Submarine Operations & Requirements 2011

Maintaining submarines at the forefront of global naval capabilities

The Submarine Operations & Requirements Conference Series brings together Submariners from around the world to discuss the critical issues to the community. From overviews of key platform and technology developments, better understanding of the evolving Submarine mission profile, to the current threats being faced. The 2nd Annual conference will focus on the issues essential to maintaining submarines at the forefront of naval capabilities.

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Our audience is made up of programme managers of operational and future platforms, individuals responsible for defining future submarine capability as well as platform and system engineers. We also welcome significant representation from leading capability providers and their partners.

Highlights of the 2011 conference include:

Current programme updates including the Royal Norwegian Navy’s ULA-Class modernisation, the German Department of Defence’s innovative 212A fleet, the Italian Navy General Staff’s expeditionary Todaro-Class and the role of NATO COMSUBSOUTH in Somalia counter Piracy operations
Future requirement priorities for global submarine fleets: The event will include details of the Swedish Armed Forces future flotilla with emphasis on the needs for the A26-Class vessels and an update from the Royal Australian Navy’s SEA-1000 Collins-Class replacement programme

Speaker and Presenter Information

* Vice Admiral Jeremy Blackham KCB (Ret'd), International Defence Consultant, & Former Deputy Chief of Defence Staff (Equipment Capability) * Confirmed participation, ROYAL NAVY * Captain David Hahn, Program Manager PMS 425, US NAVY * Captain Walter Luthiger, Deputy Commander/ Chief of Staff, COMSUBSOUTH, NATO (Naples) * Captain Erik Boe, Head of Submarine Service, ROYAL NORWEGIAN NAVY * Captain Ronald McIntyre, Defence and Naval attach�, London, CHILEAN NAVY * Commander Joachim Brune, Project Officer, 212A Submarine, GERMAN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE * Commanding Officer, 1st Submarine Flotilla, SWEDISH ARMED FORCES * Lieutenant Commander Mauro Panebianco, Submarines Department, ITALIAN NAVY GENERAL STAFF * Commander Henri Nord-Thomson, Commander, RAN, Assistant Naval Advisor & Staff Officer Engineering (NAVY), AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE STAFF (LONDON) * Colin Utting, Senior Consultant Engineer - Future Technology & Deterrent, BAE SYSTEMS � SUBMARINE SOLUTIONS * Dr John Potter, Principal Scientist, Systems Technology Department, NATO UNDERSEA RESEARCH CENTRE (NURC) * Capt. James Patton (USN ret.), President, SUBMARINE TACTICS AND TECHNOLOGY * Commodore Ranjit Rai (RETD), Former Director of Naval Operations, and Vice President, INDIAN MARITIME FOUNDATION * Professor Eric Grove, Director, Centre for International Security War Studies, UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD