with a view to identifying opportunities and challenges for leveraging it as a core component of the ASW mission set.

Attend Anti Submarine Warfare for Your Opportunity to:

Re-capitalising ASW concepts and doctrine to enable high-tempo operations against high-calibre adversarial submarines
Delivering a truly joint ASW capability that maximises integration across systems, platforms and domains
Generating a next-generation ASW force that leverages synthetic training to support readiness for future undersea warfare
Attaining full operating capability for advanced airborne platforms, as they integrate as a core component of the ASW force structure
Delivering effect in acoustically challenging environments by leveraging innovations in sonar, undersea communications and autonomy

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Conference Chair

Rear Admiral (Retd.) Robert Tarrant, Former Commander Operations, Royal Navy

2019 Speakers

Rear Admiral Timothy Hodgson, Director Submarine Capability, UK Ministry of Defence
Rear Admiral Andrew C. Lennon, Commander, Submarines NATO
Rear Admiral John Weale, ACNS Submarines & Rear Admiral Submarines, Royal Navy
Rear Admiral William J Warrender, Flag Officer Sea Training, Royal Navy
Captain Shawn Malone, Chief of Staff, Undersea Warfighting Development Center, US Navy
Captain Timo Cordes, Submarine Force Commander, German Navy
Group Captain Robert O'Dell, Future Plans, ISTAR Force, Royal Air Force
Captain Erik Estenson, Multi-Mission Branch Head, P-8A Requirements Officer, US Navy
Colonel Maurizio Maggio, ASW Lead, Aviation Branch, Italian Navy
Commander Matthew Humphrey, Assistant Department Head, Rotary Wing Weapons School, Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center, US Navy
Commander Peter Kuster, Staff Officer Submarine Operations, NATO COE for Operations in Confined and Shallow Waters
Lieutenant Commander M.J. (Martin) Streefland, Head of Knowledge Centre NH-90 NFH, 7 Squadron, Dutch Defence Helicopter Command
Wing Commander Dion Peat, Air Transition Team, Royal New Zealand Air Force
Dr. Ivor Nissen, Scientist for Underwater Information Management, Bundeswehr Technical Centre for Ships and Naval Weapons, Naval Technology and Research (WTD-71)
Henrik Bliddal, Director, Science and Technology Committee, NATO Parliamentary Assembly