Chairman’s Welcome

Welcome to the EAAW International Symposia series, the leading forum which aims to unite the international marine and combat systems communities to discuss relevant thinking and challenges of current and future naval platforms.

Chairman’s Welcome
Event Overview→

EAAW VII aims to further explore the reality of fully integrated engineering systems and equipment and discuss the merits and challenges of delivering Combat Power at Sea.  The Technical Advisory Committee’s focus has been to ensure that we continue to develop the level of innovation, technical discussions and informed networking that have become synonymous with an IMarEST Learned Society event.

It is the dawn of a new era for the Royal Navy with the re-birth of the nation’s seaborne strike capability and the acceptance into service of the Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers. This refreshed capability brings with it the challenge of total ship integration across the platform, combat and air boundaries, together with the reality of operating and maintaining these complex systems at sea; challenges which are being experienced by navies worldwide.  At this exciting time, the traditional marine and weapon engineering disciplines are being driven closer together by the explosion of technology with an ever more complex and software driven landscape in which to operate.  EAAW VII will bring together the international maritime community to update and discuss the delivery of Combat Power at Sea now and the outlook and direction for the future, through presentation and discussion of relevant themes and topics.

EAAW VII will be complemented with a networking programme starting on Monday evening, the night before the start of the Symposium, as well as the Symposium Reception aboard the magnificent ss Great Britain at the end of day one; this informal programme will provide invaluable networking opportunities between government, industry and academic representatives both in the UK and overseas. 

On behalf of the Technical Advisory Committee and IMarEST, we look forward to welcoming you to EAAW VII in June 2017.


Cdr Ian Hassall RN
Chairman, EAAW VII

Event Information

Prize Draw Terms & Conditions:

  1. Entry is free with one prize presented to a participant attending IMarEST’s Engine As A Weapon VII International Symposium who completes the online evaluation by midnight on 7 July 2017.
  2. The prize will be an Amazon voucher to the value of GBP£50. Details of how to redeem the voucher will be forwarded to the winner.
  3. There will be no monetary reimbursement in exchange for the voucher.
  4. The prize draw will take place after the closing date for the receipt of online evaluation forms which is midnight on 7 July 2017.
  5. The prize winner will be notified the week beginning 10 July 2017.
Babcock International Group
BMT Defence Services
BAE Systems
The Office of Naval Research
The Society for Underwater Technology (SUT)
Institute of Mechanical Engineers
UK NEST
UK NEST
The Marine Professional
Continuing Professional Development

Babcock International Group

Babcock is the leading UK Engineering Support Services Company, trusted to deliver critical support to government and key industry organisations across the globe. Employing over 34,000 people, the growing strength and size of Babcock has been built upon an open and honest approach. We take time to understand our customers’ businesses to enable us to provide flexible solutions and successfully deliver on our promises.

Visit: https://www.babcockinternational.com/

BMT Defence Services

BMT Defence Services is the leading independent centre of excellence for naval design and through-life support, delivering complex engineering and design capabilities for UK and international defence customers.

By constantly challenging the design capability within multi-disciplinary project teams, BMT has cultivated expertise in platform design expertise in surface warships, submarines and auxiliaries.

People are the cornerstone of BMT. Staff are motivated, experienced and create pioneering solutions, with innovation not being an end in itself but being applied to deliver tangible benefits, grounded firmly in long experience of designing updates and upgrades to existing warships.

Visit: http://www.bmtdsl.co.uk/