Fighting into the Bastions: The Future of Undersea Warfare

July 2023

Past Event

Fighting into the Bastions: The Future of Undersea Warfare

Past Event

Hudson Institute

July 28, 2023

The USS Ronald Reagan and a Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine in waters east of the Korean Peninsula on September 30, 2022. (US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Gray Gibson)

July 2023

Past Event

Speakers:

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Admiral Jamie Foggo (US Navy, Ret.)

Dean, Center for Maritime Strategy

Chuck Fralick

Chief Technology Officer, Leidos Maritime

Kevin Decker

CEO, Ocean Aero

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Long considered a sanctuary for high-end naval operations, the undersea domain is growing more crowded for the United States Navy. Communication networks, energy infrastructure, and sensor arrays litter many coastal areas. Meanwhile, uncrewed vehicles routinely survey and monitor everything from pipelines to fish stocks, and tourists and researchers explore previously unknown territory. The undersea domain is also becoming more contested for military operations. US adversaries like China and Russia are fielding increasingly capable submarines, expanding their use of seabed sensors, and mining to counter US submarine operations. After decades of relying on superior submarines as an “ace in the hole” for countering enemy aggression, the US Navy will need new approaches to sustain its undersea advantage.

Join Hudson Senior Fellow Bryan Clark for a discussion on the future of undersea warfare with Admiral Jamie Foggo (US Navy, Ret.), dean of the Center for Maritime Strategy; Chuck Fralick, chief technology officer of Leidos Maritime; and Kevin Decker, CEO of Ocean Aero.

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In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

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Featured Speakers:

Marcela Prieto Botero

Evan Ellis

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Antonio Garrastazu

Daniel Batlle

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Colombia Recalibrates: Security, Stability, and the US Alliance

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Featured Speakers:

Marcela Prieto Botero

Evan Ellis

Sergio Guzmán

Antonio Garrastazu

Daniel Batlle

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In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Tablet Magazine’s What Really Matters: A Live Episode at Hudson Institute

Featured Speakers:

Walter Russell Mead

Jeremy Stern

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In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Tablet Magazine’s What Really Matters: A Live Episode at Hudson Institute

Join Hudson Institute and Tablet Magazine for an exclusive live recording of What Really Matters with Walter Russell Mead. Mead, the Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship, and his cohost Jeremy Stern, editor in chief of Colossus, will bring their wide-ranging perspectives to help make sense of the news and understand the most consequential developments in American politics and world affairs.

Featured Speakers:

Walter Russell Mead

Jeremy Stern

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In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

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Featured Speakers:

Mark Herrmann

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Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

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In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

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Join Hudson Institute’s Keystone Defense Initiative for a discussion of Inertial Confinement Fusion Is Key to America’s Nuclear Deterrent, a new memo authored by Senior Fellow Rebeccah Heinrichs and Former Principal Deputy Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration Madelyn Creedon.