Welcome to the CavasShips Podcast with Christopher P. Cavas and Chris Servello…a weekly podcast looking at naval and maritime events and issues of the day – in the US, across the seas and around the world. This week… Houthi attacks on shipping have suddenly become much more accurate, with at least a half dozen merchant ships being struck by missiles or drones in recent days. Two leading experts on merchant shipping – Sal Mercogliano and John Konrad – are back to discuss.

Welcome to the CavasShips Podcast with Christopher P. Cavas and Chris Servello…a weekly podcast looking at naval and maritime events and issues of the day – in the US, across the seas and around the world. This week…Keeping an eye on the dragon. What is the Chinese Navy up to? What are their capabilities? We’ll hear some of the latest views on the People’s Liberation Army Navy from Rear Admiral (retired) Mike Studeman, former commander of the US Navy’s Office of Naval Intelligence.

Welcome to the CavasShips Podcast with Christopher P. Cavas and Chris Servello…a weekly podcast looking at naval and maritime events and issues of the day – in the US, across the seas and around the world. This week… Battleships aren’t often in the news, but over the past few weeks one of them certainly has been – the USS NEW JERSEY. The ship’s drydocking in Philadelphia has attracted widespread media attention and worldwide interest. Ryan Szimanski, curator for the battleship, will bring us up to date on what’s been going on, what lies ahead – and what some of the surprises have been as the more than 80-year-old ship has been out of the water for the first time in decades.

Welcome to the CavasShips Podcast with Christopher P. Cavas and Chris Servello…a weekly podcast looking at naval and maritime events and issues of the day – in the US, across the seas and around the world. This week…the Russian War on Ukraine is now in its third year and grinds on and on. George Galdorisi, a long-time observer of the conflict who predicted in writing a lot of what we’ve been seeing, joins us for an update discussion on what we’ve seen so far and what might still be to come.

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Welcome to the CavasShips Podcast with Christopher P. Cavas and Chris Servello…a weekly podcast looking at naval and maritime events and issues of the day – in the US, across the seas and around the world. This week…Problems with the submarine and broader shipbuilding and repair industrial base are crying out for solutions. Noted historian and navalist Dr Jerry Hendrix has been doing some deep thinking about the issue, how we got here, lessons from history and what actions can be taken to address the shortfalls. He’ll join us.

Welcome to the CavasShips Podcast with Christopher P. Cavas and Chris Servello…a weekly podcast looking at naval and maritime events and issues of the day – in the US, across the seas and around the world. This week…we bring you a special edition of the podcast. Chris Cavas attended a press tour in Sweden sponsored by the Swedish defense company Saab. He’s in Scandinavia and speaking to us from his hotel in Copenhagen

Please send us feedback by DM’ing @CavasShips or @CSSProvision or you can email chriscavas@gmail.com or cservello@defaeroreport.com.

Welcome to the CavasShips Podcast with Christopher P. Cavas and Chris Servello…a weekly podcast looking at naval and maritime events and issues of the day – in the US, across the seas and around the world. This week…We dive into Naval Special Warfare’s return to competition as it focuses on more traditional Cold War era roles. Retired Navy Captain and former special operations spokesman Jason Salata joins us from the sidelines of the SOFWEEK conference and trade show in Tampa to discuss. 

Please send us feedback by DM’ing @CavasShips or @CSSProvision or you can email chriscavas@gmail.com or cservello@defaeroreport.com.

Welcome to the CavasShips Podcast with Christopher P. Cavas and Chris Servello…a weekly podcast looking at naval and maritime events and issues of the day – in the US, across the seas and around the world. This week…we sat down in the Pentagon’s E-Ring this week with the US Navy’s top money official, Russell Rumbaugh, director of financial management and comptroller, who talked in detail about managing the Navy’s $258 billion budget, how spending priorities are debated and decided – and also about his views on the nation’s shipyards. It’s an extended interview you won’t want to miss.

Please send us feedback by DM’ing @CavasShips or @CSSProvision or you can email chriscavas@gmail.com or cservello@defaeroreport.com.

Welcome to the CavasShips Podcast with Christopher P. Cavas and Chris Servello…a weekly podcast looking at naval and maritime events and issues of the day – in the US, across the seas and around the world. This week…there have been numerous events, hearings and meetings discussing naval issues over the last few weeks–Vago Muradian joins us to highlight key takeaways from recent headlines, and we’ll have some parting thoughts from the latest Sea-Air-Space symposium.

Welcome to the CavasShips Podcast with Christopher P. Cavas and Chris Servello…a weekly podcast looking at naval and maritime events and issues of the day – in the US, across the seas and around the world. This week…It was a great week at the Navy League’s Sea, Air and Space Symposium at National Harbor. We had the chance to see so many good friends, meet some of our listeners and talk to leaders in Uniform and across industry. This week…Around the seas, around the globe, we take a look at the maritime situation in the Black Sea, the Mideast, the South China Sea – and Baltimore with naval and international analyst Brent Sadler.