24 - 26 June, 2019
Hilton Wembley, London, United Kingdom

CONFERENCE DAY TWO

8:15 am - 9:15 am REGISTRATION AND COFFEE

9:15 am - 9:20 am CHAIRMAN'S OPENING REMARKS

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

Rear Admiral (Retd.) Robert Tarrant

Former Commander Operations
Royal Navy

9:20 am - 10:00 am DEVELOPING PAKISTAN'S AIRBORNE ASW CAPABILITY

Commodore Chaudry Saijad Akber Khan, Commander, Naval Aviation at Pakistan Navy

Commodore Chaudry Saijad Akber Khan

Commander, Naval Aviation
Pakistan Navy

10:00 am - 10:40 am UPGRADING NEW ZEALAND’S AIRBORNE ASW CAPABILITY

  • Acquiring the P-8A as a replacement for New Zealand’s existing maritime fleet
  • Supporting the P-8 force. Future integration of manned and unmanned maritime surveillance capability
  • Delivering high-end capability training in readiness for ASW and non-routine maritime surveillance operations
Wing Commander Dion Peat, Air Transition Team at Royal New Zealand Air Force

Wing Commander Dion Peat

Air Transition Team
Royal New Zealand Air Force

  • How will we integrate the next-generation airborne ASW platform with the suite of sensors and systems that support the undersea mission set?
  • What are the limitations for the conventional airborne platform in the context of contested and congested operating environments?
  • The place of unmanned capability in the future airborne ASW project. Where should unmanned capability be expected to gap-fill for the manned platform?

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

Rear Admiral (Retd.) Robert Tarrant

Former Commander Operations
Royal Navy

Commodore Chaudry Saijad Akber Khan, Commander, Naval Aviation at Pakistan Navy

Commodore Chaudry Saijad Akber Khan

Commander, Naval Aviation
Pakistan Navy

Wing Commander Dion Peat, Air Transition Team at Royal New Zealand Air Force

Wing Commander Dion Peat

Air Transition Team
Royal New Zealand Air Force

Commander Jhosaephatte Brozzesi, MPA Project Office at Italian Ministry of Defence

Commander Jhosaephatte Brozzesi

MPA Project Office
Italian Ministry of Defence

11:10 am - 11:40 am MORNING COFFEE AND NETWORKING

DISCUSSION GROUPS: THE KEY CHALLENGES FOR NEXT-GEN UNDERSEA WARFARE

11:40 am - 12:40 pm TABLE A: OVERCOMING BARRIERS TO FORCE INTEGRATION

  • How can we deliver a recognisably multi-domain ASW enterprise?
  • Enhancing communications below and above the surface
  • What does a ‘whole force’ approach to ASW look like?

11:40 am - 12:40 pm TABLE B: TRAINING THE NEXT-GENERATION UNDERSEA WARFIGHTER

  • Updating TTPs in-line with our understanding of the future undersea operating environment
  • The role of simulation in readying the next-generation undersea warfighter. Can live training be replaced altogether?

11:40 am - 12:40 pm TABLE C: THE ROLE OF UNMANNED SYSTEMS

  • How can unmanned maritime systems enhance submarine detection and classification?
  • How will we network unmanned systems with an integrated ASW enterprise?

11:40 am - 12:40 pm TABLE D: THE FUTURE SUBMARINE PLATFORM

  • How will the future hunter-killer mitigate the challenges of submarine detection and deterrence in an era of contested operations and ever-quieter platforms?
  • What do future blueprints for submarines mean for the way we orient ASW force development?

12:40 pm - 1:00 pm ROUND TABLES FEEDBACK TO THE CONFERENCE CHAIR

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

Rear Admiral (Retd.) Robert Tarrant

Former Commander Operations
Royal Navy

12:30 pm - 2:00 pm NETWORKING LUNCH

2:00 pm - 2:30 pm NATO ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE: REBUILDING CAPABILITY, PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE

Political perspectives from Members of Parliament from NATO Member States on:
  • The Russian submarine threat
  • Allied ASW shortfalls
  • The need for ASW investment
  • A future vision of ASW based on emerging technologies
Henrik Bliddal, Director, Science and Technology Committee at NATO Parliamentary Assembly

Henrik Bliddal

Director, Science and Technology Committee
NATO Parliamentary Assembly

2:30 pm - 3:10 pm EVOLVING TO MEET THE SUBMARINE THREAT FROM THE AIR

  • Moving beyond an interim ASW capability
  • Defining a requirement for long-range airborne ASW
  • Supporting the joint air force and naval approach to ASW capability development
Commander Jhosaephatte Brozzesi, MPA Project Office at Italian Ministry of Defence

Commander Jhosaephatte Brozzesi

MPA Project Office
Italian Ministry of Defence

3:10 pm - 3:50 pm IDENTIFICATION OF FRIENDLY SUBMARINES (IFS) - AN INSIGHT ON THE IFS PROJECT

  • The importance of delivering an advanced understanding of the underwater battle space to support operations in littoral, open ocean and other unique maritime environments
  • NATO´s new standard for Identification of Friendly Submarines (IFS) and its role in assisting NATO maritime assets in the rapid and positive identification of friendly submarines
  • Effectively classifying positive submarine contact to maintain a recognized underwater picture
  • Using the IFS-functionality to prevent blue-on-blue engagements. Enabling quick and covered underwater identification information exchange among the Alliance’s maritime units
  • The role of the IFS-functionality in improving situational awareness, supporting Water Space Management (WSM) and preventing collision

Commander Peter Küster, Staff Officer Submarine Operations at NATO COE for Operations in Confined and Shallow Waters

Commander Peter Küster

Staff Officer Submarine Operations
NATO COE for Operations in Confined and Shallow Waters

3:50 pm - 4:00 pm CLOSING REMARKS AND CLOSE OF CONFERENCE

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

Rear Admiral (Retd.) Robert Tarrant

Former Commander Operations
Royal Navy