Gaining an advantage in the underwater battlespace

In this episode, Hannah Green is joined by two of Digital Intelligence’s subsea domain experts – Chris Cook, Digital Defence Business Development Director, and Tim O'Neill, Campaign Lead for Subsea Intelligence – to discuss the evolving world of the underwater battlespace.

This is an arena that has developed significantly over recent years. Technological advances have increased the range and scope of seabed activities, in turn bringing anti-submarine warfare and the protection of critical undersea infrastructure such as fibreoptic cables and gas pipelines into the spotlight. Today, subsea sits at the intersection of defence, national security and economic prosperity – making it a key domain of strategic competition.

Tune in to hear how today’s governments are approaching the subsea domain and the capability gaps that currently exist. Tim and Chris also discuss the need to treat subsea data as a strategic asset and enhance data sharing processes – both within government and with partners – in order to deliver an advantage in the contested and congested underwater battlespace.

Learn more in our whitepaper - Exploiting the underwater battlespace: https://www.baesystems.com/en-uk/insight/exploiting-the-underwater-battlespace-whitepaper

Got a question or an idea for our next episode? Email us at poppodcast@baesystems.com

*Note: The reference to the UK MoD’s ‘Autonomy Strategy’ at 28:00mins is actually referring to the 2024 Defence Drone Strategy: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/defence-drone-strategy-the-uks-approach-to-defence-uncrewed-systems.