Unmanned Maritime Systems Technology 2017

HOST NATION KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

EXPERT SPEAKERS:

Commodore Andreas Vettos, Commander Maritime Air Directorate, NATO Allied Maritime Command

Captain Jon Rucker, Program Manager Unmanned Maritime Systems, US Navy

Captain Clark Troyer, Commanding Officer, ONR Global

Captain Zbiniew Gorniak, Deputy Chief of Staff Plans, Maritime Operations Centre, Polish Navy

Morten Nakjem, Research Manager, Maritime Systems, FFI

Commodore (Ret.) David Burton, Director Strategy, NATO CMRE

Yntze Meijer, Programme Manager, TNO

Admiral Sir George Zambellas, Former First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff, Royal Navy

Rear Admiral Keith Blount, Assistant Chief of the Navy Staff, Aviation and Carriers, Rear Admiral Fleet Air Arm, Royal Navy

BENEFITS OF ATTENDING:1. Top military unmanned systems experts from the UK, USA, Norway

and Poland giving you quality access to leading-edge subject matter experts

2. Covering the whole range of unmanned platforms and mission roles including: Unmanned Underwater Vehicles, Surface Vehicles, Aerial Vehicles; Underwater, Anti-Submarine and Anti-Surface Warfare

3. A detailed focus on Exercise Unmanned Warrior and how it has shaped the way navies think about the use of unmanned systems and how they will be integrated into future fleets

4. A dedicated solutions zone where cutting edge solution providers will showcase the very best remotely controlled and autonomous technologies available today and concepts for tomorrow

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Tackling the Issues Surrounding Situational Awareness Systems23rd May 2017

Hosted by Rear Admiral (Ret’d) Nick Lambert, Andy Hamflett and Jonathan Turner, Directors, Nick Lambert Associates Ltd.

1.00pm-5.00pm

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Leading and Winning Naval Warfare through the Technological Innovation of Maritime Robotic Systems

Unmanned Maritime Systems Technology

UNMANNED MARITIME SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY Day One | 24th May 2017 www.umsconference.com

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8.30 Registration & Coffee

9.00 Chairman’s Opening Remarks

HOST NATION KEYNOTE ADDRESS 9.10 Unmanned Warrior: Leading and Winning through Technological

Innovation • What we have learnt from Unmanned Warrior

• How we will continue to further technological development within

the UK’s Senior Service

• Integrating unmanned systems into future Royal Navy Operations

Rear Admiral Keith Blount, Assistant Chief of the Navy Staff, Aviation

and Carriers, Rear Admiral Fleet Air Arm, Royal Navy

NATIONAL UPDATE

9.50 Status and Way Ahead for USVs and UUVs, including Enablers & Technologies • USVs and UUVs, their current uses and future efforts

• Enabling technologies & systems

• Current challenges/opportunities for unmanned systems within the

US Navy

Captain Jon Rucker, Program Manager Unmanned Maritime

Systems, US Navy

10.20 Morning Coffee

KEYNOTE ADDRESS FROM THE FORMER FIRST SEA LORD10.50 The Importance of Unmanned Maritime Systems for Future Naval

Operations• Key trends in unmanned technology; autonomy, design and

mission role

• The impact of UMS on Naval tactics and strategy

• How Manned-Unmanned teaming will enhance the navy’s ability

to complete missions effectively

Admiral Sir George Zambellas, Former First Sea Lord and Chief of

Naval Staff, Royal Navy UK

11.30 Session Reserved for Gold Sponsor

MINE COUNTER MEASURES

12.00 The Polish Approach to Mine Warfare with Unmanned Systems • Integrating Polish capabilities into the multinational BURMIN

project

• Delivering strategic, operational and tactical freedom of

manoeuvre for Polish and Allied forces in the Baltic

• Choosing the right vessel types and designs to provide MCM

support

• Developments in detection and disposal technology to keep

naval assets safe in shallow and open water

Captain Zbiniew Gorniak, Deputy Chief of Staff Plans, Maritime

Operations Centre, Polish Navy

12.30 Networking Lunch

UNMANNED SYSTEM INTEGRATION

PANEL DISCUSSION: 1.30 Manned-Unmanned Teaming - Changing the Nature of Maritime Operation

• Keeping sailors safer while enhancing their combat capabilities • Integrating UUVs, USVs and UAVs into one network in support of

manned platforms • Working collaboratively to fulfil multiple missions at one time • Future teaming projects to determine manned and unmanned

partnership Morten Nakjem, Research Manager, Maritime Systems, FFI Captain Clark Troyer, Commanding Officer, ONR GlobalCaptain Zbiniew Gorniak, Deputy Chief of Staff Plans, Maritime Operations Centre, Polish Navy

