Anti-Submarine Warfare, December 1-2, 2009, London

Anti-Submarine Warfare Conference will be held on December 1-2, 2009 in London.

“Submarines are more capable and harder to detect than ever. If you are concerned about the current rise in the underwater threat, it’s a must to attend this conference,” said Rear Admiral Rainer Brinkmann, Commander, Flotilla 1 and Director NATO Centre of Excellence for operations in Confined and Shallow Waters, Germany.

“Developed states have failed to invest sufficiently in the skills and technologies necessary to counter a wide range of modern submarines and mini-submarines. Even modest submarine capabilities are likely to pose signifi cant threats, both to the international system and to naval and other expeditionary forces,” said Rear Admiral (Ret’d) Chris Parry, Former Director General, Development, Concepts and Doctrine, UK Ministry Of Defence.

This is a challenging time for the ASW community. The underwater threat is already increasing and will continue to do so in the coming years. Recent developments pose a critical question for armed forces:

Do we have a major skills & capability gap in what has traditionally been a core area of our maritime obligations?

Anti-Submarine Warfare 2009 is the only opportunity this year that enables you to challenge current thinking in ASW commitments, discuss the latest equipment and doctrine advancements as well as debate the shape of the future underwater threat. This conference will offer practical ideas and insight into such critical areas as:

• How serious is the future underwater threat?
• What new information do we have about it?
• 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?

At the conference you will find delegations from every major ASW capable navy and command from organisations at the forefront of equipment design and development.