Rear Adm. Ron Boxall, USN, the US Navy’s director of surface warfare, discusses his priorities, the Future Surface Combatant effort, the Littoral Combat Ship, emerging threats and longer-range weapons with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at the Surface Navy Association’s 2017 symposium and tradeshow Jan. 10-12, 2017, in Arlington, Va. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage of the SNA conference is sponsored by Raytheon.
