What is the reality of maintaining the status quo in military technology? Usually, it’s the safe approach and the one supported by limited budgets, long procurement cycles and unimaginative political and military leadership. Without the courage to think and act differently, to incorporate innovative commercial technologies into military capability, we …Read more
Deploying the Digital Ocean: Demo by Demo
August 28, 2017
The recent Advanced Naval Technologies Exercise (ANTX) was an impressive demonstration of advanced unmanned systems. Over the course of two days, in two separate but thematically linked locations, dozens of technology concepts were mobilized and demonstrated. Hundreds of participants and visitors from government and industry saw what current unmanned vehicles …Read more
Wired or Wireless – Networking and Harvesting Subsea Data
June 29, 2017
Networking systems or sharing data while working underwater is difficult and expensive. For those of us who don’t work around the ocean or underwater, it can be hard to visualize this. Radio signals, the basis of WiFi, and seawater don’t mix well (think short range). Instead, many undersea operations rely …Read more
Admiral Sir George Zambellas on Maritime Innovation for Global Defense
April 19, 2017
Admiral (ret.) Sir George Zambellas, former First Sea Lord of the Royal Navy, spoke with Defense & Aerospace Editor Vago Muradian at Sea-Air-Space 2017. Key takeaways: On reshaping the underwater domain “It’s all about understanding the underwater domain. It’s a very expensive domain to dominate. Through technology innovation …Read more
Sea-Air-Space 2017
April 13, 2017
Another Sea-Air-Space is in the books! Always one of our favorite events, and a great chance to connect with naval leaders from around the world. Here are two of our favorite video interviews from Sea-Air-Space 2017. Surf’s Up: Wave Glider at Sea-Air-Space Our CEO, Gary Gysin, talks to Military.com …Read more
