21 - 22 January 2026
| London, UK
Surface Warships 2026
Enabling Naval Power with Technology for Next Generation Surface CombatantsRecent years have seen an unprecedented escalation in maritime conflicts. The Ukraine forces notably incapacitated the Russian Black Sea Fleet, despite Ukraine’s lack of a surface fleet. Similarly, the Red Sea confrontations have offered valuable insights. These events are crucial for ongoing recapitalisation efforts and provide key lessons for future naval strategy.
Surface Warships 2026 promises to be a premier event, focusing on the critical aspects of shipbuilding requirements, the procurement of next-generation technologies, and the development of robust solutions to counter growing maritime threats. This event provides a unique platform for industry stakeholders to engage directly and demonstrate how their innovations can advance naval capabilities to key program managers in the Navy.
Surface Warships 2026 promises to be a premier event, focusing on the critical aspects of shipbuilding requirements, the procurement of next-generation technologies, and the development of robust solutions to counter growing maritime threats. This event provides a unique platform for industry stakeholders to engage directly and demonstrate how their innovations can advance naval capabilities to key program managers in the Navy.
2025 Speakers
Commodore (Ret.) Steve Prest
Chairman
Royal Navy
Vice Admiral Orlando Grisales
Chief of Naval Operations
Colombian Navy
Rear Admiral William R. Daly
Director
Surface Warfare, OPNAV N96
Rear Admiral Naoya Hoshi
Director General of the Logistics Department, Maritime Staff Office
JMSDF
Rear Admiral Theodore LeClair
Deputy Commander
Naval Surface Force U.S. Pacific Fleet
Rear Admiral Michael S. Mattis
Commander, Task Force SIX SIX
CTF 66
Rear Admiral Craig Wood CBE
Deputy Commander
Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO)
Captain Gianluca MARCILLI
UGSI - Technology Innovation Office - Head of Office
Italian Navy
Captain Luigi Durante
Programme Manager, HRZ Programme Division
OCCAR
Captain , Mohammad Fairuz bin Hassan
Director of Planning, Development and Strategy
Royal Malaysian Navy
Christopher Henry
Director, Operational Test & Evaluation, Naval Warfare
Operational Test & Evaluation, US Navy
Dr Sidharth Kaushal
Senior Research Fellow
RUSI
Captain Ali Ashour FRINA, FIES PhD Researcher, PDRC-UoS
Senior Engineering Officer
Ministry of Interior - State of Kuwait
Professor Erkan Oterkus
Director of The PeriDynamics Research Centre (PDRC)
Department of Naval Architecture, Ocean & Marine Engineering, University of Strathclyde
Kerry Thomas
Programme Transition Manager
Navy Command
Rafael Arcos Palacios
Senior Manager for Defence Strategy
Indra
What to expect at Surface Warships:
Enhance your understanding of ship design priorities to retain maritime superiority against near-peer opponents
Acquire detailed intelligence on future naval requirements and procurement plans, giving you a competitive edge in understanding market needs
Take part in exclusive breakout sessions where attendees have the unique opportunity to engage directly with senior requirements personnel and program leaders
Learn new methods to strengthen your fleet through the seamless integration and operation of uncrewed and autonomous systems
Collaborate with industry to help you utilise multi-mission modularity and widen the potential for smaller platforms, leading to greater versatility for surface vessels
Exclusive Content:
Warships; Their Subsystems, and Organic Unmanned Platforms Selected Countries Market Report 2024-2029
In this market report we cover programmes involving: large surface combatants, naval systems employed on surface combatants, and uncrewed platforms.
[NEW] Surface Warship Market Report 2025-2029: Selected Markets
This report highlights the most prominent global Warship programmes, the current status of the programmes, and the spending trends per country.
[NEW] Ukraine's Unmanned Surface Vessels and Their Implications for Sea Surface Warfare
This article was written by Anton Tabur and Captain 1st rank (Ret.) Andriy Ryzhenko. Together, they explore the rising trend in Sea Surface Warfare, giving their insight and expert opinion.
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