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  • 3rd annual Unmanned Maritime Systems Technology

    Dates:   2019 May 8 - 2019 May 9

    SMi Group is pleased to host the 3rd annual Unmanned Maritime Systems Technology (UMST) taking place in London on the 8th and 9th May 2019. Delegates at the two-day conference will hear more about the cooperation from NATO, Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, Poland, and the United Kingdom.

    As technology and innovation continue to push the boundaries of operational capabilities in Naval warfare, Unmanned Maritime Systems Technology 2019 is a crucial forum for the discussion of current and future projects and programmes delivering unmanned and autonomous technology for modern Navies.

    Bringing together key planners and decision makers from across the NATO-aligned world, this is the only event providing holistic coverage of unmanned systems across the full maritime domain, including undersea, surface, and aerial environments.

    Key topics will include:

    • Anti-submarine warfare
    • Aerial unmanned maritime systems
    • Autonomy in mine countermeasure operations
    • Developing joint interoperability across unmanned systems
    • Updates on key unmanned platform programmes
    • The future of unmanned capabilities

    For those interested in attending, there is a £100 Early Bird discount on bookings expiring at midnight on Friday 29th March 2019. Places can be reserved at http://www.umsconference.com/portnewspr

    A snapshot of the host-nation speakers for the 2019 event include:

    From the UK

    Commodore Mike Knott, Assistant Chief of Staff Maritime Capability, Royal Navy will be presenting on ‘Unmanned and Autonomous Systems and the Future of Royal Navy Capabilities and Power Projection’.

    Commander Sean Trevethan, Fleet Robotics Officer, Royal Navy will be presenting on ‘Delivering the Next Generation of Royal Navy Assets to Enable Effective Operational Capability into the 21st Century’.

    Captain Gary Hesling, Captain HM/Hydrographer of the Navy, Royal Navy will be presenting on ‘Integrating Unmanned and Autonomous Systems for More Effective Hydrography in Support of Royal Navy Activities’.

    Dr. Andrea Munafo, Senior Robotic Systems and Software Engineer, UK National Oceanography Centre will be presenting on ‘Self-Organising Robotic Networks for Ocean Monitoring’.

    From Poland

    Captain Piotr Szymak, Director of Institute of Electrical Engineering and Automatics, Polish Naval Academy will be presenting on ‘Research and Development on Biomimetic Underwater Vehicles’.

    From Germany

    Commander Andreas Muller, Chief Planning Officer, Naval Air Arm, German Navy will be presenting on ‘An Update on the Transformation of German Naval ISR Capabilities Through Rotary Unmanned Aerial Systems in the Maritime Sphere’.

    From the Netherlands

    Mr Alexander Gabriëlse, Senior Scientist Underwater Technology, Defence Materiel Organisation will be presenting on ‘SALSA: Utilising Unmanned Underwater Assets for Communication and Domain Awareness’.

    From Belgium

    Commander Yvo Jaenen, Deputy Commander Belgian Navy MCM service and Operational Commander North Sea Unmanned MCM and Communications Trials 2016-2017, Belgian Navy will be presenting on ‘Evolving Approaches to Belgian and Dutch Mine Countermeasure (MCM) Operations in the Age of Autonomy’.

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