The new invisible frontier: seabed control for global maritime security

14 Apr 2026
Keynote Theatre
UDT Main Stream
  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
Maxwell Edwards
Maxwell Edwards, Principal Scientist - Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl)
Rafael Arcos
Rafael Arcos, Senior Manager - Indra Group