• Update on the Programme for the Protection of North Sea Infrastructure (PBNI)

• Advancing MCM capabilities through unmanned and autonomous systems

• Where next? 3-5 year investments in line with the evolving threat environment

Rear Admiral Paul Flos

Program Director of International Naval Materiel Cooperation
Netherlands Ministry of Defence

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• Update on the Maritime Mine Counter Measures (MMCM) programme to enhance mine detection and classification, and further developments

with the Future Marine Anti Mine System programme (SLAM-F)

• Technological innovations: how AI integration and rapid deployment capabilities are improving operational efficiency and safety

• Expansion challenges and opportunities: establishing a robust autonomous surface system capability for the French Navy

Senior Representative, French Navy *Subject to final confirmation

• Fielding the right technological innovations that can support our naval ambitions

• UNS investments to ensure the Navy’s dominance of undersea warfare

• Current capability gaps: acquisition, testing, and accurate evaluations to determine system performance and resulting capability

Christopher Henry

Director, Operational Test & Evaluation, Naval Warfare
Operational Test & Evaluation, US Navy

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• Investment into uncrewed systems to protect undersea infrastructure

• Current challenges

• Ambitions for the future

Lieutenant Commander Tiago Gomes

Directorate of Ships - PMO
Portuguese Navy

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• Task Force X

• Leveraging artificial intelligence

• Operational flexibility to ensure comprehensive threat detection and response

Join us for an enlightening panel discussion featuring industry leaders at the forefront of autonomous naval technology. This session will delve into the latest advancements aimed at accelerating

data informed decision-making across allied forces. Our expert panellists will explore the current geopolitical threat and how cutting-edge technologies are revolutionising and neutralising the

naval landscape. We will discuss:

• Platforms

• The current and evolving threat context

• The changing nature of naval conflict and the impact of this on requirements setting

• Efficient C2 infrastructure to make decision based on real time data

• Current challenges in technological development

• Cybersecurity when increasingly reliant on data

• The Uncrewed Maritime Systems Framework

• The next generation of autonomous naval systems

• Collaboration with academic institutions, industry partners, and other defence organisations to drive innovation in uncrewed systems

Captain Andy Berner

Commanding Officer, Office of Naval Research GLOBAL
US Navy

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• Encouraging export led growth in this field

• Advancing supply chain agility for UNS

• Engagement strategy to maximise future international programmes