Seapower magazine interviews Vice Commander Kurt J. Wendelken What are the roles of the Naval Supply Systems Command? How is the era of great power competition affecting NAVSUP’s roles and responsibilities? Why does the Navy’s supply chain need the transformation…
Navy Prioritizes Mental Health with New Playbook
The U.S. Navy has always been dedicated to ensuring that the bodies and minds of its Sailors are ready and prepared to win in combat. But there have been challenges over the years in helping Sailors with mental-health resources during…
Small Businesses Make Big Waves
The demand for small business innovation, technology, and solutions has never been higher If rural western Massachusetts looks like something out of a Norman Rockwell painting, it’s because that’s where Rockwell kept his studio. But in addition to the picturesque…
Ports Seen as ‘Vital Resource’ for National Security
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The economic role U.S. ports play can’t be overstated because they are a vital resource, a Coast Guard official said in an April 6 panel discussion at Sea-Air-Space 2022. “Twenty five percent of U.S. GDP and…
L3Harris Forms Agile Development Group to Address Near-Peer Threats
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — L3Harris Technologies has established a new entity, the Agile Development Group, or ADG, to foster rapid technology development to counter near-peer security threats through innovation and cooperation. Speaking to Seapower at Sea-Air-Space 2022, Sean Stackley, president…
COVID, War in Ukraine Complicate Global Supply Chain, Speakers Say
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The global shipping network is extremely fragile in the wake of the COVID pandemic and the war in Ukraine, speakers on a panel about supply chain logistics said April 6. Maj. Gen. David Maxwell, vice director…
NAVSEA Office Seeks to More Rapidly Modernize Ship Technology Through Common Hardware: Official
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — A Naval Sea Systems Command office is seeking to more rapidly modernize ships through a common hardware effort that would make software upgrades easier, an official told attendees at the Navy League’s annual Sea-Air-Space symposium April…
Sea Services Reach Tipping Point in Maintaining Readiness While Recapitalizing Forces
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — This year’s Sea/Air/Space conference occurred at a critical time for the sea services as they confront strategic rivals in multiple geographic areas and warfare domains. Aging force structure in all three sea services makes in harder…
Official: Dahlgren Recently Tested ‘Hypercone’ Hypersonic Test Projectile
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The Navy continues to work on a conical projectile called Hypercone as it tests hypersonic capabilities, an official told attendees at Sea-Air-Space 2022 on April 6. Adam Jones, aerospace engineer at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren…
Textron Offers King Air 260 for Navy’s Multi-Engine Training Aircraft
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Textron Aviation is offering a version of its King Air 260 business twin turboprop aircraft to the U.S Navy as a replacement for the service’s Beech T-44C training aircraft, a company official said. Brett Pierson, Textron…
