The new invisible frontier: seabed control for global maritime security

14 Apr 2026
Keynote Theatre
  1. Integration of multidisciplinary assets and technologies is pivotal to achieving scalable and flexible undersea domain awareness.

  2. A resilient, multilayered communications network—including optical underwater communications—is essential for real-time threat detection and system management.

  3. AI and Machine Learning enable data fusion, situational awareness, and timely decision-making, enhancing the system's responsiveness and autonomy.

Speakers
Max Edwards
Max Edwards, Team Leader/Principal Scientist Underwater Sensing Maritime Operations - Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl)
Rafael Arcos
Rafael Arcos, Senior Manager - Indra Group