Maj. Gen. David Coffman, USMC, the US Navy’s director of expeditionary warfare, discusses lessons learned from the first deployment of the USS America — a new amphibious assault ship optimized for aviation operations — getting the F-35 Lightning II fighter to sea and Navy-Marine Corps force planning in the Pacific during a Jan. 10, 2018, interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the Surface Navy Association’s 2018 national symposium and trade show in northern Virginia. The Defense & Aerospace Report was an official SNA 2018 media partner, and our coverage was sponsored by Leonardo DRS.

Jeffrey Long, PhD, a research chemist in the US Naval Research Laboratory’s Chemistry Division, discusses efforts to use water-based chemical battery technology to create smaller, safer and more rechargeable batteries for US Navy ships and submarines during a Jan. 10, 2018, interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the Surface Navy Association’s 2018 national symposium and trade show in northern Virginia. The Defense & Aerospace Report was an official SNA 2018 media partner, and our coverage was sponsored by Leonardo DRS.

Heather Willauer, PhD, a research chemist in the Materials & Systems Branch of the US Naval Research Laboratory’s Materials Science & Technology Division, discusses the lab’s efforts to transform seawater into fuel and make the process scalable for US Navy vessels during a Jan. 10, 2018, interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the Surface Navy Association’s 2018 national symposium and trade show in northern Virginia. The Defense & Aerospace Report was an official SNA 2018 media partner, and our coverage was sponsored by Leonardo DRS.

Adm. Robert Papp Jr., USCG Ret., president for Washington operations at Eastern Shipbuilding Group and the 24th US Coast Guard commandant, discusses the company’s Offshore Patrol Cutter for the US Coast Guard, international market prospects for the ship and more during a Jan. 10, 2018, interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the Surface Navy Association’s 2018 national symposium and trade show in northern Virginia. The Defense & Aerospace Report was an official SNA 2018 media partner, and our coverage was sponsored by Leonardo DRS.

Capt. Jon Kauffman, USN Ret., vice president for naval systems at Saab North America and a former US Navy surface warfare officer, discusses the company’s AUV62-AT underwater acoustic target, its Multi-Shot Mine Neutralisation System (or MuMNS) and more during a Jan. 9, 2018, interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the Surface Navy Association’s 2018 national symposium and trade show in northern Virginia. The Defense & Aerospace Report was an official SNA 2018 media partner, and our coverage was sponsored by Leonardo DRS.

Carlo Zaffanella, vice president and general manager of General Dynamics Mission Systems, discusses its Bluefin Robotics family of unmanned underwater and autonomous underwater vehicles, and its Knifefish UUV, an anti-mine vehicle designed to be deployed from the US Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship, during a Jan. 9, 2018, interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the Surface Navy Association’s 2018 national symposium and trade show in northern Virginia. The Defense & Aerospace Report was an official SNA 2018 media partner, and our coverage was sponsored by Leonardo DRS.

Greg McCarthy, executive director of the Amphibious Warship Industrial Base Coalition and senior vice president for defense at Powell Tate, discusses AWIBC’s work and mission, the 360-degree video it designed to let viewers experience the vessels through virtual reality, its upcoming conference and more during a Jan. 9, 2018, interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the Surface Navy Association’s 2018 national symposium and trade show in northern Virginia. The Defense & Aerospace Report was an official SNA 2018 media partner, and our coverage was sponsored by Leonardo DRS.

Rear Adm. Ron Boxall, USN, the US Navy’s director of surface warfare, discusses how lessons learned from recent accidents are shaping surface fleet priorities, core requirements for the Navy’s future frigate, and more during a Jan. 9, 2018, interview at the Surface Navy Association’s 2018 national symposium and trade show in northern Virginia. Our coverage is sponsored by Leonardo DRS.