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Programs like the Royal Navy\u2019s Project CABOT are a great indicator of this.<br>\u00a0<br>Recognising the need for navies to tackle this new security landscape,\u00a0<strong>Defence iQ\u2019s Surface Warships conference\u00a0<\/strong>returns on\u00a0<strong>13th-14th October 2026, London, UK.<\/strong>\u00a0Bringing together military leaders, decision makers and experts from across the naval ecosystem to find solutions to the most pressing challenges in building, maintaining and deploying surface warships in today\u2019s environment.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udccd <strong>Location<\/strong>: Troia, Portugal<br> \ud83d\udcc5 <strong>Date<\/strong>: October 13-14, 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":18768,"template":"","class_list":["post-18767","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","pmpro-has-access"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Surface Warships conference - Defender Media<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Surface Warships conference - Defender Media\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"With an ever-evolving threat landscape, where hybrid warfare is being enlisted, warship technology has evolved to solve these newer challenges that navies are facing. 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