Monday, April 20, 2026

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Maritime Industrial Base in Crisis, New CMS Report Finds - By Matt Reisener America’s maritime industrial base (MIB) is in crisis. Decades of deindustrialization, inconsistent policy support, labor attrition and increasingly globalized supply chains have left the United States struggling to produce ships on time and on budget, all while strategic competition at sea intensifies. America’s MIB is unable to support the needs of its Navy, compete with...
Q&A: Fincantieri Marine Group CEO George Moutafis - In February 2026, Fincantieri Marine Group (Booth 1223) issued the following release: “As you may have seen in NAVSEA’s press release, the U.S. Navy tapped Fincantieri to build four of the first wave of Medium Landing Ships (LSMs) for the Marine Corps. Our $1B investment over the last 18 years to create concurrent production lines...
Raytheon Doubled ESSM Production in 2025 - By Richard R. Burgess, Senior Editor Raytheon Missiles & Defense (Booth 911) doubled production of the Block II RIM-162 Evolved SeaSparrow Missile (ESSM) in 2025 as it addressed the increased demand from the U.S. Navy and its partners in the NATO consortium, a company official told Seapower. “Last year, we produced over 350 ESSM missiles, which more than doubled what we were able...
HII Moves Further into Physical AI for Shipbuilding - By Brett Davis Shipbuilding giant HII (Booth 923) has added another artificial intelligence partner to its shipbuilding program, taking another step toward adding “physical AI” to the process of constructing Navy ships. In early April, the company announced it signed a memorandum of understanding with Carson, California-based GrayMatter Robotics to explore integrating GMR’s physical AI into...
STEM Expo Enchants Students with Science, Games and Fun - The annual STEM Expo kicked off Sea-Air-Space 2026 by giving students of all ages a look at the various technologies that underpin the maritime world of the sea services. Attendees got examples of chemical reactions from Mad Science presentations, learned some of the principles of aerodynamics, saw how many marbles an aluminum foil...

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Maritime Industrial Base in Crisis, New CMS Report Finds

By Matt Reisener America’s maritime industrial base (MIB) is in crisis. Decades of deindustrialization, inconsistent policy support, labor attrition and increasingly globalized supply cha...

April 20, 2026 No Responses

Q&A: Fincantieri Marine Group CEO George Moutafis

In February 2026, Fincantieri Marine Group (Booth 1223) issued the following release: “As you may have seen in NAVSEA’s press release, the U.S. Navy tapped Fincantieri to build four of ...

April 20, 2026 No Responses

Raytheon Doubled ESSM Production in 2025

By Richard R. Burgess, Senior Editor Raytheon Missiles & Defense (Booth 911) doubled production of the Block II RIM-162 Evolved SeaSparrow Missile (ESSM) in 2025&nbs...

April 20, 2026 No Responses

HII Moves Further into Physical AI for Shipbuilding

By Brett Davis Shipbuilding giant HII (Booth 923) has added another artificial intelligence partner to its shipbuilding program, taking another step toward adding “physical AI” to the process of const...

April 20, 2026 No Responses

STEM Expo Enchants Students with Science, Games and Fun

The annual STEM Expo kicked off Sea-Air-Space 2026 by giving students of all ages a look at the various technologies that underpin the maritime world of the sea services. Attendees got examples of chemica...

Maritime Industrial Base in Crisis, New CMS Report Finds

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Maritime Industrial Base in Crisis, New CMS Report Finds

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Maritime Industrial Base in Crisis, New CMS Report Finds

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Maritime Industrial Base in Crisis, New CMS Report Finds

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