19
October 2020
Past Event
Sustaining the Undersea Advantage: Disrupting Anti-Submarine Warfare Using Autonomous Systems

Sustaining the Undersea Advantage: Disrupting Anti-Submarine Warfare Using Autonomous Systems

Past Event
Hudson Institute, Washington, D.C. Headquarters
October 19, 2020
19
October 2020
Past Event

1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, DC 20004

Speakers:
bryan_clark
Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Seth Cropsey

President, Yorktown Institute

timothy_walton
Timothy A. Walton

Senior Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Admiral Jonathan W. Greenert (ret.)

30th US Chief of Naval Operations

Admiral James F. Foggo (ret.)

Former commander of US Naval Forces, Europe

Dr. Curt von Braun

Technical Director for Naval Power, Raytheon Technologies

**Please be advised: This event will premiere on this page at 3:00 p.m. EDT, Monday, October 19.**

Join us for a discussion on the future of anti-submarine warfare, and how autonomous systems could enable new concepts for defeating enemy submarines that are more effective, sustainable, and scalable. Director of Hudson’s Center for Defense Concepts and Technology Bryan Clark, Director of Hudson’s Center for American Seapower Seth Cropsey, and Fellow Timothy A. Walton will present the results of their study, Sustaining the Undersea Advantage. The presentation will be followed by a panel discussion with Admiral Jonathan W. Greenert (ret.), 30th US Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral James F. Foggo (ret.), former commander of US Naval Forces, Europe, and Dr. Curt von Braun, Technical Director for Naval Power at Raytheon Technologies.

Submarine threats increased substantially during the past decade. China’s Navy is modernizing its fleet; new generations of Russian Navy nuclear submarines are difficult to track and could be employed for conventional or nuclear strikes; and several fleets are augmenting their forces with large autonomous underwater vehicles. Unfortunately, today’s US and allied anti-submarine warfare operations cannot scale with the undersea threats they will face during a crisis or conflict. US and allied ASW concepts are also expensive, requiring significant manpower and tying up multi-mission destroyers and submarines that are needed elsewhere for air defense or anti-surface warfare. To address the rising submarine threat, US and allied militaries need a new approach to anti-submarine warfare.

Related Events
21
November 2024
Past Event
Big Ideas for America’s New National Security Team
Featured Speakers:
Mike Gallagher
Nadia Schadlow
Peter Rough
Shyam Sankar
Marine One carrying Joe Biden flies past US Flags on April 18, 2024, in Washington, DC. (J. David Ake via Getty Images)
21
November 2024
Past Event
Big Ideas for America’s New National Security Team

Distinguished Fellow Mike Gallagher will join Palantir Chief Technology Officer Shyam Sankar and Senior Fellows Peter Rough and Nadia Schadlow to discuss what to expect from the second Trump administration and how Washington can change course by returning to hard-power principles and reasserting American dominance on the world stage.

Marine One carrying Joe Biden flies past US Flags on April 18, 2024, in Washington, DC. (J. David Ake via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Mike Gallagher
Nadia Schadlow
Peter Rough
Shyam Sankar
22
November 2024
In-Person Event | Hudson Institute
Technology and Maritime Security Cooperation between NATO and the Indo-Pacific
Featured Speakers:
Fiona S. Cunningham
Nico Lange
Giulio Pugliese
Tomonori Yoshizaki
Tsuneo Watanabe
Thomas Wilkins
Kåre Groes Christiansen
Shin-ae Lee
Benedetta Berti
Tsiporah Fried
Masafumi Ishii
Kenneth R. Weinstein
Moderators:
Timothy A. Walton
Bryan Clark
Liselotte Odgaard
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force first-in-class helicopter destroyer JS Izumo (DDH 183) are seen from the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Robert Smalls (CG 62) while operating in the Philippine Sea in support of Valiant Shield 2024, June 7, 2024. (DVIDS)
22
November 2024
In-Person Event | Hudson Institute
Technology and Maritime Security Cooperation between NATO and the Indo-Pacific

At Hudson, two panels featuring government officials, think tank and university experts, and defense industry representatives will discuss the future of NATO-IP4 maritime and technological cooperation.

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force first-in-class helicopter destroyer JS Izumo (DDH 183) are seen from the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Robert Smalls (CG 62) while operating in the Philippine Sea in support of Valiant Shield 2024, June 7, 2024. (DVIDS)
Featured Speakers:
Fiona S. Cunningham
Nico Lange
Giulio Pugliese
Tomonori Yoshizaki
Tsuneo Watanabe
Thomas Wilkins
Kåre Groes Christiansen
Shin-ae Lee
Benedetta Berti
Tsiporah Fried
Masafumi Ishii
Kenneth R. Weinstein
Moderators:
Timothy A. Walton
Bryan Clark
Liselotte Odgaard
03
December 2024
In-Person Event | Hudson Institute
How the Trump Administration Can Reform the Foreign Service
Featured Speakers:
Simon Hankinson
Ambassador (ret.) Tibor Nagy
Drew Peterson
Moderator:
Matthew Boyse
The Harry S. Truman Federal Building is pictured on October 8, 2024, in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch via Getty Images)
03
December 2024
In-Person Event | Hudson Institute
How the Trump Administration Can Reform the Foreign Service

Join Senior Fellow Matt Boyse for a conversation with three former senior foreign service officers on the opportunities for and challenges for State Department reform during the second Trump administration.

The Harry S. Truman Federal Building is pictured on October 8, 2024, in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Simon Hankinson
Ambassador (ret.) Tibor Nagy
Drew Peterson
Moderator:
Matthew Boyse
21
November 2024
Past Event
Strategic Challenges Facing the US–South Korea Alliance
Featured Speakers:
Patrick M. Cronin
Randall G. Schriver
Heungkyu Kim
Jennifer Lee
Ankit Panda
Jae Jeok Park
Olivia Enos
Yein Nam
The South Korean and American flags fly next to each other at Yongin, South Korea, on August 23, 2016. (DVIDS)
21
November 2024
Past Event
Strategic Challenges Facing the US–South Korea Alliance

Join Hudson for keynote remarks and an expert panel discussion on Korean policy challenges and priorities as well as ways the next US administration can minimize policy disruptions during the transition and find further strategic convergence with the ROK.

The South Korean and American flags fly next to each other at Yongin, South Korea, on August 23, 2016. (DVIDS)
Featured Speakers:
Patrick M. Cronin
Randall G. Schriver
Heungkyu Kim
Jennifer Lee
Ankit Panda
Jae Jeok Park
Olivia Enos
Yein Nam