During his March 4 joint address to Congress, President Donald Trump vowed to establish a new office of shipbuilding within the White House and “resurrect” America’s shipbuilding industry. Implementing that vision poses both opportunities and challenges, said military and shipbuilding…
Sea-Air-Space: DoD Yearns to Embrace AI, But How?
Imagine if in 10 years the U.S. Department of Defense had one million aircraft, drones and other platforms powered by artificial intelligence. And, what if by 2045 that number had increased to 100 million? That’s the vision of former Navy…
Sea-Air-Space: HII, HHI Forge New International Collaboration
In an April 7 morning ceremony, executives from leading shipyards in the United States and South Korea signed a memorandum of understanding designed to strengthen both companies’ technology exchange and productivity. Details are limited on the MOU between U.S.-based HII…
Sea-Air-Space: How Accelerated Digitalization Improves Navy Ship Design
Other than the ability to navigate the seas, Navy ship design and cruise ship design don’t appear to have much in common. But a Finnish company’s software innovations for cruise ships are increasingly being used in Navy ships. The maritime…
Sea-Air-Space: New Pit-Stop Approach Can Cut Engine Overhaul from Months to Days, FMD Says
Imagine if a Navy ship could pull into a pit stop like a race car, get its engine overhauled and be back on the seas in less than a month. That’s what the team at Beloit, Wisconsin-based Fairbanks Morse Defense…
Combatting Climate Change
Excerpted from the upcoming article in the May 2023 issue of Seapower Magazine As climate change increasingly affects weather patterns over the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico, tracking hurricanes and monitoring their intensity has become more critical than ever. …
CMS Panelists Envision Future American Sea Power
During the Center for Maritime Strategy (CMS) Breakfast on Tuesday morning, eggs and pastries provided food for the body, while four leaders from the maritime security community provided food for thought. The breakfast panel, “Reestablishing American Seapower,” offered a front-row…
U.S. Navy Embraces Diversity Initiatives
The seal of the United States contains just three words: E Pluribus Unum, or Out of Many, One. But achieving that unity has been an ongoing challenge in the military. During the Tuesday morning session, “Towards a Culture of Unity,”…
A Maritime Century
Sea-Air-Space 2023 kicked off its largest conference in history in fitting fashion — with leaders from the Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and Maritime Administration discussing the future of their forces over the next decade To comply with the new…
Coast Guard Uses New Tech for Oil Spill Response
When most people think of the U.S. Coast Guard, they envision daring rescues at sea. But the USCG has a variety of lesser-known but equally important duties, said USCG Capt. (Ret.) Kirsten Trego. During the Monday morning presentation, “USCG Oil…
