Submarine Technology Symposium

U.S. undersea forces face continued rivalry with Chinese and Russian adversaries that could turn into conflict across the globe. To ensure our undersea forces are able to bring lethality to a near-term fight, the U.S. and our allies must innovate while also broadening and deepening our partnerships to mitigate our adversaries’ strengths.
Success in providing undersea forces the level of lethality they need today and innovating to deliver the capabilities they will need in the future requires all facets of the undersea community to deliver. By understanding tomorrow’s threat today, we can set the technological objectives the undersea community must meet to be successful. U.S. and partner undersea forces must be postured for the future with the most advanced warfighter capabilities.
The submarine industrial base must answer the call to readiness by delivering submarines using advanced techniques and technologies that mitigate adversary threats while reducing costs and timelines. Our shipyards must demonstrate the ability to return submarines to the Fleet on schedule and fully capable. Where proven successful, advanced manufacturing, supply chain readiness, and automation should be incorporated. Lastly, the U.S. and our partners must adopt a posture emphasizing interchangeability enabled by technological commonality and integrated operations in order to respond—and when required, respond lethally—to adversary threats.