Future Surface Fleet Procurement
Programmes And Operations
12.10 Lunch
Day Two: 23rd June 2009
13.30 European Sea Border Surveillance
9.00 R.N. Daring Class Destroyer: Highlighting The Key Mr. Erik Berglund, Director of Capacity Building, Frontex,
Benefits And Capabilities Being Delivered To The UK’s EU Security Agency
Naval Forces Frontex, the EU Agency based in Warsaw was created as a
Captain Paul Bennett, Officer Commanding HMS DARING, specialised and independent body tasked with co-
Royal Navy ordinating the operational co-operation between member
The Type 45 Destroyer is an Air Defence ship with the states in the field of border security. Learn how Frontex is
Principal Anti-Air Missile System (PAAMS) as its main shaping European sea border surveillance policy.
armament. 6 ships of this class are being procured for the • How is European Border Management Performed?
Royal Navy.HMS DARING is the first of the class and • What are the The Roles of Frontex?
currently on trials, with service entry scheduled for 2010. • The Needs for Maritime Surveillance Capabilities
Find out what results the Trials are yielding • Development of the European Border Surveillance
• Capabilities: What does HMS Daring bring to the Royal Systems (EUROSUR)
Navy’s overall defensive/offensive capabilities?
• Design Features: Identifying the latest advances
represented in HMS Daring’s design – how have the 14.10 Littoral Battlespace Management From The Sea:
benefits been trialled and tested so far? Analysing the Sea King ASac Mk.7 Capabilities and
• Programme Milestones: Looking at the results from Operational Lessons Learned
trials to date and how HMS Daring will be utilised Commander Jim Hawkins, EC ISTAR MAR SO1,
operationally U.K. Ministry of Defence
The Sea King ASac Mk.7 (and its planned successor MASC), is
proving to be a Key Force Multiplier in the Littoral
9.40 DDG1000 Zumwalt Class Destroyer: Exploring Future Battlespace. Hear how Command and Control in the
Destroyer Plans And Identifying The Key Influencing Littorals has been improved.
Factors Driving Design And Equipment Requirements • Sea King ASac Mk.7 Capabilities: How have the latest
Captain Mike Smith, Assistant Programme Manager PMS- upgrades impacted capabilities and deployment plans?
500, U.S. Navy • Sensors and System Performance: how is Searchwater
$13 Billion has been allocated so far to the DDG1000 2000 performing against its brief and what plans exist
programme. The first 2 ships are on order. Further funds for upgrades?
were requested in the FY 09 budget for a third vessel. • How will Sea King Asac Mk.7/MASC impact the success
Current plans call for a class of 7 ships. of littoral manoeuvre?
• Ship programme: What are the medium-long term
requirements of DDG1000 and what does this mean for
design and functionality? 14.50 Coffee and Opportunity to Network
• Design features: Identifying the mission-critical elements
of the programme and how the designs are being
developed to deliver capability matches 15.10 Advancing The Royal Navy’s Operational Capabilities:
• Principal role requirements: Sustained operations in the Examining Results From The Taurus 09 International
littorals and land attack Exercise
• Examining the potential for a role in ballistic missile Commander Chris Hodkinson, Fleet Operations Officer,
defence – how would this alter requirements? Fleet Operations Division, Royal Navy
One of the largest Royal Navy Deployments of recent years,
TAURUS 09 is under way. Get the latest updates on the
10.20 Coffee and Opportunity to Network exercise at this midway point.
• Identifying and overcoming the challenges for
operating in international coalition operations:
10.50 Panel Discussion: Maritime Security 1. Technological or fleet capability differences
Mr. Jason Alderwick, Maritime Analyst, The 2. Political influence within the exercise
International Institute for Strategic Studies • TAURUS 09 Status Update: 4 months in, what specific
Threats to maritime security are increasing as piracy lessons have been learned? How will this impact future
becomes more prevalent and port security is requiring ever enhancements to the fleet?
more straining of naval budgets. Understand new initiatives • Training and Fleet Exercises: Effectively planning and
to address these problems worldwide managing a large scale, international training exercise
• How the strategic maritime environment will evolve
over the next 30 years
• What impact future force levels will have on maritime 15.50 Chairman’s Closing Address: Examining The Hard
security requirements Choices In Maritime Capability Strategy
• Which key trends will influence maritime security in the Vice Admiral Sir Jeremy Blackham, KCB (Ret’d), former
future? Deputy Chief of Defence Staff (Equipment Capability)
The High Cost of Modern Warships and ever more Stringent
Budgetary Realities are forcing the world’s major navies to
11.30 CVF And Naval Air: Evaluation Of Requirements Vs. make difficult decisions of the balance of future force
Available Spend structures. Not all capabilities will be achievable. See how to
Wing Commander Andrew Brookes (RAF Ret’d), balance capability aspirations with budget constraints.
Aerospace Analyst, International Institute of Strategic • Conference Themes – Analysis and Summary
Studies • Effect of Budget Shortfalls
The U.K. is procuring 2 new Aircraft Carriers for the Royal • What Next?
Navy – HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales.
They will carry a Joint Force Air Group consisting of a
combination of the Joint Combat Aircraft (JCA) and the 16.30 End of Conference
Maritime Airborne Surveillance and Control (MASC) System
• Exploring the growing importance of Maritime Air
Capabilities
• Perspectives from a Small Island: How is the UK
managing the demands of the JCA and MASC
programmes within the Joint Force Air Group
• What are the challenges and opportunities and how can
the UK position itself for Maximum Advantage in the
Future
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