Which navies/military forces will you be able to gain access to and benchmark against at OPVs 2010?


    Spanish Navy - Chilean Navy - Mexican Navy – Nigerian Navy – Italian Navy - Indian Coast Guard

    US DoD – NATO – Albanian Naval Forces – Icelandic Coast Guard – Turkish MoD

    Yemeni Coast Guard – Royal Danish Navy – Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs - European Defence Agency

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In the era of constricting naval budgets and high profile land operations, naval forces are striving to ensure sufficient hull numbers and to retain specialist vessel capabilities, whilst also maintaining a regional presence. Under this backdrop, cost-effective capabilities provided by OPVs are enabling these demands to be met, resulting in a vibrant and exciting market where important procurement decisions will be made over the next few years.

What is the current OPVs landscape?
To find out more, download the free OPVs Sector Report 2010.

With over 180 military and industry decision-makers from the OPVs community onsite in Lorient last year, the 5th Annual Offshore Patrol Vessels will offer:

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Furthermore, for 2010, we are offering streamed sessions allowing you to maximise your time onsite by choosing the topics most relevant to you. The programme will feature streams on multi-mission OPVs, an anti-piracy focus, platform protection and future technologies providing a comprehensive analysis of the OPV market from both a military and industry perspective. This will provide specific insight into some of the most sophisticated systems and advanced technologies that help the modern OPV meet the most demanding of operational requirements.

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Visit the Download Centre for more details of last year’s top presentations and highlights of current OPV programmes around the world.

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Who attended in 2009?

Visit the OPVs 2009 Event History page

Testimonials

This event has been very valuable by expanding my concepts for strategic, operational, tactical and asset solutions to this law enforcement problem.
Stephen Duffy, UAE Coast Guard

Very useful insight into the wider world of OPVs.
Commander Richard Pethybridge, Royal Navy

I am happy we had a balanced panel of speakers that put forth varied ideas and solutions. Overall there were lots of good discussions and sharing of experiences that have utilities to the prevailing situation.
Commander M. Karuna, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency

Very good mixture. Very valuable. I met the people I wanted to meet.
Markus von Albedyhll, MTU


Sponsors & Exhibitors

Lead Sponsor & Conference Partner

navantia

Conference Sponsors

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Stream Session Sponsors

atlas hawke
rohde saab
thales

Focus Day Sponsor

ultra

Cocktail Reception Sponsor

bae-systems

Exhibitors

eads mtu
nexter northern
quantum stx
terma

Lead Sponsor

navantia

Who Will Be Speaking At The 5th Annual Offshore Patrol Vessels?

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Do not miss our exclusive Pre-Conference Future Requirements and Operational Analysis Focus Day

Guest speakers have agreed to examine existing OPV requirements, outlining the factors that shape national requirements and future plans for OPV procurements. These briefings are intended to provide government and military attendees with a chance to compare key vessel requirements and to leverage the expertise of colleagues in other forces. Thy also offer an unrivalled opportunity for industry leaders to understand how the needs of the customer are changing and where to focus R&D, engineering and business development efforts over the coming years.

Including insights from:

  • UK MoD’s Naval Design and Partnering Team describing plans for the Royal Navy’s Mine Countermeasures, Hydrographic Patrol Vessel
  • Albanian Navy’s view of one navy two missions and plans for future procurement
  • Nigerian Navy detailing the effects of patrolling Gulf of Guinea on requirements and the further considerations created by increasing the area of responsibility
  • Mexican Navy providing an incite into offshore patrol vessels for national security concerns and the development of shipbuilding in México
  • Yemeni Coast Guard perspective on utilizing OPVs for anti-piracy operations
  • Chilean Navy discussing the role of their OPVs in providing effective disaster relief following the Chilean earthquake

Visit our Future Requirements and Operational Feedback Focus Day page for more details.