Why you cannot afford to miss Ship Self Defence 2008

On 7th January 2008, an allegation that Iranian speedboats harassed US warships and threatened to attack in international waters, illustrates the continuing threat from asymmetric attack

Attend Defence IQ’s 3rd biennial Ship Self Defence 2008 to hear leading naval perspectives from across Europe and the United States and discover how they are protecting their platforms from an increasing asymmetric threat, as well as maintaining defence against the traditional threat in both deep water and the littorals.

Join us in March to gain insights into security and defence developments of current vessels, and the design and capabilities of future ships.

• Develop a critical understanding of technological developments from the most advanced platforms including the DDG 1000 Zumwalt Destroyer and the Visby Class Corvette.
• Discover the advantages of technological developments including:
  • Torpedo defence
  • Radar systems
  • Unmanned Vehicles (UV’s)
  • Passive countermeasures
  • Weapon capabilities
• Establish current thought on defence strategies

Ensure you are sufficiently informed and effectively positioned to facilitate the delivery of programmes to increase ship survivability.

Who will I meet and who is speaking?

You will hear from leading Navy personnel working with the requirements, procurement, development and operational aspects of ship self defence. We also bring valuable insights from the industry sector to outline the current and future programmes at the forefront of improving ship survivability.

Confirmed speakers;

• Vice Admiral Sir Jeremy Blackham KCB (Ret’d), Former Deputy Chief of Defence Staff (Equipment Capability), UK MoD
• Vice Admiral Dick Börjesson (Ret’d), Royal Swedish Navy, former Commander-in-Chief, Partner, Security Alliance
• Commodore Palle Cortes, Royal Danish Navy, Commander Danish Task Group
• Commodore Richard Lord CBE MSc Royal Navy (Ret’d), Director, Marketing and Sales Naval, Chemring Countermeasures
• Captain Jim Syring, DDG1000 Zumwalt Class Programme Manager, US Navy
• Captain Bruce Nichols, MIW Branch Head, US Navy
• Captain Bo Wallander, Royal Swedish Navy (Ret’d), Senior Consultant, Saab Microwave Systems
• Commander Rob Hendriks, Head of Weapon and Communication Systems, Royal Netherlands Navy
• Commander Mats Bergholm, Swedish Royal Navy, Visby Programme, FMV
• Lieutenant Commander Ernest Woodward, C4ISR Officer, DDG1000 Zumwalt Class Programme, US Navy
• Lieutenant Commander Paul Willemse, Head of Weapon and Communication Systems (incoming), Royal Netherlands Navy
• Lieutenant Commander Nigel Fergusson, Royal Navy, Directorate Of Equipment Capability Above Water Effects Platform Protection, UK MoD
• David Manley, Head of Vulnerability reduction and Shock Engineering, RCNC, UK MoD
• Chris Broadbent, Platform Engineering Team Leader, MSESI Group, DSTL Naval Systems, UK MoD
• Dr Eric Grove, Senior Lecturer in Military History, University of Salford
• Jim Simmons, Innovation Center Director, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Centre, US Navy
• Gary Bullock, Unmanned Systems Manager, Naval Surface Warfare Centre, US Navy

Who attended Ship Self Defence 2006

Here are just a few of the organisations that attended Ship Self Defence 2006:

Royal Navy US Navy Royal Danish Navy Royal Spanish Navy Polish Navy Royal Netherlands Navy Royal Norwegian Navy Nigeria High Commission

MBDA BAE Systems Defence Science and Technology Agency Blohm and Voss GmbH MPC Marine Rheinmetall Waffe Munition GmbH DCNS Ingenierie Navires Armes DML

QinetiQ EADS Lockheed Martin Northrop Grumman Maersk Data Defence Thales Optronics United Scientific Instruments

If you are not yet ready to register, feel free to request a reminder nearer the time .

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