2.10 Session Reserved for Event Sponsor

2.40 Developing a MCM Capability through Stand-off Surface and Underwater Platforms• USVs for towed minesweeps• AUVs for detecting hidden mines on the ocean floor• USVs with one shot mine disposal weaponMorten Nakjem, Research Manager, Maritime Systems, FFI

3.10 Afternoon Tea

3.40 Autonomous Versus Remote Controlled Systems: Dangers and Benefits • An overview of the latest developments in robotic autonomy for

unmanned maritime systems • Key requirements for autonomous systems and how they will help

the US Navy operate in tough environments • Keeping sailors safe from the ‘dull, dirty and dangerous’ jobs and

prioritising their roles for crucial missions • An ONR perspective on Exercise Unmanned Warrior Captain Clark Troyer, Commanding Officer, ONR Global

COMMAND AND CONTROL

4.10 The Role of NATO in Autonomous Maritime Systems Development• The NATO Context: Issues and Challenges• NATO’s Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation • Science and Technology Focus Areas• Relationships with the Operational Community and IndustryCommodore (Ret.) David Burton, Director Strategy, NATO CMRE

4.40 The UK Approach to Combat Network Integration of Off-board Sensor Systems: ACER • Incorporating unmanned systems into a wider network through

open interface standards • Enhancing battlespace situational awareness by the integration

of unmanned vehicle sourced data into the recognised tactical picture

• The success of the system in Exercise Unmanned Warrior • What the future holds for ACER in naval operations Dr Phillip Smith, Programme Manager, Platforms Systems Division, DSTL

5.10 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day One

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8.30 Registration & Coffee

9.00 Chairman’s Opening Remarks

NATIONAL UPDATES

9.10 Doubling Hydrography and Oceanography Survey Capability to

Improve the Safety of Ship Movement

• Optimising the range and accuracy of hydrographic and

oceanographic missions in austere environments

• The benefits of persistent surveying capability to map shallow and

coastal areas for surveying

• Long distance operations: ensuring survivability and widening the

range a single ship can survey

Rear Admiral Shep Smith, Director of the Office of Coast Survey,

National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration

AERIAL AND UNDERWATER WARFARE

9.50 Forward Thinking to Integrate UAVs into future NATO Maritime

Operations

• The increased importance of drones for enhancing Maritime ISR

• Operational experience in recent naval exercises and missions

• Large scale continuing development of autonomous maritime air

operations

Commodore Andreas Vettos, Commander NATO Maritime Air

Directorate, NATO Allied Maritime Command

10.20 Morning Coffee

10.50 Underwater Warfare Technology Research and Development:

Providing Effective Capabilities to the Swedish Navy

• Anti-Submarine Warfare: AUV Acoustic Target System

• Optimising autonomous mine counter measures for detection and

disposal in the Baltic Sea

• Developing the teaming and interaction of manned and

unmanned systems in underwater environments

Matteo Perrone, Project Manager Underwater Warfare, FMV

Johan Wahren, Project Manager Underwater Warfare, FMV


UNMANNED AUTONOMY

11.50 Implementation of Unmanned Maritime Systems in the Advanced

CD&E Environment

• An analysis of unmanned systems in an operational environment

• Answering key questions when deploying UXVs in Maritime

environments and on-board naval platforms

• Extracting lessons learned and implementing them into

operational doctrine


12.20 Networking Lunch

PANEL DISCUSSION:

1.20 Collaborative Approaches for Autonomous Systems

• Cooperation in Research and Development for autonomy

• A case study of the recent success of Exercise Unmanned Warrior

and how it has brought partners together

• Future prospects for enhanced development and procurement of

unmanned platforms amongst allied navies

Dr Phillip Smith, Ship Systems & Integrated Survivability Programme

Manager, DSTL


Russell Wynn, Chief Scientist, NOC Marine Autonomous and Robotic

Systems, National Oceanography Centre


TECHNOLOGICAL CONCEPTS

2.30 Protecting the Blue Economy Through the Use of Unmanned Platforms

• From the perspective of situational awareness making specific

reference to recent demonstration activity

• Countering Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing;

implementing autonomous technology for continuous monitoring

• USVs for enhanced Border Control

Jonathan Turner, Director, Blue Economy Consulting, Nick Lambert

Associates Ltd

3.00 Afternoon Tea

3.30 Pioneering MAS demonstrator missions for the UK community

• Introduction to UK MAS research capability, and the ongoing

£25M capital MAS programme

• Lessons learned, and examples of data gathered, from ambitious

demonstrator missions involving combined fleets of marine surface

and submarine vehicles

• Initial results of MASSMO3 (NOC and partners contribution to

Unmanned Warrior)

