Experience everything UDT Australia has to offer with just one ticket, giving you access to the exhibition, conference, networking opportunities and Industry Visits across all three days.
"South Australia is at the centre of Australia’s naval shipbuilding. We are going to be building the most complex machines in human history with SSN AUKUS which gives us a strong platform to welcome the world for this major international event.
Hosting UDT Australia is a huge vote of confidence in South Australia’s defence industry and our growing reputation as a global hub for undersea capability.
This event gives us an opportunity to attract further investment and build new international partnerships.
Our Government is focused on ensuring South Australian companies and workers are well placed to seize the opportunities ahead, and events like UDT Australia will create valuable opportunities for Australian businesses, researchers and innovators to connect with global industry leaders."
Peter Malinauskas MP, Premier of South Australia
UDT Australia 2026 marks the launch of a new chapter in the global UDT series — bringing the world’s leading undersea defence technology event to the Indo-Pacific region. Taking place in Adelaide, South Australia, the event will unite defence, industry, and academia to advance undersea security and strengthen collaboration across Australia and the wider Asia-Pacific.
Over three days, attendees will experience a comprehensive programme featuring a two-day exhibition and conference, followed by dedicated industry visits. The event is designed to foster connection and knowledge exchange through access to cutting-edge technologies, live demonstrations, and technical insights shaping the future of undersea defence.
Why is UDT Australia important to the undersea defence community?
UDT Australia's Technical Conference

The conference addresses evolving defence needs with expert insights on AI, autonomous systems, and underwater technologies from a group of highly speakers across academia, military and industry professionals.
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Dive Into The Specialist Exhibition

The exhibition at UDT Australia aims to features the latest technological advancements. Whilst exhibitors are still to be confirmed, the UDT Series has seen from top suppliers like Anschutz, Babcock, BAE Systems, and SAAB, offering opportunities to engage with key stakeholders.
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UDT Australia 2026 Theme: Engineering the Undersea Future
UDT Australia 2026’s theme of "Engineering the Undersea Future" reflects the need to accelerate innovation and translate emerging technologies into operational undersea capability. UDT Australia will prioritise conversations and investment across four key sub-themes: Autonomy, Application, Agility, Human Factors. This theme reflects a challenge across Indo-Pacific's undersea defence community, while investment in technologies including AI-enabled systems, autonomous platforms, and distributed sensing continues, success will depend on how these capabilities are engineered, integrated, and delivered into service. For Australia, it's partners and the surrounding Indo-Pacific region, this means strengthening sovereign capability, enabling collaboration across industry and research, and ensuring the workforce can support the next generation of undersea operations.
2026 Conference Speakers
Chris Picton
Sophie Bazzana
Pat Conroy
Julien Le Roux
Ju Hyung Kim
Fiona Fletcher
Onsite Features
Multimedia
Inflatable
Submarine
Explore our multimedia inflatable submarine and discover the people, technology, innovation, and partnerships driving Australia's sovereign undersea future. From strategy to delivery, see how the nation is engineering submarine capability. Click below to Find out More.
CGI
Cyber Escape is an interactive cyber awareness experience owned and delivered by CGI in partnership with its sponsors. Participants solve challenges, uncover clues, and respond to simulated cyber risks, with support from a CGI Game Master. Click below to Find out More.
Submarine VR Experience
Experience the unique opportunity to step inside a submarine through an immersive 360° VR walkthrough. Gain a firsthand appreciation of the operational environment, spatial constraints, and human factors that shape undersea capability. Click below to Find out More
World Café
by ASA
Facilitated by the ASA, meet with Primes, Australian industry and government representatives involved in the Nuclear-Powered Submarine Program. Explore opportunities to join qualification programs, understand emerging supply chain requirements, and build connections, through facilitated World Café-style networking sessions. Click below to Find out More.
Industry Visits
What are the Industry Visits
UDT Australia 2026 attendees are invited to experience South Australia’s world-leading defence ecosystem through an exclusive Industry Visits programme. Taking place in Adelaide region, these visits offer attendees a unique opportunity to explore advanced naval shipbuilding, next-generation manufacturing facilities, cutting-edge research and emerging defence technologies. Click below to Find out More.