This document summarizes a conference on unmanned maritime systems to be held on May 16-17, 2018 in London. The conference will feature keynote addresses from senior naval officers on topics such as exploiting unmanned technologies and building autonomous capabilities. Sessions will cover using unmanned vehicles for mine countermeasures and anti-submarine warfare. Experts from navies such as the UK, Spain, Germany and Belgium will discuss challenges and opportunities for unmanned systems. The conference aims to provide insights into how unmanned platforms can support naval missions while keeping human operators safe.

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Europe’s Leading Conference on Maritime Robotic Systems
16th-17th
MAY
2018
CONFERENCE CHAIRMAN:
Rear Admiral (Ret’d) Anthony Rix, Former Flag Officer Sea
Training, Royal Navy
EXPERT MILITARY AND TECHNICAL SPEAKERS INCLUDE:
Rear Admiral Keith Blount, Assistant Chief of the Naval
Staff Aviation, Amphibious Capability and Carriers, Royal
Navy
Rear Admiral Alfonso Pérez de Nanclares, Deputy
Operation Commander European Union Naval Force
Somalia, Spanish Navy
Rear Admiral Tim Lowe, National Hydrographer, UK
Hydrographic Office
Captain Kevin Quarderer, Commanding Officer, ONR
Global
Commander Jamie Sayer, Unmanned Air Systems – Mini
Class TAA, Royal Navy
Commander Bernd Scheurich, Commandant, Naval
Mine Warfare Centre, German Navy
Commander Yvo Jaenen, Deputy Commander MCM
and Operational Commander North Sea Unmanned
Communications Trials, Belgian Navy
Commander Jochen Beyer, Branch Head of Concept
Development, NATO MCM COE
Lieutenant (N) Magnus Lind, Project Manager NLT, FMV
Dr Phillip Smith, Above Water Systems Programme
Manager, Platform Systems Division, DSTL
Dr Andrea Munafo, Senior Robotic Systems and Software
Engineer, National Oceanography Centre
Mr Reid McAllister, Director, Integrate Maritime Mobility
Systems at Naval Surface Warfare Centre, Carderock
Division, US Navy
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• Listen to keynote briefings from senior flag officers within the
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Rear Admiral Tim Lowe, National Hydrographer
• Hear from senior naval officials from the Royal Navy, EUNAVFOR,
Belgium and Germany on the latest advancements in
unmanned technology
• Learn how Unmanned Maritime Systems are changing the
nature of warfare above and below the water
• Gain access to key military stakeholders all seeking to develop
their maritime capabilities within dedicated solutions zones
where cutting edge unmanned and autonomous technologies
will be showcased
• Discuss topics focused around key platforms and capabilities from
UUVs for Mine Counter Measures to USVs for Anti-Surface Warfare

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Day One | Wednesday 16th May 2018 www.umsconference.com
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8.30 Registration Coffee
9.00 Chairman’s Opening Remarks
Rear Admiral (Ret’d) Anthony Rix, Former Flag Officer Sea Training,
Royal Navy
OPENING KEYNOTE ADDRESSES
9.10 Unmanned Warrior: Driving Technological Innovation to Deliver the Next
Generation of Autonomous Capability
• Lessons learned from exercise Unmanned Warrior and how to apply them to
the operational challenges of the future
• Integrating autonomous assets into the wider flotilla to protect capital
assets such as the Queen Elizabeth II class aircraft carrier
• How to develop innovation within the Royal Navy – building a collaborative
approach with defence research agencies and industry
• Exploiting autonomous ISR capabilities to maximise naval domain awareness
• Building on the doctrinal successes of Unmanned Warrior within the
Information Warrior exercises
Rear Admiral Keith Blount OBE FRAeS, Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff
Aviation, Amphibious Capability and Carriers, Royal Navy
9.50 Effectively Exploiting Unmanned and Autonomous Systems within EUNAVFOR
Somalia
• An overview of the operating environment for Operation Atalanta and the
importance of comprehensive maritime domain awareness
• Effectively utilising unmanned systems to keep sailors out of harm’s way
• Building situational awareness through air-based unmanned platforms within
anti-piracy efforts
• Future UAS priorities for end-users within EUNAVFOR
• Generating more effective ISR through long range autonomous systems
Rear Admiral Alfonso Perez de Nanclares, Deputy Operation Commander
European Union Naval Force Somalia, Spanish Navy
10.30 Morning Coffee
UNMANNED SURFACE VEHICLES AND ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE
11.00 Utilising New Technologies for Anti-Submarine Warfare CUAS Within Littoral
Waters
• Update on the progress of the next generation light weight torpedo (LWT)
system
• Exploiting new weapon systems to counter underwater autonomous systems
submarines within littoral waters and areas with high traffic intensity
• Integrating a modular design to new systems to enable COTS (commercial
off the shelf) equipment
• Thoughts on future undersea weapon technology development
Lieutenant (N) Magnus Lind, Project Manager New Lightweight Torpedo System
