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20 May 22. UDT 2022 takes teamwork to the Grey Zone. Senior military personnel and industry experts will put the operational dynamic of ‘the Grey Zone’ front and centre when the global undersea defence community comes together at UDT 2022 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, in June.
The Grey Zone’s complexity, ambiguity and importance is widely recognised by military planners and governments. Offensive operations in this space, if well planned and executed, can preclude categorical attribution whilst also avoiding a substantial military reprisal, and yet can potentially contribute significantly to the long-term strategic goals of the aggressor.
The underwater domain – one of the harshest operating environments on earth – adds a further layer of complexity to efforts to protect against offensive Grey Zone operations. National industries and wealth are dependent on open and unheeded sea lanes of trade and communication; and offshore industries and seabed infrastructure must be protected against attack.
UDT 2022 puts these issues in the spotlight, bringing together thought-leaders from across military, government, industry and academia to support operators in expanding their maritime global presence, leverage existing capabilities, and develop new technologies and methodologies for success in the complex and unrelenting underwater domain.
Within the Grey Zone theme, the UDT conference has been built around six core pillars: Platform Design, Sensors & Processing, Weapons & Countermeasures, Uncrewed, Remotely Piloted & Autonomous Systems, Operational Drivers & Imperatives, and Artificial Intelligence & Big Data.
With a focus on continuous learning and development, conference sessions will look at how to equip nations to deal with the increasing diversity of threats and challenges in the underwater space, taking a deep-dive into the latest disruptive technology developments, platform design innovations and emerging operational drivers.
On the exhibition show floor, organisations from around the world will showcase equipment from mine warfare and anti-submarine warfare capabilities to the crewed/uncrewed platforms, military diving, communications and sensing equipment that will enable national fleets and joint maritime forces mission success over the coming decades.
“The UDT conference and exhibition is the leading global event focused on enabling mission success in the underwater domain,” RAdm Jon Pentreath, Senior Naval Advisor, Clarion, said. “The 2022 event will connect top-ranking naval personnel, the brightest minds in academia, the most innovative industry operators and policy decision makers – at a time when the international political situation demands our focused and united attention.
“I look forward to welcoming attendees to Rotterdam next month, and am ready to be inspired once again by the enthusiasm and innovation the underwater defence community always brings to this event.”
To register and attend UDT 2022 visit: https://www.udt-global.com/register
12 May 22. Expodonica educational theatre at World ATM Congress to host NATO-EU talks on RPAS in civil-military context. The industry event organised by World ATM Congress, co-located with Expodronica in Madrid 21-23 June 2022 will feature talks by NATO and the European Union experts on Remotely Piloted Aerial Systems (RPAS) in a civil-military context. Expodronica, sponsored by UMILES Group, is hosting the talks in the Civil UAV Initiative Theatre from midday on 22 June. The talks have the purpose of sharing awareness on NATO-EU cooperation in the context of UAS, addressing safety aspects, current solutions and regulatory framework, highlighting operational issues and Identifying civil-military cooperation opportunities. The presentations will examine current and future challenges for RPAS and UAS.
For more information visit: www.worldatmcongress.org
(Source: www.unmannedairspace.info)
16 May 22. ‘A Joint Effort’ between the UK and Australia will fast-track innovative approaches to joining materials for Defence.
DASA and the Materials for Strategic Advantage programme recently held a joint showcase for the suppliers who gained funding via the second phase of the first parallel UK / AUS bilateral “A Joint Effort” call for innovation.
The culmination of four years’ collaborative work between UK and Australian defence was showcased at a Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) event in March 2022. The event highlighted the technologies developed as part of the ‘A Joint Effort’ competition, which was launched to find innovative approaches for creating and managing joints and integrating novel materials onto military platforms.
Novel materials and improving the joining capabilities of these materials can offer significant benefits to military capability across land, sea and air, including increased functionality, availability and improved survivability.
UK and Australian innovators presented their findings from the second phase of ‘A Joint Effort’ and pitched their innovations to an audience of UK based technology integrators and Defence personnel. UK stakeholders were represented at the event and were able to gauge the maturity of the work and identify opportunities for “pull through” into specific projects and applications.
What was on show at the event?
The innovations on show at the event included:
From the UK:
- a new joining process for physical protection which will help produce armour more quickly and cost effectively
- an adhesive, inspired by the natural adhesives used by marine molluscs, which can adhere sensors to surfaces without interfering with sensor functions
- techniques to join dissimilar materials to perform at high temperatures, which could improve the operating performance of assets such as vehicles
- a multifunctional composite joint structure with enhanced damage tolerance and “self-repair” through crack closure
From Australia:
- new adhesive technology to develop reversible and on-demand bonding and de-bonding of components/materials by the addition of novel magnetic nanoparticles
- a novel non-destructive evaluation method for determining the performance and degradation of transparent armour materials, adhesives and systems using THz sensing
- novel modelling approaches for monitoring in situ damage tolerance, damage growth and residual limp home capability of composite joints to support digital twin applications
- novel technologies to enhance the strength of repaired metallic / composite sections through the use of additive manufacture and pinning, reducing the processing damage and increasing the durability of structural joints
- development of new composite resin systems for composite systems that significantly increase the durability of the final cured products as well as provide residual lightning strike protection to this class of material
How has the collaboration between Australia and the UK benefitted the project?
