NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — As head of expeditionary warfare at the Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic, Kevin Charlow constantly is on the lookout for ways to share good results with as many potential users as possible. “We’re focused on trying…
Marine Corps Looking at Future Light Helicopter Replacement
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The Marine Corps and the Army are running an analysis of alternatives (AOA) to see whether the two services can meet the same requirements for Milestone A or B start in fiscal 2021, a Marine helicopter…
Coast Guard, MARAD Budget Worries Still Acute While Navy, Marine Concerns Eased in 2018-19
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — As the naval services tackle the overlapping challenges of trying to restore their readiness while preparing for a new era of “Great Power Competition,” perhaps their biggest concerns are receiving adequate funding and recruiting and retaining…
Nation’s Sealift Struggling, but Gaining Attention
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The nation’s strategic sealift has languished for too many years, a panel of experts told an audience May 7 at Sea-Air-Space 2019. And the panel, representing the military and civilian sea services, told the morning program…
Navy Undersecretary Echoes February Report in Call for ‘Agile’ Education for Future Sailors
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Undersecretary of the Navy Thomas Modly used much of his breakfast address here May 7 at Sea-Air-Space 2019 to reinforce the results of an “Education for Seapower” study and report that called for a more agile…
CNO Cites History, Recalls Founding Fathers in Reinforcing Message of a ‘Decisive’ Navy
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — George Washington spoke May 6 at the Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space exposition — by way of Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John M. Richardson, who used a famous quote by the Founding Father from 1781 to remind…
AeroVironment, Kratos Partner on UAS Launched From Mother-Ship Drone
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Longtime unmanned aircraft provider AeroVironment and Kratos Defense and Security Systems announced on March 7 that they have formed a new partnership to jointly develop and demonstrate unmanned aircraft systems that could launch from another UAS…
Coast Guard Outlines Process for Filling Mission Gaps
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The Coast Guard has a four-step process for setting and making requirements on missions to prevent and mitigate mission gaps. “We look at a problem and find the best way to solve it,” Capt. Michael MacMillan,…
Rescue Swimmer Program Starts After Tragedy at Sea
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The Coast Guard rescue swimmer program was born after a deadly ship sinking in 1983 off the coast of Virginia that claimed the lives of 31 people. During a stormy February night, the 605-foot SS Marine…
Unmanned Systems Cited as Key by Future of Aviation Panelists
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – Future naval aviation will benefit from the fifth-generation F-35s, manned-unmanned teaming and the possibility of greatly enhanced rotary wing aircraft being developed under the Future Vertical Lift (FVL) program, a panel of Navy, Marine Corps and…
