Vice Adm. Rick Hunt, USN Ret., Fincantieri Marinette Marine’s new strategy chief, discusses why he thinks the company’s FREMM frigate is well suited to the US Navy’s needs, how it’s planning to make the vessel as American as possible, strategic priorities in the US defense market, the outlook for US Navy innovation and more during an April 9, 2018, interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted during the Navy League’s 2018 Sea-Air-Space Exposition that’s being held April 9-11, 2018, in National Harbor, Maryland. Our coverage is sponsored by Fincantieri Marine Group, Huntington Ingalls Industries and Leonardo DRS.