(NLT/TS47), FMV - Swedish Defence Materiel Administration
Mr Anders Svensson, Product Manager Torpedo Systems, FMV - Swedish
Defence Materiel Administration
11.40 Session Reserved for Leonardo
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12.20 Building a System of Systems: Integrating Unmanned Surface Vehicles into
Command and Control Networks
• Developing a common architecture to integrate unmanned platforms into
the combat systems of a warship
• Utilising OACS (Open Architecture Combat System) within autonomous
platform prototypes to connect vehicles to the wider network
• Balancing mission control parameters set at the C2 (command and control)
level and advanced autonomy for collision avoidance
• Work within the Maritime Autonomy Surface Testbed (MAST) to improve
avoidance algorithms for unmanned surface vehicles
• Developing a system of systems – linking underwater, aerial and surface
unmanned platforms and integrating effective C2
Dr Phillip Smith, Above Water Systems Programme Manager, Platform Systems
Division, Dstl - Defence Science Technology Laboratory
1.00 Networking Lunch
MINE COUNTERMEASURES
2.00 Future Naval Mine Warfare Capability
• Lessons learned from the joint Allied Munitions Detection Underwater
(ALMOND) project and integrating them into operational doctrine
• Roadmap 2025: Developing MCM capabilities that include a collaborative
approach between shore based, unmanned surface vessels (USVs),
autonomous underwater vessels (AUV’s) and unmanned aerial vehicles
(UAVs)
• Integrating hull-mounted sonars and network enabled capabilities into the
autonomous systems portfolio
• Keeping human personnel out of harm’s way through the greater strategic
utilisation of unmanned platforms
Commander Bernd Scheurich, Commandant, Naval Mine Warfare Centre,
German Navy
2.40 Session Space Reserved for Sponsor
3.20 Delivering the Capability Necessary for Future Operational Requirements
Through Unmanned Systems
• An analysis of the operating requirements of the Belgian Navy going forward
• Protecting front line operators: Considering whether conventional
operational risk assessments are suitable for an ‘unmanned world’
• An update on the cooperation between the Royal Netherlands Navy and the
Belgian Navy in developing Mine Counter Measure (MCM) capability
• Developing a cohesive policy for manned and unmanned teaming
• Overcoming adoption challenges by integrating effective autonomy within
platforms
Commander Yvo Jaenen, Deputy Commander MCM and Operational
Commander North Sea Unmanned Communications Trials, Belgian Navy
4.00 Afternoon Tea
4.30 PANEL DISCUSSION:
Deploying Unmanned Systems in Naval Missions: Feedback
on Improved Efficiency and Operational Support
• Examples of deployed systems and on the ground
feedback on performance
• Integrating data and Command and Control (C2) systems to unmanned
platforms
• Challenges of wider adoption - opposition to automation
• The future of autonomous systems: Exploring AI (Artificial Intelligence) and
machine learning
Moderated By: Rear Admiral (Ret’d) Anthony Rix, Former Flag Officer Sea
Training, Royal Navy Commander
Dr Phillip Smith, Above Water Systems Programme Manager, Platform Systems
Division, Dstl - Defence Science Technology Laboratory
Lieutenant (N) Magnus Lind, Project Manager New Lightweight Torpedo System
(NLT/TS47), FMV - Swedish Defence Materiel Administration
Dr Andrea Munafo, Senior Robotic Systems and Software Engineer, National
Oceanography Centre
5.10 Generating Effective Mine Countermeasure Capability Through Exploitation of
Unmanned Systems
• Developing mine countermeasure capability in littoral, port and open ocean
environments
• Towed sonars to ROVs (remotely operated vehicles) – developing the
optimal combination of unmanned systems within multi-platform missions
• Deployment in context: Comparing the advantages of operating unmanned
systems from the shore or a mothership vessel
• Successes of exercise Dynamic Move 2017 in building interoperability and
mine countermeasure planning and operational competence
• Working with industry to ensure that future MCM (mine countermeasure)
platforms are designed to meet operational requirements
Commander Jochen Beyer, Branch Head of Concept Development, NATO
MCM Centre of Excellence
Lieutenant Commander Ralph Klinker, Concept Development, NATO MCM
Centre of Excellence
5.50 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day One
Rear Admiral (Ret’d) Anthony Rix, Former Flag Officer Sea Training, Royal Navy

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UNMANNED MARITIME SYSTEMS
www.umsconference.com Day Two | Thursday 17th May 2018
8.30 Registration Coffee
9.00 Chairman’s Opening Remarks
Rear Admiral (Ret’d) Anthony Rix, Former Flag Officer Sea Training,
Royal Navy
OPENING KEYNOTE ADDRESSES
9.10 The UK Approach to Hydrography and Oceanography Survey
• Mapping shallow and littoral waters effectively to maximise safety of ship
movements within British waters
• Optimising operational effectiveness of undersea hydrography by utilising
unmanned systems
• Changing survey capabilities through effective manned-unmanned
teaming
