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8 - 9 June 2004, Victoria Park Plaza, London, UK
OVERVIEW
As military doctrines around the world begin to shift towards out-of-area operations, the requirements for naval vessels have also begun to change. The focus of naval operations is shifting inshore and many traditionally blue-water navies are beginning to re-focus on their littoral and expeditionary force capabilities.
This attention has lead to a huge increase in work on amphibious and assault vessels. Countries including the UK and USA have new classes of large dock-ships in construction and all over the world, from Italy to Australia, navies are looking into the modernisation of their amphibious and logistics forces. This includes proposed large air-capable ships and designs with dual civil and military roles.
At the same time, there have been a number of major combat vessel projects. The most prominent of these is the US Littoral Combat Ship, a novel and highly potent warship optimised for operations in the littoral. This will be able to capitalise on the experience of a number of recent advanced designs, including Sweden's Visby Corvettes and Norway's Skjold SES Fast Attack Craft.
Warship 2004 aims to explore all of these trends: looking at the modern idea of a littoral warship, exploring the capabilities of the new-generation amphibious assault ships and landing craft and investigating the associated support requirements of modern out of area operations, including mine warfare, hospital and logistics vessels.
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CONTENT
A wide range of technical papers will be presented at the conference, including:
- Introductory papers on the future UK Amphibious Force and the Future Directions of Naval Combatant Design.
- Reports on new ships now in service or build, including the UK's ALSL, The Kockums AB Visby Corvette and Austal's WestPac Express.
- Reports on advanced Propulsion Systems and Logistics Systems.
- Papers looking into Signature Reduction, Survivability, and Vulnerability Reduction.
- A wide range of papers descibing concept designs for advanced littoral combatants, landing craft and support vessels,
- A paper discussing the new BMT SSGT submarine design and its role in expeditionary operations.
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ADDITIONAL WRITTEN PAPERS
In addition to the presented papers, RINA will also be publishing a number of additional technical papers.
These papers are expected to include:
- "Shallow Water Effects on Characteristics of Future Fast Combatant and Sealift Ships", by V. Dubrovsky, Independent Designer, Russia and A. Lyakhovitsky, State Marine Technical University, Russia.
- "Littoral Naval Vessels and Expedition Support: A View from Industry", by V. Farinetti & G. M. Gambacorta, Fincantieri, Italy.
- "Over the Beach and Into the Hinterland", by G. H. Fuller, Defence and Maritime Consultant, UK
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PROGRAMME & REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Click here for the Programme & Registration Form (pdf file, approx 300 kB).
If you would like to register for this conference, please post, fax or email the registration form, above, back to the Events Department. Contact details are provided on the form.
Alternatively call Sophie Armitage, Conference Organiser, on +44 (0)20 7201 2401, to book over the phone.
For general information on RINA events, follow this link to our Delegate Information Page.
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SPONSORS & EXHIBITORS
Click here if you would like to receive more information about sponsorship and exhibition opportunities at this conference.
Alternatively, follow this link to visit our Sponsorship and Exhibition Information Page.
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VENUE INFORMATION
The venue for this conference will be the Victoria Park Plaza Hotel. (Near Victoria Rail and Tube Station). Please click here for a PDF file containing the full address and a map (approx 200 kB). |
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