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…
HII Recognizes Australian Firms at Sea Air Space 2025, Advancing AUKUS Industrial Integration
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — At the HII booth during the U.S. Navy League’s annual Sea Air Space 2025 Expo, representatives from five Australian companies were presented with certificates recognizing their successful participation in HII-led supplier development initiatives and received a…
Sea-Air-Space: Lockheed Martin Touts Readiness to Build ‘Golden Dome’ Missile Shield
A representative from Lockheed Martin said at Sea-Air-Space 2025 the firm is “ready now” to help the nation stand up the “Golden Dome” missile defense system, a new priority of the Trump administration that resurrects some aspects of the Reagan-era…
Sea-Air-Space: CMS Breakfast Panel Discusses How to Make Future Shipbuilding Shipshape
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: Private Equity Floats Role in U.S. Military and Commercial Shipbuilding
Could private equity investments and business practices jolt the United States’ shipbuilding industry, helping onshore military and commercial capacity to deliver more Navy ships “very fast, very soon,” as President Trump called for in his joint address to Congress last…
Sea-Air-Space: Looking Ahead to a Modern Marine Corps
Six years into its modernization initiative, the Marine Corps has a head start on some of its sister services. But there’s still more to be done, said panelists during the April 8 session “Modernizing the Marine Corps: Building an Agile,…
Sea-Air-Space: TRANSCOM Chief Touts Navy, Merchant Marine Cooperation
Air Force General Randall Reed, commander of U.S. Transportation Command, walked attendees at the Navy League Luncheon on April 8 through a history lesson of national and international conflicts to show the importance of the team of the U.S. Navy…
Sea-Air-Space: Saildrone, Thales Australia Create Alternative to Traditional Surveillance Platforms
Through a project funded by the Office of Naval Research, Saildrone (Booth 1905) has integrated its Surveyor with a BlueSentry thin-line towed array from Thales Australia (Booth 1247), creating a system for autonomous long-endurance undersea maritime domain awareness. Extensive sea…
Sea-Air-Space: Navy Spearheads Historic Investments in Shore Infrastructure
The U.S. Navy is modernizing the condition, configuration and affordability of its public shipyards and shore infrastructure, according to Rear Admiral Dean VanderLey, including by departing in some cases from traditional acquisition strategies. “Our shore infrastructure on our Navy bases…
Sea-Air-Space: U.S., Canada Support Investment to Maintain Arctic Security
The U.S. Coast Guard was pleased to hear of President Trump’s interest in acquiring as many as 40 new icebreakers, said Coast Guard Vice Admiral Tom Allan, the acting deputy commandant for operations. “Whenever your boss is interested in 40…
