Past event: Special Operations Summit - Little Creek Summit

We are proud to present the Special Operations Summit –Little Creek taking place in Norfolk, VA November 16-18 2015.

The three day event will provide a forum for dialogue between industry andthe Naval Special Warfare (NSW) and Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD)communities regarding solutions to win the current fight, as well asrequirements to posture to win the future fight.

The summit will bring together senior DOD decision makers, thought leaders,and policy makers together with industry and academia to outline challenges andrequirements for supporting the next-generation US Navy SOF warfighter.


What are the top three benefits of attending?

  1. Hear and meet major thought-leaders in NSW, including Counter Terrorism (CT) and Irregular Warfare (IW), Navy EOD, and other Maritime Special Operations experts.
  2. Invaluable networking time with military and industry allowing you to obtain valuable information on manning, training, and equipping programs, as well as updates and gaps in existing systems.
  3. Attend panel discussions with key NSW, Navy EOD and other SOCOM stakeholders.


Forum for discussion of NSW, Navy EOD, and Maritime SOF program requirements including:

  • Building SOF Human Capital to Maximize Performance and Resiliency
  • Improving SOF Warfighter Equipment to Meet Diverse Mission Sets
  • Leveraging Regional Expertise to Enable Full Spectrum Partner Capability
  • Challenges to Providing Affordable/Employable ISR assets to Regional Partners
  • Requirements to Develop More Agile & Adaptable Maritime Access/Mobility Platforms
  • Improving Agility, Persistence, and Flexibility in C4I Networks to Meet Tactical Demands
  • Enabling Real-time Cross Domain Intelligence Sharing and Wideband Ad-hoc Networking Capabilities
  • Tactical ISR Capability to Meet Emerging Requirements
  • SEAL Delivery Vehicle(SDV) Sustainment Requirements
  • SDV to Shallow Water Combat Submersible (SWCS) transition
  • Next Generation Undersea SOF Mobility
  • Dry Combat Submersible (DCS) Requirements
  • User Operational Evaluation System (UOES) Updates
  • Current SOF-Maritime Technology Gaps
  • Next Generation ISR/Tactical UAS
  • Future NSW Capability Integration
  • Capabilities to Improve CBRNe Reaction Preparedness


What topics will be covered?

  • Requirements for recruiting, building, and maintaining SOF Performance, Resiliency, and Life-Cycle Management
  • Meeting future tactical ISR requirements
  • Next-generation Maritime Mobility Platforms to Ensure Global Access
  • Solutions to Posture NSW to Meet Future Operational Requirements
  • Improving Chemical and Biological Weapons Detection Via Hyperspectral Imaging
  • Future Requirements For JIEDDO Combat Support to SOF
  • Integrating SOF Operator as a System (OAAS) to Stay Ahead of the Global Threat
  • Next Generation Mine Countermeasure Solutions to Respond to Underwater IEDs
  • Cost Effective Solutions to Underwater Ordnance Recovery (ORCA)
  • Future Requirements for RF/Timed Firing Devices Suitable for Navy EOD SOF/NAVSOF Dismounted Operations
  • Building Full Spectrum Enabling Capability to Create Access and Develop Partner Capacity
  • Technology Gaps in Multi-Mission X-RAY (MMX) Equipment
  • Solutions to Underwater Diver Vision System for Low Light Search
  • Development requirements for SOF-capable Special Insertion Multi-Fuel Engine
  • Modular IFF/BFT Enabled Communications Solutions to Meet Full-Spectrum EOD/SOF Missions Afloat
  • Addressing SOF Combat Power Management Challenges

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Norfolk, Va

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Event details
Organizer : IQUS
Event type : Conference
Reference : ASDE-6883