Anduril Industries (Booth 1623) took another step in advancing undersea warfare with the announcement of its Copperhead family of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), including torpedoes, the first to be designed for launch from autonomous systems. Anduril’s Copperhead AUV family currently…
Sea-Air-Space: First P-8A Overhauled by L3Harris to Be Delivered in 2025
The first P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft to be overhauled by L3Harris (Booth 937) is scheduled to be delivered back to the U.S. Navy this year, a company official said. L3Harris was awarded an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract in September…
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…
Sea-Air-Space: Mad Science, Marine Mammal Medicine Highlight 7th STEM Expo
Hundreds of energetic students packed into the RiverView Ballroom at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center for the seventh year of the STEM Expo to kick off Sea-Air-Space 2025. The event featured more than three dozen exhibits to help…
Sea-Air-Space: Textron Offers the Tsunami USV Family for Multi-Purpose Navy Use
Textron Systems (Booth 1827, D1), originator of the Common Unmanned Surface Vehicle (CUSV) in U.S. Navy service, has developed a less expensive USV that could be used for a variety of missions and could even be considered attritable. Textron is…
SECNAV Phelan to Keynote 2025 Sea-Air-Space Breakfast
Newly confirmed Secretary of the Navy John C. Phelan will deliver a keynote address at Sea-Air-Space 2025 on Wednesday, April 9, at 7:30 a.m., marking one of his first public appearances since taking office. Phelan, who was confirmed by the…
DON Authorizes Attendance at Sea-Air-Space 2025 for Military, Civilian Personnel
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 25, 2025 ARLINGTON, Va. — Travel for the Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space Symposium has been authorized for all Department of Navy military speakers, moderators, and panelists, and attendance at the event has been approved for all National Capital Region…
HASC Members Prepare to Dive into Navy Budget
Members of the House Armed Services Committee seem prepared to overturn some Navy decisions as outlined in the fiscal 2025 budget request, including retiring some ships early and funding only one Virginia-class submarine. “What has happened is, as the top…
Government, Industry Must Meet in ‘Common Place of Excellence,’ Del Toro Says
Industry and government alike must modernize their processes and up their game to overcome shipbuilding challenges, Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro said April 9 at the lunch session at Sea-Air-Space, including by working with shipbuilding partners overseas. Del…
Additive Manufacturing, Small Business Collaboration Highlight First Day of Sea-Air-Space 2024
By NAVAIR Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) kicked off the 2024 Sea-Air-Space Expo on Monday with panel discussions on manned/unmanned and weapon systems advancements, additive manufacturing success stories and collaborative opportunities for small businesses to join with NAVAIR to aid…
