Autonomous Systems & Robotic Fleets

Discover how next-generation Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs), Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs) and Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) are transforming deepwater operations — allowing military and commercial entities to conduct persistent seabed surveillance without risking human personnel.

Advanced Subsurface Monitoring

Explore cutting-edge multi-sensor architectures, AI-driven acoustic arrays and real-time data fusion technologies designed to extend maritime domain awareness (MDA) beneath the surface — ensuring early anomaly detection and threat identification across critical subsea corridors.

Public-Private Defence Collaboration

Engage directly with defence strategists, telecommunications providers and energy leaders to build actionable frameworks that protect critical underwater infrastructure (CUI), secure cable landing stations and counter emerging grey-zone and hybrid threats.

Cdr sg Bjorn Vanhuysse

Head of Naval Systems, Systems Division, Directorate General Material Resources

Operationalizing Autonomous Undersea Systems — Procurement, Platform Integration and NATO Modernization Lessons

• Lessons from leading Belgium's DGMR naval systems division in procuring and deploying fully autonomous subsea platforms (AUVs, ROVs and untethered sensor suites) for complex underwater missions
• Practical frameworks for feeding real-time subsea payload data, seabed mapping and autonomous sensor telemetry directly into naval Command & Control (C2) networks for continuous infrastructure protection
• How defence material divisions navigate procurement, modular architectures and NATO standardization to build future-proof autonomous underwater fleets capable of countering grey-zone subsea threats

Arne Johan Hestnes

Senior Vice President Technology

Full Picture Critical Underwater Infrastructure Surveillance Solutions

• Introduction to the CMI threat landscape
• Technological advancements in the field: exploring advancements in the sensor layer and robotics domain, and combining sensors through sensor fusion and automated classification methods
• Engaging policy makers and industry through an integrated testbed

Attend

Military and government personnel attend free. Commercial delegates gain two days of access to naval decision-makers, technology showcases and the full conference programme.

Sponsor or Exhibit

Put your AUVs, sensors and surveillance solutions in front of navies, ministries of defence and infrastructure owners actively sourcing subsea security technology.