By Richard R. Burgess, Senior Editor ARLINGTON, Va. — Robots and other unmanned systems are advocated to relieve humans for the “dull, dirty, and dangerous” jobs and missions the Navy is called upon to complete. One example is the increasing…
Terradepth Mines Seabed Intelligence for Maritime Customers
By Richard R. Burgess, Senior Editor ARLINGTON, Va. — The seabeds of the world’s oceans are becoming less mysterious, thanks to companies like Terradepth, a company that provides its clients with geospatial surveys of the seabed to meet their economic, defense, or scientific needs. …
5 Ways Shipbuilding Can Be Shipshape Despite Geopolitical Instability
By Vicky Uhland, Seapower Correspondent Shipbuilding is highly affected by geopolitical volatility and there are five key adjustments that will define the new winners in this rapidly shifting environment, according to a new report from McKinsey & Company. The report, “Seizing the advantage in shipbuilding amid geopolitical shifts,” was released during Sea-Air-Space 2026. “It’s…
Raytheon Proposes Next-Generation Jammer for Ground- and Ship-Based Defense
By Richard R. Burgess, Senior Editor ARLINGTON, Va. — Raytheon is demonstrating its Next-Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) electronic attack arrays for ground-based or shipboard use, particularly in a counter-UAS (unmanned aerial system) role. The NGJ-MB currently serves in the airborne electronic attack role on the…
Caudle: ‘Era of Platform-Centric Thinking is Over’
By Brett Davis, Editor-in-Chief Ongoing operations against Iran are the “early expression of the Golden Fleet design” the Navy is pursuing, which will require a new way of doing business with the defense industry, Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Daryl Caudle said…
Department of the Navy Releases FY27 Budget Request
From the Department of the Navy, April 21, 2026 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Department of the Navy released their Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 President’s Budget request today focused on restoring American maritime dominance with a total Navy topline of $377.5B, an…
Changing Polar Region Presents New Challenges and Opportunities for Navy, Coast Guard, Industry
By Erika Fitzpatrick, Seapower Correspondent The U.S. military and allied nations are ramping up their strategic offensive and defensive capabilities in the Arctic to confront an expanding presence from adversaries such as China, Russia, Iran and North Korea, said Vice Admiral Doug Perry,…
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…
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…
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…
