SEA AIR SPACE 2024 — With plenty of news and one stunning solar eclipse, Sea Air Space Day 1 has come and gone.
In this video, Breaking Defense Editor-in-Chief Aaron Mehta and Naval Warfare Reporter Justin Katz review the news of the day, from a headlining speech from the chief of naval operations to the potential for Japan to join the trilateral security arrangement known as AUKUS. They also give a quick preview of what’s expected from Day 2, including a major address from the secretary of the navy.
PHOTOS: Sea Air Space 2024
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PHOTOS: Sea Air Space 2024
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Rudder was a very good boy while touring the Sea Air Space show floor. Yes he was. (Aaron Mehta/Breaking Defense)
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D-Fend Solutions and SAIC were showing off a mobile CUAS solution that allows modular configurability to tailor for mission specific goals. (Brendon Smith / Breaking Defense)
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TenCate is the new manufacture of the Navy's two piece suit pictured here. The "Defender M" fabric technology is inherently flame resistant according to the company and could prove crucial during deck fires. (Brendon Smith / Breaking Defense)
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Lockheed offered an interesting look at the internals of their PAC-3 Missile. (Brendon Smith / Breaking Defense)
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At the Raytheon booth, their new missle offerings could be seen from across the show floor. Up close it was hard to take in the enormity. Raytheon says these missiles, both. long and short range, will prove critical. (Brendon Smith / Breaking Defense)
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The Australian pavilion at Sea Air Space 2024 was a popular location for visitors, with the AUKUS agreement being a major part of this year's conversation. (Aaron Mehta/Breaking Defense)
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At the BlueHalo booth their CUAS offering touts advanced tracking that can operate in any sky condition, longer range, and a more powerful "High Energy Laser." (Brendon Smith / Breaking Defense)
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The Forcys Defender is a deep sea submersible meant to snuff out underwater explosives from a distance. (Brendon Smith / Breaking Defense)
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US Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro was the keynote speaker on day 2 of the 2024 Sea-Air-Space conference. Del Toro recently released a shipbuilding review that found serious delays for key navy programs. (Brendon Smith / Breaking Defense)
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DroneShield's RfPatrol Mk2 is a compact mobile CUAS system that aims to provide highly effective low maintenance support. (Brendon Smith/Breaking Defense)
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Surface drone maker Saildrone brought a model of its 5904 long range autonomous MDA/ISR solution. The company has seen its systems active in the waters of the Gulf in recent years. (Brendon Smith / Breaking Defense)
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The show isn't just about big hardware. Defense Marine Solutions offers an "expansion of DMS' marine propulsion and propeller repair" with state of the art underwater support systems. (Brendon Smith / Breaking Defense)
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Kratos is teamed with Shield AI on this system, which the companies say will deliver state of the art AI drone piloting and the ability to complete mission objectives without gps, waypoints, or comms. (Brendon Smith / Breaking Defense)
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A look at Northrop Grummans Autonomous VTOL Uncrewed Aircraft System at their booth. This was the first time the company brought the UAS to a show. (Brendon Smith / Breaking Defense)
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Attendees gathered on the showroom floor for a packed NavAir leadership panel. (Brendon Smith / Breaking Defense)
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What the company says is a first of its kind fully solar unmanned submarine, Ocean Aeros "Triton" looks to allow longer duration surveys and other deep sea mission objectives. (Brendon Smith / Breaking Defense)
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Lincoln electrics Cooper Cobot is meant to increase welding efficiency and accuracy. Acting as a productivity enhancing collaborator for its human counterparts. (Brendon Smith / Breaking Defense)
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ELESIA's Single Operator MFC12 Console resists shock and vibrations on navy operations by "floating" within various shock absorbers. (Brendon Smith / Breaking Defense)
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Attendees taking a break from the showroom floor to witness the solar eclipse Monday. (Brendon Smith / Breaking Defense)
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A cartoonist at the Carahsoft Booth was drawing caricatures of various attendees throughout the show. (Brendon Smith / Breaking Defense)
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The Arete PILLS is what the defense firm says is a "streak tube imaging lidar" system with high resolution cameras and a AIRTRAC laser enhancing pulse rate frequency. (Brendon Smith / Breaking Defense)
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ANDURIL's Roadrunner-M missle interceptor is "built for ground-based air defense that can rapidly launch, identify, intercept, and destroy" various aerial threats. (Brendon Smith / Breaking Defense)