The sights of Sea Air Space 2024 day 1 [PHOTOS]

Sea Air Space 2024 kicks off on April 8, 2024. (Brendon Smith / Breaking Defense)

SEA AIR SPACE 2024 — Today military and industry heavy hitters from three major defense domains gathered in National Harbor, Md., for the Navy League’s annual Sea Air Space conference.

Breaking Defense has a team on the ground, reporting on all the Day 1 news from what the Chief of Naval Operations said was her “primary focus area” (munitions) to where the chief of a key shipbuilder sees his company heading (more tech).

But while all that was going on, contractors were showcasing their wares and attendees were checking out the latest. Below are a few snapshots from Sea Air Space Day 1.

What the company calls 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)

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)

ELESIA’s Single Operator MFC12 Console resists shock and vibrations on navy operations by “floating” within various shock absorbers. The console is made with carbon fibers, which the company says makes it both lightweight and robust. The firm also says it is designed to be useable with any drone system. (Brendon Smith / Breaking Defense)

A cartoonist at the Carahsoft Booth was drawing caricatures of various attendees throughout the show. (Brendon Smith / Breaking Defense)

The Arete PILLS is a “streak tube imaging lidar” is an aerial lidar system with high resolution cameras and a AIRTRAC laser enhancing pulse rate frequency. (Brendon Smith / Breaking Defense)

ANDURIL’s Roadrunner-M missile interceptor is “built for ground-based air defense that can rapidly launch, identify, intercept, and destroy” various aerial threats. (Brendon Smith / Breaking Defense)