The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) joins this week the Undersea Defense Technology (UDT) 2026, leading international forum on underwater surveillance and intervention technologies in strategic sectors of the Blue Economy such as navigation, communications, energy, defense, security, among others. The event is held in London (UK), as European leading hub for the ocean technologies industry.
PLOCAN contributes to the event promoting its capabilities as marine test-site and service infrastructure related to these ocean technologies, through its involvement in European leading projects in the field of robotics, sensors, digital twin and regulatory framework, mainly, as well as its own training initiatives, partnership with leading companies in the sector and the involvement in national and international working groups in this field, all in support of the Blue Economy strategy for the Canary Islands with a remarkable and aligned international perspective.
Bajo el tema central “Advantage through Undersea Technology”, UDT2026 examina en detalle la adaptación de la industria submarina que trata de abordar retos y oportunidades en contextos específicos como son la seguridad y vigilancia submarina en infraestructuras críticas, autonomía submarina, digitalización, etc. En dicho contexto, industrias líderes del sector exhiben sus últimas innovaciones en materia de robótica y sistemas móviles no tripulados, sensórica y componentes, aplicaciones y servicios, formación altamente cualificada, planificación y control de operaciones, nuevas tecnologías y herramientas de soporte a sistemas autónomos marinos (IA, ML etc.), entre otras.
At the same time, a wide and varied programme of conferences addresses thematic sessions of common interest in the sector, including aspects related to innovation, regulatory framework, business development, services, among others, in navigation, intervention, autonomy, sensors, monitoring, data management, etc. related to underwater technologies in order to optimise the inter-sectorial value chain from the perspective of the triple helix.