• Developing unmanned systems for long distance operations within
crowded seas
• Trends for future autonomous platform use within the UK Hydrographic
Office
Rear Admiral Tim Lowe, National Hydrographer, United Kingdom
Hydrographic Office
9.50 Improving Naval Information Exploitation Capabilities Through Effective
Deployment of Autonomous Unmanned Systems
• An overview of the strategic versatility of autonomous systems and the
breadth of operating domains they can work within
• Protecting naval resources through adept deployment of autonomous
systems within challenging environments
• Exploiting data more effectively through autonomous processing and
dissemination of information
• Looking forward: Increasing UAS effectiveness by ‘swarming’ targets
through network collaboration
Captain Kevin Quarderer, Commanding Officer, ONR Global
10.30 Morning Coffee
UNMANNED AERIAL AND UNDERWATER VEHICLES
11.00 Exploiting Mini-Drone Technology to Support Maritime Operations
• An overview of the unmanned air systems team and how UAS
(unmanned aerial systems) technology has developed
• Developing UAS safety and airworthiness through effective classification
and oversight
• Considering the pillars of airworthiness and how they relate to maritime
operations
• Building a joint approach to unmanned systems across all MoD divisions
Commander Jamie Sayer, Unmanned Air Systems Mini Class TAA,
Royal Navy
11.40 Session Space Reserved for Sponsor
12.20 From Research to Reality: Effectively Integrating Unmanned and
Autonomous Systems to Support Maritime Operations
• Working with the Naval Undersea Warfare Centre to develop highly
manoeuvrable propulsion systems for unmanned underwater vehicles
(UUVs)
• Developing unconventional manoeuvre capability to enable recovery
operations and perform tight tactical movement arcs
• Utilising common naval archecture to maximise interoperability within
joint operations
• Building manned-unmanned teaming strengths through effective
collaboration with end users and industry
Mr Reid McAllister, Director, Integrate Maritime Mobility Systems at Naval
Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, US Navy
1.00 Networking Lunch
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT UPDATES ON UNMANNED AND AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS
2.00 A Research Development Perspective on Pioneering Autonomous
Underwater Capabilities in the UK
• Current progress in the development of the Autosub AUV: Integrating
pressure balance Lithium batteries for deep operations
• Managing navigation, collision avoidance and homing systems within a
cluttered and complex operating environment
• Artic to littoral waters: Considering the variety of operating domains for
unmanned systems and how this impacts design principals
• Maximising terrain aided navigation for long range UUV operations
• Future research and development priorities for autonomous systems
Dr Andrea Munafo, Senior Robotic Systems and Software Engineer, National
Oceanography Centre
2.40 Session Space Reserved for Sponsor
3.20 Successes Developing Communication Capabilities Between Unmanned
Underwater Vehicles
• Current progress developing autonomous systems for intelligent
underwater unmanned vehicles and prototypes
• Building standardised communication between all NATO underwater
vehicles through JANUS
• Improving communication relays between unmanned platforms to
disseminate intelligence on topography and other data gathered
• Exploiting big data algorithms to analyse information from autonomous
vehicles
• Cooperation with vendors to streamline future unmanned technology
RD
Mr Joao Alves, Senior Scientist / Project Leader, NATO ST Organization -
Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation
4.00 Afternoon Tea
4.30 Maturing the Development of Flying Robots — Challenges and
Opportunities
• Past to present: Considering the history of unmanned and autonomous
asset development
• Utilising flying robots to achieve what humans cannot
- The exploiting of robotic systems in support of search rescue and
disaster relief operations
• Considering how to develop military drone applications for civilian use
• Balancing legislation and ethics – the path ahead for robotic platforms
• Future research and development priorities
Dr Mirko Kovac, Senior Lecturer - Faculty of Engineering, Department of
Aeronautics, Imperial College Of Science And Medicine
5.10 Unmanned Naval Systems — a Key Enabling Technology for the Next
Generation Maritime Capability
• From hydrography to ISTAR: An overview of research and development
within unmanned maritime systems
• Adapting commercial research within unmanned systems for military
functions
• Challenges behind the wider adoption of unmanned maritime systems
• Considering the policy and legal framework for autonomous and
unmanned platforms
• Future priorities to successful develop and exploit new technologies
Professor Mikis Tsimplis, Professor of Maritime Law and Ocean Sciences,
Southampton University
5.50 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day Two
Rear Admiral (Ret’d) Anthony Rix, Former Flag Officer Sea Training, Royal
Navy

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