Guided by the theme ‘Advantage through undersea technology’, UDT 2026 will bring together defence experts, industry leaders and innovators to address the challenges of the undersea domain. The conference highlights advanced technologies, including autonomous systems, sonar and secure communication networks, among others. It explores how to achieve operational superiority in a complex undersea environment through innovation and collaboration

Join us at UDT 2026 for a new line-up of subject matter experts and speakers creating pivotal strides in the undersea defence domain.
 


 

Our panel of experts for 2026:

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Mr Neil Haughey

Delegated Design Authority, Thales UK
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Mr William Hedlund

Systems Engineer, Saab AB
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Gebhard Heizmann-Bartels

Head of Product Management Submarines, TKMS
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Captain (Retd.) Andrew Hertel

Senior Director, Navy Programs, Saildrone
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Olav Holberg

Senior Advisor & Deputy Director, Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI)
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Mrs Eisha Home CEng

Senior Marine Engineer, BMT
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Jörg Hurka

Product Architect, TKMS Atlas ELEKTRONIK GmbH
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Dr. Michael Hush

Chief Scientist, Q-CTRL
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    UDT Conference Agenda

    Want to find out more about the UDT Conference?

    Watch this space for the new speaker line-up for UDT 2026.

    UDT 2025 will explored pressing challenges and opportunities within the undersea defence and security domain.

    It focused on technical challenges around undersea autonomy, submarine and systems technology, sensor and sonar capabilities, weapons and countermeasures, unmanned vehicle operations, critical national infrastructure protection and more.

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