10:00 – 10:45
Eurofighter Typhoon: Combat air technologies for the future
Presenters:
- James Glazebrook, Typhoon Capability Programme Director, BAE Systems’ Air sector
- Paul ‘Mufti’ Smith, Head of Typhoon Strategy Delivery, BAE Systems Air sector
Location: DSEI 2025, London Excel, N6-250, The Hub Stage
Eurofighter Typhoon is the backbone of NATO’s combat air fleet as it currently provides enhanced air policing over eastern Europe. We’ll provide an in-depth look at the critical role Typhoon is playing across its nine customer nations and the constant evolution of its capabilities in electronic warfare, sensors, interoperability and survivability ensuring it is ready for the future battlespace.
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11:00 – 11:45
Delivering value for Europe: Driving efficiencies for allied combat vehicle acquisition
Presenter:
- Peter Nygren, Head of Business Development, BAE Systems Hägglunds
Location: DSEI 2025, London Excel, N6-250, The Hub Stage
Join us to hear about how we’re meeting European military needs and powering growth with a commitment to regional security, as well as industrial and economic benefits. Working with allied customers on a shared goal of platform commonality, we’re using economies of scale to drive efficiencies and make combat vehicle acquisition quicker and smoother for Europe.
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14:00 – 14:45
How to harness AI to address rapidly evolving threats
Presenters:
- James Hatch, Chief Digital Officer, BAE Systems Digital Intelligence
- Mark Todd, Technology and Innovation Director, Defence, BAE Systems Digital Intelligence
- Dan Haines, Principal Engineer and Design Architect, National Security for Data and AI, Microsoft
- Dr Edward Jackson, Co-Founder and Director, Oxford Dynamics
Location: DSEI 2025, London Excel, N6-250, The Hub Stage
BAE Systems has been using Artificial Intelligence for more than two decades, but the pace of development and adoption is growing evermore rapidly. The UK Government has recently outlined its vision of an AI driven sea change in how armed forces operate, so how can we ensure we’re making that vision a reality? Join us as our experts and other technology leaders from Microsoft and Oxford Dynamics explore how we seize this opportunity to deliver an advantage to the frontline at speed and scale.
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Watch James Hatch share key takeaways from the session – from introducing intelligence into autonomous systems safely, to the crucial role of investment and collaboration across the technology ecosystem, including start-ups, in accelerating AI’s adoption
10:00 – 10:45
Designing and delivering naval ships of the future
Presenters:
- Geoff Searle, Programme Director, BAE Systems Naval Ships
- Neil Griffiths, Head of Research and Technology, BAE Systems Naval Ships
- Gavin Rudgley, Chief Engineer, BAE Systems Naval Ships
Location: DSEI 2025, London Excel, N6-250, The Hub Stage
Modern navies have a pressing need to deliver combat mass to address current and emerging threats, whilst facing budget challenges and personnel shortages. Drawing on our expertise and pedigree in naval innovation, join this session to get a glimpse of the future of naval shipbuilding and hear how we’re investing in ship design and integration of advanced technologies to ensure our customers maintain military advantage for decades to come.
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12:00 – 12:45
Surveying the land: Why land capabilities are crucial for success on the modern battlefield
Panel:
- Brian Gathright, Vice President Business Development and Strategy Planning, Platforms & Services, BAE Systems Inc.
- Stefan Lofstrom, Director of Marketing and Sales, BAE Systems Bofors
- John Borton, Managing Director, Weapon Systems UK, BAE Systems Inc.
Location: DSEI 2025, London Excel, N6-250, The Hub Stage
Conflict in Europe and wider geopolitical tensions demonstrate the importance of innovative land capabilities as part of blended warfare on the modern battlefield. From artillery to combat vehicles, learn more from experts across our businesses in the US, UK and Sweden on how we’re constantly evolving our platforms to help modern armed forces stay ahead.
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13:00 – 13:45
Helping defence weather the storm
Presenters:
- Dave Whalen, Senior Capture Manager, Space & Mission Systems, BAE Systems Inc.
Location: DSEI 2025, London Excel, N6-250, The Hub Stage
A rainy day is something everyone has to deal with, but inclement weather can have profound effects on armed forces carrying out missions. Whatever the forecast, changing weather across the globe can make all the difference in critical moments during missions. Join us to learn more about how accurate and timely weather intelligence is critical for mission readiness and success. We’ll explore the vital role of BAE Systems’ weather satellite capabilities which ensure that allies have the environmental awareness needed to make informed decisions.