‘A Joint Effort’ demonstrates the possibility of engaging quickly with partners globally to identify and deliver high-risk, high-reward research. It is the first innovation competition of this kind and has developed methods and ways of working to enable further collaborative competitions across Defence and Security.
Many of the projects shown at the event have built on investments made during the first phase of the competition by extending their teams to include international partners and identifying exploitation routes across both nations. Several of the projects demonstrate true collaboration and aligned programmes of work because of this competition.
Olivia Samardzic, Minister Counsellor Defence Science and Technology, DSTG said: “By working bilaterally, we not only strengthen our science and technology relationship, through diversity of thoughts, burden, resource sharing and resilience, but we also provide support to each on each nation’s respective defence industries to overcome the capability challenges we both face. This allows us to deliver capability to the war-fighter that is better tested and delivered at a faster rate than if we acted alone.”
John Hunt, Australian Delivery Team Lead, Dstl said: “We got a tremendous amount of value from working with the Australians in this particular bilateral union. We’ve built up very strong relationships and been able to access a greater pool of innovation from Australian and UK researchers. Our respective indigenous Science and Technology bases are better as a result of this investment.”
The ‘A Joint Effort’ competition has been run in the UK and AUS through DASA and has been managed by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) in the UK and Defence Science and Technology Group (DST Group) in Australia. The competition has been funded by the Small Business Innovation Research for Defence (SBIRD), part of the Next Generation Technologies Fund in Australia and the Materials for Strategic Advantage programme in the UK. Both nations used DASA as a common assessment framework.
How has this project helped the innovators?
When asked about their experience of being involved with the, ‘A Joint Effort’, project one supplier said: “The way DASA launches competitions and challenges ensures there’s visibility about what our technology could deliver, which is really critical. It helps tailor a project to focus on the end-users. DASA’s capability to support projects that are very early in their development has been critical for our growth as a start-up company. It is a risky business, taking technology from concept to proof of concept. DASA has enabled us to do that successfully.”
Another supplier noted: “Without the ‘A Joint Effort’ call, we would never have had the funding to progress our ideas. It would have been a nice idea that went nowhere.”
When asked about the next steps for their project, one supplier said: “We’ve demonstrated the potential of our idea, which hopefully will excite people that there’s more to come. We’ve got potential applications in a variety of areas. Developing strategic relationships with partners familiar with commercialising a finished product will help us navigate and de-risk the product development pathway we need to take.”
Another supplier commented: “We’ve got a patent application in process on the back of what we’ve learned and found out. There’s also more research to be done. We’ve opened a Pandora’s Box in terms of what we can use this technology for in both civilian and defence applications.” (Source: https://www.gov.uk/)
12 May 22. The HEMUS 2022 Organising Committee announces significant interest supported by the sponsorship of Apolo Engineering and Lockheed Martin. The Organising Committee of the 15th edition of the International Exhibition of Defence Equipment and Services, HEMUS 2022, is pleased to announce to all interested parties that the Exhibition enjoys significant interest in the country and abroad. Indication in this regard is the fact that the 15th edition of the Exhibition has a larger number of sponsors – two general sponsors and a sponsor. General sponsors are Apolo Engineering Ltd. and Lockheed Martin.
Apolo Engineering Ltd. is one of the leading Bulgarian companies, offering products and services in the area of defence and security. The company is well-known and accepted by dozens of countries, located on several continents, thanks to its correctness and business activities compliant to the UN Security Council resolutions, as well as the high quality and reliability of its products and services covering international standards requirement.
Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace company that employs approximately 114,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services within the following business areas: Aeronautics, Missiles and Fire Control, Rotary and Mission Systems and Space. Lockheed Martin is a major supplier of US Department of Defense and US federal government agencies as well as of the armed forces of more than 40 nations.
Sage Consultants JSCo is also a sponsor of the Exhibition.
We are pleased to inform our audience also that currently exhibitors from 19 countries, including Bulgaria, have confirmed their participation in the Exhibition. Most of the exhibitors are representatives of the national and international defence industry, scientific institutions, Bulgarian military and technical universities, NGOs, structures of the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Interior, etc., and the number of exhibitors [from] abroad exceeds the previous edition. There are currently indications for participation of official delegations from eight countries, some of which will be led by the relevant defence ministers. The number of responses from the invited countries is growing.
Preparations for the accompanying events – the International Scientific Conference, the Industrial Forum, the Shooting Demonstration and the Static Display of Armaments and Equipment – are also progressing very well. We will again have a participation of military equipment from the Armed Forces of a partner country, which will be exposed next to that of the Bulgarian Armed Forces. A Symposium on Research and Innovation for European Security and Defense (RISE-SD) will be held for the first time as part of the Exhibition, marking one year since the launch of Horizon Europe (HE) and the European Defense Fund (EDF), the new framework programme for research and innovation. The first international Hackathon in Bulgaria – DefInSpace – is expected to take place. DefInSpace 2022 is an international competition for innovation with a focus on the application of space technology in the field of defence and security, initiated by the French Space Command. (Source: www.joint-forces.com)
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