Autonomy in the Maritime Domain 2025

Conference Themes

Operations (demand)

• Maritime Autonomous Systems (MAS) applications and operational concepts including: ISR (military, constabulary, and scientific), EW, countermine, cross-cueing, crewed/uncrewed teaming, autonomous shipping, adjunct missile magazines, UUV/UAV motherships, modular mission packages, 
• Challenges and opportunities for maritime autonomous systems
• Update on Commercial, State and Federal Government MAS adoption and acquisition intentions
• Update from key ADF personnel on strategies emerging from DSR and programs utilising autonomy / uncrewed systems
• International maritime domain opportunities
• MAS safe operation in high traffic regions such as ports, rivers, and harbours
• Net Positive Environmental impact arising from use of MAS

Technologies (enablers)

• Uncrewed system technology and autonomy as applied in the maritime domain
• Update from industry and academia on likely near-term and far-term technologies (with consideration of current TRLs)
• Air, surface and subsurface technologies, applications, and integration challenges
• Developments on cross-domain command & control for autonomous platforms 
• The role of Artificial Intelligence in the future of MAS Autonomy
• Extending operation envelopes for autonomous platforms (eg sea states, range, reliability, and resilience)
• Key Industry challenges in traversing technological and business readiness levels

Assurance (capability integrity)

• Assurance and accreditation of autonomous systems
• Safety considerations and the role of Code of Practice in demonstrating autonomous technologies
• AUV, USV and MAS training and the need for training accreditation

Event Format

The conference will include both formal presentations and an audience interactive panel sessions.

There will be an included networking function. 

Call for Papers

Submissions addressing the conference themes are now invited.  Interested parties can submit proposed presentation details via the link below. 

Submissions close July 31, 2025.

Submit Paper

Registration - now open

All registrations will go through the official Indo Pacific website as either a trade visitor or a defence visitor. Once you have selected either of these you will then be able to input your details and then select to attend the AAUS Autonomy in the Maritime Domain event.

Delegate Type	Early Bird Price	Normal Price
AAUS Member	$330.00	$385.00
Non-Member	$412.50	$467.50
Government	$330.00	$385.00