Dec 3-5, 2025  •  Morial Convention Center  •  New Orleans, LA

Agenda Session

Uncrewed Surface Vessels for U.S. Defense

Dec 04 2025

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM CST

IWBS - Main Stage

The U.S. Navy’s fleet has been declining for several decades and with domestic shipbuilding being at the forefront of this administration’s initiatives and new technology readily available, it seems like there’s no better time to lean into this transformative capability in naval warfare. 

The hybrid fleet , dubbed “Navy-After-Next”, would combine crewed and uncrewed surface vessels of various sizes and be accompanied with subsea and aerial vehicles to complete missions. Join us for a discussion to better understand what progress has been made and what still remains to be determineed in order to begin building. 

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