• Developing plans for MASSMO4 and 5 in 2017-18

Professor Russell Wynn, Chief Scientist, NOC Marine Autonomous and

Robotic Systems, National Oceanography Centre

4.00 Ingenuity in the Design and Manufacture of Future Unmanned Aerial

Vehicles for Maritime Reconnaissance

• An introduction to additive manufacturing

• An overview 3D printed unmanned aircraft, including the SULSA

demonstrator for the Royal Navy

• Future concepts to consider when producing and operating UAVs

Andrew Lock, Enterprise Fellow, University of Southampton

4.30 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day Two

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Workshop Leaders: Rear Admiral (Ret’d) Nick Lambert, Andy Hamflett and

Jonathan Turner, Directors, Nick Lambert Associates Ltd.

HALF-DAY PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP 23rd May 2017

Copthorne Tara Hotel London Kensington, United Kingdom

1.00pm - 5.00pm

Tackling the Issues Surrounding Situational Awareness Systems

Workshop overview:As unmanned vessels become more prevalent the need to integrate them into existing systems becomes greater. That need must be tackled in a way that is cognisant of the benefits and operational/technical parameters of each asset type. Understanding this creates a commercial opportunity.

Why you should attend:This workshop will explore the nature of different assets, the sorts of intelligence they can gather and how that enables decision making. With our vast amounts of experience we will help you develop the way you think about, operate and procure unmanned systems for ISR missions.

Agenda13.00 Registration & Coffee

13.30 Opening Remarks

14.00 Developing situational awareness platforms

14.30 Understanding requirements

15.00 Afternoon Coffee

15.30 Multiple data sources

16.00 Collating and Analysing

16.30 Distributing

17.00 Closing remarks and end of workshop

About the workshop hosts:Nick Lambert, Director, Nick Lambert Associates Ltd A master mariner and a committed proponent of the maritime users’ perspective, Rear Admiral Nick Lambert concluded a long naval operational career as the UK National Hydrographer in December 2012. Globally connected, Nick is a key thought leader on Blue Economy potential and tech innovation in associated domains.

He advises on a wide range of marine and maritime issues, including: the importance of spatial data infrastructures and hydrography for maritime economies; the evolution of eNavigation and GNSS vulnerability; near or real time situational awareness (especially from space based assets and applications), and maritime training and education. A master mariner and a committed proponent of the maritime users’ perspective, Rear Admiral Nick Lambert concluded a long naval operational career as the UK National Hydrographer in December 2012. Globally connected, Nick is a key thought leader on Blue Economy potential and tech innovation in associated domains.

Jonathan Turner, Director, Blue Economy Consulting, Nick Lambert Associates Ltd Jonathan’s deep knowledge of industry trends and lifecycles enables the development of future proofing strategies and the transposition of ideas to support the long term growth of companies and organisations. With a passion for evolution at pace he engages with those involved inspiring them to collaborate and develop solutions. Jonathan generates focus through the creation of management information extracted from the organisation’s, often untapped, business datasets. Combining experience of operational leadership with business transformation skills he develops new operating models, structures, processes and measures of performance to generate sustainable bottom line benefit and create a culture of transparent continuous improvement.

About the organisation:NLA is a consultancy which supports innovative organisations of all sizes that are seeking to develop and grow within the Blue Economy. We provide dynamic business development and research services across a range of sectors, with particular focus on marine and maritime.

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Audience Profile: The participants of Unmanned Maritime System Technology 2017 will provide a wide range of perspectives on the recent advancements in Autonomous and Remotely Piloted Vehicles; from unmanned underwater vessels for mine counter measures to unmanned aerial vehicles for enhanced area situational awareness. The speakers and invited participants will be carefully selected to bring together those at the centre of unmanned systems development, showcasing operational experience, active requirements and future concepts for naval robotic platforms, and how they will change navies operate. The very latest technology innovators and solution providers will be present to share their ground breaking equipment with a captive audience all looking to advance their unmanned capabilities at sea.

The audience will include, but not be limited to:• Programme Managers for Unmanned

Maritime Systems • Lead Engineers, Autonomous Systems• Heads of Maritime Capability • Heads of Naval Operations• Senior Scientists for Naval Systems• Heads of Naval Research and

Development• Heads of Navy Plans and Policy• Chiefs of Procurement and Naval

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