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14:00 – 14:45
Layered defence systems for the drone and missile age
Presenter:
- Rob Merryweather, Group Technology Director, BAE Systems
Location: DSEI 2025, London Excel, N6-250, The Hub Stage
Drone swarms and emerging missile technologies are rewriting the threat landscape. To counter these challenges, we’re developing ever more advanced sensing equipment, electronic warfare capabilities and countermeasures to detect and neutralise across the warfighting domains. Our Group Technology Director will take you through a full suite of capabilities ensuring a robust defence in contested battlespaces.
10:00 – 10:45
Uncrewed Air Systems: Growing our portfolio to meet demand
Presenters:
- Anthony Gregory, Business Development Director, BAE Systems FalconWorks
- Neil Appleton, Chief Executive Officer, Malloy Aeronautics
- Dr John Simpson, Business Development, QinetiQ
Location: DSEI 2025, London Excel, N6-250, The Hub Stage, BAE Systems, N6-250
The global demand for uncrewed capability is growing exponentially. We’ll explain how we’re developing and delivering an extensive portfolio of uncrewed air systems providing a range of effects at scale and pace – from counter drone and ground strike solutions to intelligence gathering and logistics.
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12:00 – 12:45
Combatting the hidden enemy of the cosmos
Presenters:
- Sarah Lipscy, Director, Civil Space Business Development, Space & Mission Systems, BAE Systems Inc.
Location: DSEI 2025, London Excel, N6-250, The Hub Stage
Every day, threats from beyond both our borders and the atmosphere need to be tackled as space weather has emerged as a silent, invisible force that has the power to harm our national defence infrastructure. From intense solar flares to geomagnetic storms, the impact of space weather on satellites, communication systems, GPS navigation and our power grid is profound and often underestimated. Learn how our Space & Mission Systems business is uncovering the crucial link between the Sun and national security and why defending from above is just as vital as defending on the ground.
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14:00 – 14:45
The Underwater Battlespace
Presenters:
- Scott Jamieson, Managing Director, BAE Systems Maritime and Land Defence Solutions
- Sara Thurman, Head of Future Products, BAE Systems Maritime and Land Defence Solutions
- Tim O’Neill, Campaigns Lead, BAE Systems Digital Intelligence
- Neil Manning, Chief Executive Officer, Cellula Robotics
Location: DSEI 2025, London Excel, N6-250, The Hub Stage
The subsea domain is becoming increasingly contested as a wider group of sophisticated threats emerge, ranging from enhanced surveillance and stealth to the disruption of critical national infrastructure. Our experts will share how we’re developing pioneering technologies, from the seabed to space, to give our customers an advantage in the underwater battlespace.
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With the subsea domain quickly emerging as a new arena of strategic conflict and competition, how can we engineer the underwater battlespace to our advantage? Find out more in our 'Exploiting the underwater battlespace' whitepaper.
16:00 – 16:45
Delivering a next-generation combat air capability through the Global Combat Air Programme
Panel:
- Masami Oka, Chief Executive Officer, GCAP International Government Organisation (GIGO)
- Marco Zoff, Chief Executive Officer, Edgewing
- Richard Berthon, Director Future Combat Air (UK MoD) and Chair of GCAP Steering Committee
- Chair: Air Marshal (Retd) Sir Chris Harper KBE – Former Director General, International Military Staff – NATO
Location: DSEI 2025, London Excel, Aerospace Forum
GCAP senior leaders will discuss why a next-generation combat air capability is an essential military requirement in the face of new and proliferating threats. You will discover the benefits the programme brings to each partner nation and their industries, export potential for other countries, interoperability, and how the GIGO and Edgewing will work collaboratively to enhance programme delivery.
Exploiting the underwater battlespace
With the subsea domain quickly emerging as a new arena of strategic conflict and competition, how can we engineer the underwater battlespace to our advantage?
DSEI will be held from 9th to the 12th September 2025.
DSEI will be held at the ExCeL exhibition centre, which is situated in the Royal Victoria Dock in London Docklands.
DSEI is only open to Official Delegations, VIPs, MOD, Government visitors and media & trade. The event is not open to the general public.
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DSEI takes place biannually (every two years). In 2025 there will be 2 DSEI events; DSEI Japan in March, and DSEI UK in September.
DSEI stands for Defence and Security Equipment International.