Surface Warships
Exploring the Current and Future Capabilities of Global Surface Combatant Fleets
The contemporary strategic context places a premium on surface warships. In an age of long range precision attack systems, the capacity of the Surface Combatant to engage in the three dimensional maritime battlespace has never been greater, nor has their ability to be 'network enabled'. In a highly uncertain strategic environment, the ability to use the majority of the world's surface and reach most of its population makes maritime forces those of choice for the world's main actors and their allies - and surface warships are key components of such forces. The need to police the oceans against the dual threats of terrorism and piracy also make surface warship programmes a crucial and indispensable part of the future maritime environment.
DefenceIQ’s Surface Warships Conference 2011 is designed for operators and manufacturers of above-water naval vessels with combat capability. The event will consist of programme briefings including plans and upgrade requirements for major vessels. The event will also explore the future fleet structures of major NATO militaries and the current and future capabilities required for surface combatant fleets.
The conference will enable programme both operators and capability providers to gain an understanding of the work being done to keep vessels combat ready and capable, how they are employed in diverse roles and how costs can be kept low.
Key issues being discussed at Surface Warships 2011 include:
- The future warship? Discover how modularisation is affecting the role and nature of the Surface Combatant, with briefings from the FREMM Multipurpose Frigate, the US Navy’s PEO Ships and the UK MoD’s Naval Design Partnering Team
- Uncover how Naval forces including the Swedish FOI and FMV, Dutch MINDEF and the German Navy’s 125 Class Frigate Programme are leveraging technological advances to increase warship self-defence and survivability
- Getting the balance right: Insight into how future requirements of the German, French and Indian Navy’s are being designed to deliver a cost effective surface combatant fleet capability within a changing threat environment
Reasons to attend Surface Warships 2011 include:
- A world class speaker faculty which includes SIX keynote sessions! Highlights include: Vice Admiral J.T. Blake - US Navy , Mr Dub Summerall, US Navy and Rear Admiral Matteo Bisceglia, Italian Navy, OCCAR FREMM
- Senior level Industrial participation: Surface Warships 2011 is delighted to announce DCNS Chariman and CEO Mr Patrick Boissier will deliver a Keynote briefing at our event. This will be complimented by our Exclusive tour of the DCNS Lorient Shipyard on Thursday 3rd March!
- Global Surface Warships perspectives: Hear the latest programme updates, future warship requirements and up to the minute operational feedback from US Navy, French Navy, UK MoD, German Navy, Swedish FOI, Netherlands MoD, NATO, OCCAR and the Indian Maritime Foundation
Speaker and Presenter Information
Vice Admiral J.T. Blake, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Integration of Requirements and Resources (N8), United States Navy Mr Dub Summerall, SES, Executive Director For Surface Combatants, PEO Ships, US Navy Rear Admiral Matteo Bisceglia, Head of Programme Division, Italian Navy OCCAR FREMM Patrick Boissier, Chief Executive Officer, DCNS Commander Oscar Boot, Team Leader, Future Vision, DMO, Netherlands MoD Norbert Blumenthal, F125 Frigate Programme Manager, German Ministry of Defence/BWB Andreas Persson, Research Engineer, Swedish Defence Research Agency FOI Christian Peters, Team Leader, German Federal Office of Defence Technology and Procurement William Schoenster, LCS Programme Director, US DoD Commodore Ranjit B Rai (Rtd), President, Indian Maritime Foundation Simon Knight, Team Leader, Naval Design Partnering Team, UK MoD Commander Ken Houlberg, Above Water Capability, UK MODRelevant Government Agencies
Navy & Marine Corps, DOD & Military, Dept of Homeland Security, Coast Guard
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When
Tue-Wed, Mar 1-2, 2011, 8:30am - 5:00pm
Where
Venue to be Confirmed
Lorient FR
Website
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Organizer
Defence IQ