The 13th annual Maritime Security & Coastal Surveillance conference is back in Singapore after the runaway success last year in Malaysia with the official support of the Royal Malaysian Navy. Following intensive market research with the Navies, Coast Guards, Air Forces, government maritime organisations and key industry players, Defence IQ Asia is pleased to present a special focus on search and rescue operations, EEZ protection, multi-lat...

WARSHIPS & OPV LATIN AMERICA OFFICIALLY SUPPORTED BY THE PERUVIAN NAVYWe are delighted to be hosted by the Peruvian Navy who are committed to a major fleet modernization program: in total, they will procure six frigates and four offshore patrol vessels as well as undertake significant modernization of the legacy fleet.The Peruvian procurement is indicative of a trend in the Latin American market towards larger vessel acquisition in additio...

Oceanographic Survey Vessels is the world's first conference dedicated purely to the employment of hydrographic survey vessels in the broader defence and security context. This event was created as a result of increased demand from the international naval community for a meeting which broke away from the traditional scientific and purely civil focus of other hydrographic conferences and trade shows, focusing instead on the employment of assets...

The only symposium dedicated exclusively to discuss new approaches to modularity, interoperability and new combat systems for all future navies. The Naval Combat Systems 2016 conference has been designed to enable end-users and industry to further the discussion around modernisation, modularity, interoperability, and the acquisition and integration of new combat systems. For instance, is it possible to achieve effective modularity for systems...

Special Operations Summit Little Creek this November 16-18 in Norfolk, VA will provide a forum for dialogue between industry and the Naval Special Warfare (NSW) and Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) communities regarding solutions to win the current fight, as well as requirements to posture to win the future fight. The summit will bring together senior DOD decision makers, thought leaders, and policy makers together with industry and acad...

Mine Countermeasures 2014 will deliver a detailed assessment of the process for locating, identifying and neutralising naval mines. All nations are looking to reduce the time taken to mine sweep an area, improve the safety and speed of mine disposal and remove their men from the minefield; all find themselves asking, how can we best overcome these challenges? Building on from the success of our 2013 conference, Mine Countermeasures 2014 will a...

AFSEC 14 is a high-level security summit bringing together senior diplomatic, defence and law-enforcement professionals in order to share best practice and champion greater regional integration and cooperation. The conference supports, and seeks to contribute to, a unified response to maritime insecurity as the most effective way to disrupt and dismantle transnational organised crime, combat illicit flows, and fight terrorism. The conference w...

Surface combatants are the backbone of all modern navies, so it is essential that these increasingly multi-role platforms are implemented to support all future deployments, no matter how diverse. Taking place between 30-31 January 2014, Surface Warships will provide the ideal opportunity to discuss and debate the myriad of challenges facing the modern warships and how these can be overcome through increased modularity, COTS solutions, and enha...

Amphibious Operations in the 21st Century: Project - Support - Assist PROJECTing power and capabilities, in strength and in depth, around the worldSUPPORTing the fleet at sea, delivering powerful command and control systems and allowing advanced resupply at seaASSISTing in humanitarian operations, bringing airlift and large scale medical facilities straight to the trouble zone Marine forces are always looking for ways to enhance tactical mobil...

The global naval vessels and surface combatants market has an estimated value of US$28.9 billion in the year 2013. Defence IQ's Offshore Patrol Vessels conference gives you the delegate, unrivaled access to international requirements, plans and policy, procurement and operational military staff that operate within the most dynamic sector of this market- OPV programmes. The proven annual deliverable of this event has been to assure the opportun...