The sights of Sea Air Space 2023 day 1 [PHOTOS]
A model of a naval ship-to-shore connector hoverboat sits on display at Sea Air Space 2023. (Aaron Mehta / Breaking Defense)
SEA AIR SPACE 2023 — The biggest fish in the national security sea, whether its the US Navy, international partners or maritime-based industry, have gathered in outside Washington, DC this week for the annual Navy League Sea Air Space conference.
Breaking Defense has a team on the ground — er, ashore — to bring the latest sights from the show. Here are some select photos from opening day, and check out our ongoing coverage of the show here.
Boeing’s Integrator VTOL system lingers above spectators at the defense giant’s booth at Sea Air Space 2023. (Aaron Mehta / Breaking Defense)
A model of the Rolls-Royce AE 1107 engine on the Sea Air Space 2023 show floor. The engine is the powerplant for the MV-22, CV-22 and CMV-22 Osprey variants, as well as the engine of choice for the Bell Textron V-280 Valor tiltrotor, which in December won the Army’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) competition to be the successor to the aging UH-60 Black Hawk. (Aaron Mehta / Breaking Defense)
L3Harris shows off a model of its Navigation Technology Satellite – 3 (NTS-3) satellite at Sea Air Space 2023. Funded through the Air Force Research Laboratory, NTS-3 is designed to test new positioning, timing and navigation (PNT) technologies. (Aaron Mehta / Breaking Defense)
A model by Israeli Aerospace Industries at Sea Air Space 2023 shows an uncrewed system coming in for a landing on a ship. (Aaron Mehta / Breaking Defense)
A Raytheon-made Tomahawk missile hangs on display at Sea Air Space 2023. (Aaron Mehta / Breaking Defense)
The crowd gathers at opening day of Sea Air Space 2023. (Aaron Mehta / Breaking Defense)
A full-sized version of BAE’s Amphibious Combat Vehicle rolled onto the show floor for Sea Air Space 2023. (Aaron Mehta / Breaking Defense)