Conference will provide hard hitting analysis of anti-submarine warfare

This is a challenging time for the ASW community. There has already been an increase in the underwater threat and this will continue in the coming years. Recent developments pose a critical question for armed forces, “Do they have a major skills and capability gap in what has traditionally been a core area of their maritime obligations?” More than 25 high level speakers from around the globe are being brought together in London from December 1st-2nd 2009 to discuss this and other key issues facing the ASW community.

Organised by Clarion Events, which also stages DSEi and UDT, the Anti-submarine Warfare conference will address the current thinking in ASW commitments, discuss the latest equipment and doctrine advancements as well as debate the shape of the future underwater threat. The conference will delve into such critical areas as: How serious in the future underwater threat? How is the changing operational environment affecting ASW capability? What are the newest and most effective platforms in this field? What are the latest technological advances in weapons and sensors?

Representatives from the leading nations at the forefront of anti-submarine warfare will be speaking. They include Rear Admiral (Ret'd), Chris Parry, Former Director General, Development, Concepts and Doctrine, Ministry of Defence, UK, Rear Admiral Mark Anderson, Commander (Operations) to Commander in Chief Fleet, Rear Admiral Submarines NATO Commander Submarine Forces North (COMSUBNORTH), Rear Admiral Rainer Brinkmann, Commander, Flotilla 1 and Director NATO Centre of Excellence for operations in Confined and Shallow Waters, Germany, Captain Paul Essig, Assistant Chief of Naval Research, Office of Naval Research (ONR), USA, Captain Bo Rask, Chief of Staff, Maritime Component Command, Sweden, Commander Paul Dunn, Underwater Warfare Division, Maritime Warfare Centre, HMS Collingwood, Royal Navy, UK, Captain Paul Siegrist, Program Manager, Unmanned Maritime Vehicles, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), USA

The agenda pulls no punches. Looking at where the new threats are coming from, how constrictive budgets in the current climate have affected capability and what lessons can be learned. Day two will discuss the different operational environments, to what extent are we still required to operate in the open ocean environment or has the main threat now moved to the littoral environment as conventional submarines become more affordable and more effective. The day continues with an in-depth analysis of ASW platforms and weapons including Maritime Patrol Aircraft, unmanned systems, helicopters and surface ships.

Anti-submarine Warfare will be an exceptional learning and networking opportunity. More than 100 senior military and industry personnel have already registered. For full details visit www.anti-submarinewarfare.com

Organised by Clarion Events, who run DSEi and UDT, the Anti-submarine Warfare conference will address current thinking in ASW commitments, discuss the latest equipment and doctrine advancements as well as debate the shape of the future underwater threat.