Subsea Warfare & Subsurface Domain Dominance

​The subsurface battlespace is defined by acoustic opacity, extreme physical pressure, and total radio/GPS denial. Operating submarines and uncrewed underwater vehicles (UUVs) in this environment requires solving uncompromising physics problems: detecting ultra-quiet threats in complex ocean noise, maintaining absolute navigation precision over multi-week submerged patrols, and executing subsea missions without real-time operator connectivity.

​Featuring Dominique Giannoni—Founder of STELLAR, former CEO & Board President of Exail, former VP of Submarine Sonar at Thales, and former DGA Program Director—this closed-door session bypasses high-level summaries to execute a deep technical and operational dive into subsea warfare. Drawing on his experience managing submarine sonar architectures, photonics-based inertial navigation, and autonomous subsea systems, Dominique addresses the exact engineering, algorithmic, and operational constraints governing underwater combat.