Virginia-Class Nuclear Powered Attack Submarine

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Rear Adm. Steve Williamson, USN, the deputy command for logistics, maintenance and industrial operations at the Naval Sea Systems Command, discusses investing in the nation’s public shipyards and workforce to speed nuclear submarine and carrier maintenance and more with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at the Navy League’s 2019 Sea Air Space conference and tradshow near Washington where our coverage was sponsored by GE Marine, Huntington Ingalls Industries and Leonardo DRS.

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Mike Petters, the president and CEO of Huntington Ingalls Industries, discusses the company’s recent acquisitions of cyber and IT companies G2 and Fulcrum, addressing the US Navy’s unmanned systems needs, learning lessons to reduce Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine development and construction costs, saving time and money on building the second Ford-class carrier — John F. Kennedy — harnessing data and the role of automation with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at the Navy League’s 2019 Sea Air Space conference and tradeshow near Washington where our coverage was sponsored by GE Marine, Huntington Ingalls Industries and Leonardo DRS.

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Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Conn., the chairman of the House Seapower and Expeditionary Forces subcommittee, discusses the outlook for defense spending now that Democrats control the House, naval readiness implications if President Trump declares a national emergency to build a border wall with military construction funding, whether more subs will be built with the $4 billion savings from the deal to buy two Ford-class carriers at the same time, the Navy’s shifting statements on 355-ships and more with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian on Capitol Hill. We spoke with Courtney, who represents New England’s largest military installation, the Navy’s submarine base in New London, on the sidelines of the Amphibious Warship Industrial Base Coalition.