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WELCOME
Welcome to the 2012 Submarine Technology Symposium, the twentyfifth
in a series of Symposia stretching back to 1988. During the next
three days, you will hear from an exceptional group of talented
individuals representing industry, laboratories, academia, the
Naval Sea Systems Command and the U.S. Navy Submarine Force.
Consistent with our theme, Capitalizing on the Inherent Advantages
of Undersea Forces, this Symposium will present a fresh view of
technologies designed to enhance the submarine’s military value to
National and Theater Military Commanders.
As in 2011, a highlight of this year’s Symposium will be the classified
presentation of the updated Submarine Force’s vision of Undersea
Warfare in the 21st Century. VADM John Richardson, RADM Frank
Caldwell, and RADM (Sel) Barry Bruner will present the updated
Undersea Warfare Design across the three days of the forum.
Introductory remarks for each session will be presented by a Force
representative who will tie that session’s content to both the theme
of the Symposium and the Undersea Warfare Design.
In addition to our Force leadership, guest speakers include Director
of Naval Reactors Admiral Kirk Donald and Ron O’Rourke of the
Congressional Research Service. Our principal guest and banquet
speaker is Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Jonathan Greenert.
The presentations during the morning session of day one, Key
Technologies for Submarines in the Anti-Access/Area Denial
Scenario, will focus on penetration and defeat of A2/AD systems to
better enable our submarines to maintain persistent, undetected
forward-area operations to facilitate the flow of joint forces.
Our luncheon speaker is CAPT James FitzSimonds, USN (Ret.), a
Research Professor at the Naval War College, and a persistent pursuer
of solutions to the problems inherent in the A2/AD scenario. The
Director of Strategic Systems Programs, RADM Terry Benedict, will
keynote the afternoon session, Enhancing Submarine Contributions
to Irregular Warfare and Special Forces. This session will focus on
technologies that improve the submarines capabilities in these two
important mission areas.
The second day’s morning session will broach the ever-pressing need
for Weapons to Increase the Impact of Undersea Operations. Here
we focus on means to improve or repurpose the capabilities and
effectiveness of submarine weaponry and weapon systems.
CAPT Jeff Currer, the Undersea Capabilities Branch Head at
OPNAV N2/N6, will keynote the second half of Wednesday’s agenda,
Leveraging Off-Board Sensors and Assets. In this session we will
present technologies that multiply the submarine’s impact through
unmanned vehicles and sensors.
The final Session, Expanding the Submarine’s Role in the Theater-
Level Kill-Chain, will be keynoted by the Director of Undersea
Warfare (OPNAV N97), RADM (Sel) Barry Bruner. This session focuses
on increasing the submarine’s ability to integrate with other forces
to provide optimal and survivable operational-level employment of
Undersea Forces in the joint kill-chain. The Symposium will conclude
with a roundtable discussion during which senior officers of the
Submarine Force will respond to your questions regarding the longterm
technical and operational vision of the Force.
We hope that you find the 2012 Submarine Technology Symposium
both stimulating and satisfying. We welcome your comments and
recommendations for improving future Symposia. A survey has been
provided in this pamphlet to facilitate your feedback and is also
available on line.
Thank you for joining us.
Welcome Back!
George W. Emery,
Vice Admiral, USN (Ret.)
General Chair
Submarine Technology Symposium