2027 Undersea Warfare Spring Conference

The conference theme is “Generating Combat Power Across Multiple Global Maritime Fronts.” Topics include evolving threats facing the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard; maritime operations; platforms, technologies, and advanced capabilities; and enhancing operational capabilities. The event brings together military and government leaders, industry professionals, and experts from academia for discussions, keynotes, panels, and special presentations. The 2027 agenda and speaker lineup were not available on the event pages reviewed.

The conference focuses on Department of Defense opportunities for joint research, development, and experimentation. Collaborative workshops address challenges and emerging trends in the Indo-Pacific region. Closed sessions are held at the SECRET/REL to JPN, ROK, FRA, DEU, DEN, FVEY level; attendance is subject to clearance approval.

A naval conference and exposition for Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard leaders, industry, and academia. The event addresses maritime threats and operational challenges, including capabilities, platforms, and technologies supporting maritime operations.

The conference focuses on translating congressional mandates in the National Defense Authorization Act into industry responses and aligning industry capacity and capability with Navy construction plans, status, and priorities. Its agenda covers U.S. naval and maritime policy; Navy priorities for SDF investments in the MIB/SIB; the state of the public shipyards; the Ford Class Aircraft Carrier Program; shipyard procurement needs; and AUKUS. A lunch presentation is titled “Global Risk Assessment.”

A Secret/NOFORN forum for aerospace and defense leaders addressing strategic, programmatic, and technical challenges, as well as policy issues affecting the aerospace and national security communities. The forum requires attendees to hold final U.S. SECRET or higher clearance.

The conference brings together offshore energy, maritime, defense, and technology industries around shared infrastructure, capabilities, and supply chains. Its preliminary program will examine offshore energy and autonomous systems, ports and vessels, subsea infrastructure, and maritime security, alongside market developments and opportunities for established companies to apply their expertise across emerging ocean technology markets. Related sectors include offshore wind, shipbuilding, manufacturing, engineering, marine robotics, grid innovation, and advanced manufacturing. The agenda is in development, with additional sessions and speakers to be announced.

Annual convention for the SOF community, co-hosted by Global SOF Foundation and U.S. Special Operations Command. The campus includes exhibition and demonstration areas for SOF Warrior, Special Air Warfare, maritime, information systems, government, space capabilities, human performance, and digital applications. The 2027 All Domain Autonomous Systems Zone is planned for demonstrations of UAS, counter-UAS, unmanned surface vessels, ground robots, and AI/ML technologies across air, land, and sea. Listed 2027 industry priorities include autonomous unmanned platforms, multi-domain defensive countermeasures for air and maritime environments, and AI/ML algorithms to support decision-making and operational efficiency. Conference sessions require a Full Conference and Exhibition pass.

Sessions are classified TS//SCI.

The program aligns U.S. military priorities, executive-order implementation, congressional funding, acquisition pathways, industrial-base capacity, and operational requirements for uncrewed systems. Sessions address defense acquisition reform; FY27 funding and investment signals; the Drone Dominance Program; domestic manufacturing capacity and supply-chain resilience; small-business pathways into defense markets; and export markets, financing, and export controls. Other themes include Army and Air Force autonomy fielding, congressional oversight, lessons from Ukraine, maritime security, undersea infrastructure, and scaling uncrewed surface and undersea systems. The program identifies Executive Orders 14265, 14268, 14307, 14372, and 14415 among the policy frameworks discussed. Featured speakers include Admiral Thomas Allan, Jr., Vice Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard; William Kimmitt, Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade; and Emil Michael, Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering and Department of War Chief Technology Officer. Registration is restricted to U.S. citizens and citizens of allied or partner nations; the event is closed to media.