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We are delighted to share the official agenda for the 2025 Surface Warships Conference, taking place at the Copthorne Tara, Kensington, London on 22-23 January!

Join us onsite in London this January and engage with senior leadership for two days of learning, collaboration, and networking. To learn more about what to expect from 2024's iteration, download the official agenda here >>

The following report summarises and analyses the findings of the Annual Long-Range Plan for Construction of Naval Vessels for FY 2023 while also bringing to light the possible paths the USN Ship Inventory may take.

The US Navy is going through a shift as a mixture of new philosophies, geopolitical pressures, and technologies are converging. Not to mention it is still feeling the impacts of the stalling caused by covid.

As it enters a new era of near-peer competition, the Navy hopes to decrease ship sizes while increasing ship numbers. Investing in a myriad of technologies, especially unmanned, the USN will expand its capability envelope, thus ensuring naval supremacy.

This report:

• Summarises the current shipbuilding plan of the USN

• Highlights the current challenges faced by the USN in shipbuilding

• Identifies the USN goals and ambitions in terms of industrial cooperation