The international appeal of UDT, Europe’s premier undersea defence technology conference and exhibition, was underlined by the attendance on Day 1 of a record number of military flag officers and senior guests. Europe was strongly represented with delegates from France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the UK. There were also VIP visitors representing countries further afield, including Australia, Brazil, Russia and Thailand.

The delegations included experts from key areas such as R&D, defence capability and procurement, plans and budgets, maritime force development, fleet operations, logistics and defence exports.

Top military included Vice Admiral Axel Schimpf, Chief of Staff, German Navy; Vice Admiral Dumrongsak Haocharoen, Deputy Chief of Staff, Royal Thai Navy; Rear Admiral Mark Anderson, Commander Operations UK FLEET; and Rear Admiral Andreas Olsson, Director Naval and Marine Procurement Command FMV, Sweden. Admirals Anderson, Olsson and Schimpf all gave keynote addresses at the start of the three-day conference, as did Dr Paul Narum, Director General of the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment, FFI.

In the afternoon the VIP party toured the exhibition, taking a close interest in the products and technologies on display and engaging in in-depth discussions with industry.

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