UDSS leaders will be on stage twice at DSEI this Wednesday, focusing on the realities of fighting with today’s force—and building the talent to sustain tomorrow’s advantage.
Date: Wednesday 10 September 2025
Venue: ExCeL London — Land Forum & Space Forum
Time/Place: 11:00–11:45, Land Forum
Chair: General Sir Richard Barrons KCB CBE, Co-Chair, UDSS
Theme: Driving advantage: Digital transformation as a force multiplier
How do we optimise British Army divisions—learning from Ukraine—to meet NATO’s Strategic Reserve Corps requirement and deliver the Army’s role in the Strategic Defence Review (SDR). This session looks at integrating, delivering and synchronising modern technology to generate the most lethal, ready Brigades now.
Key points:
Turning SDR intent into deployable divisional effect
What recent operational lessons mean for structure, C2 and sustainment
Digital integration across sensors and decision-making
Time/Place: 12:30–12:55, Space Forum
Chair: Air Marshal (Ret’d) Phil Osborn CBE FRAS, UDSS
Speaker: Brigadier Caroline Woodbridge-Lewin MBE, Commandant, Defence College of Technical Training
Theme: Maintaining advantage: Workforce activation and talent acquisition
With ISR at the heart of multi-domain operations, success hinges on the people pipeline. This session explores how to attract, train and retain the technical and leadership talent required for cross-domain intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance.
Key points:
Skills frameworks for modern ISR across land, air, space and digital
Faster pathways from training to operational competence
Retention, professionalisation and partnerships with industry/academia
Commanders, programme leads, force developers, S&T professionals, HR/talent leaders, and anyone involved in delivering divisional readiness or ISR capability at pace.
See you Wednesday at the Land Forum (11:00) and Space Forum (12:30). Add both to your DSEI planner.