After speaking on a panel about AUKUS, the partnership to build submarines and share technology between the United States, United Kingdom and Australia, Rep. Joe Courtney (D-Connecticut) took to the show floor to celebrate an early technology partnership. Courtney broke…
Sea-Air-Space: SHIPS Act Aims to Counteract China’s Maritime Dominance
Most observers agree it’s a national security imperative for the United States to counteract growing Chinese maritime domination. The imbalance is stark: Just 80 U.S.-flagged vessels conduct international commerce today, compared with China’s 5,500 vessels. But how should America slow…
Sea-Air-Space: Shipbuilding, Industrial Base Concerns Come to the Fore for SECNAV, Congress
Fourteen days into his tenure as the 79th secretary of the Navy, John Phelan said he plans to focus on three things: strengthening the shipbuilding industry and defense industrial base; creating an accountable, adaptable warfighting culture; and improving the health,…
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: USMC is Ready to be Tip of the Spear, but Needs Steady Funding, Smith Says
The U.S. Marine Corps is expanding its expeditionary capability and investing heavily in neglected resources to improve its warfighting prowess and the lives and effectiveness of Marines, but unpredictable funding from Congress is making that difficult, the service’s leader said…
Sea-Air-Space: Fighting from the MOC Requires Standardization, Speakers Say
The concept of “fighting from the MOC” will require much greater standardization of Maritime Operations Centers, in training, equipping, resupplying and data management and protection, speakers said at a panel April 7 at Sea-Air-Space. The MOCs are purpose-built for fleet…
Sea-Air-Space: Readying our Platforms: Admirals Focus on 80% Combat Surge Ready
U.S. Navy type and system commanders discussed their efforts to achieve a combat surge readiness (CSR) of 80% during the opening panel of the Navy League’s 2025 Sea-Air-Space Expo in National Harbor, Maryland. Speaking in an April 7 panel —…
Sea-Air-Space: RTX’s Barracuda Mine Destructor in Ocean Testing
Raytheon, an RTX company (Booth 911), has been putting its Barracuda mine neutralization system in autonomous mission testing, the company said in an interview with Seapower. The Barracuda is a 26-pound, 48-inch-long anti-mine device housed in a tube the size…
