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Transition Connection Brings Together Job Seekers, Industry

By Vicky Uhland, Correspondent

In the three years that Navy Lt. j.g. Sarena Padilla and Eric Padilla have been married, they’ve lived in four different states. Sarena Navy Lt. j.g. has changed her career from a nuclear officer Sarena Padilla to a meteorology and oceanography research and Eric Padilla officer, which necessitated the moves. But participate in now that she’s ensconced at the U.S. National Transition Con- Ice Center in Suitland, Maryland, the couple is nection, a first- looking to settle down. And that means a more time hiring event permanent job for Eric. held on Aug. 3. CREDIT: Solares Eric, who has a physics and engineering back- Photography ground, took advantage of Sea-Air-Space’s inaugural Transition Connection hiring event on Tuesday. Military members, spouses and civilians had the opportunity to interact with more than a dozen companies, and were also able to upload their resumes and chat with potential employers at Transition Connection.

“I’ve had contract jobs during our marriage, ther my career,” said Eric, who’s interested in Lamanna estimated that about 75% of the peo- but it’s been hard to find opportunities to fur- space-oriented work. “It’s been great to be able ple who sent her resumes are either planning to talk to potential employers about my career or thinking about transitioning out of the intentions.” military to civilian life. AUG. 4, 2021 Employers said there has been plenty of inter- Navy Lt. Cmdr. Collin Fox is one of those est in their companies. Gianna Lamanna of potential transitioners. Fox, who has served 2 Diversity and Inclusion Manassas, Virginia-based Hepburn and Sons for 17 years, most recently in the Navy Foreign said her company, which does advisory work Area, comes from a military family. Both his 3 Congressional Panel for the maritime industry, received about 150 father and grandfather served, and Fox is cer- tainly open to continuing his career after he 10 Command Booth Presentations resumes through the Transition Connection portal prior to the hiring event. She and her hits the 20-year mark. But Transition Connec- 12-16 Exhibit Hall Bill Lewis colleague conducted back-to-back tion gave him opportunity to evaluate civilian job interviews throughout the day. career options as well. 22 EOD Mission Expands “I do a lot of writing, so I’m interested in jobs “We really appreciate the opportunity to meet that involve analysis and concept develop- with so many people,” Lamanna said. “To have ment,” he said. a [show like Sea-Air-Space] with a connected hiring event is unique.” »» TRANSITION, Page 2 Diversity Helps Foster Warfighting Readiness, Panelists Say

By Vicky Uhland, Correspondent

Less than 30% of youth today are available for military service, said Michelle Godfrey, senior advisor for diversity and inclusion, U.S. Coast Guard. As the nation becomes more diverse, one of the keys to attracting and retaining that scarce talent is to foster equity and inclusion efforts, said Godfrey and other panelists during the Aug. 3 session on Inclusion and Diversity as a Force Multiplier.

“The data backs it up — the more diverse team you have, the higher your performance,” God- frey said.

In the Navy, diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts help foster warfighting readiness, said Vice Adm. John Nowell Jr., deputy chief of naval operations for manpower, personnel, training and education and chief of naval per- sonnel. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. A.T. Williamson, right, says the service is modernizing how it manages and recruits talent. NAVY LEAGUE / Lisa Nipp “If you want to outfight the enemy, you have to outthink them, and the way you do that is by leveraging diverse and inclusive leadership,” The Coast Guard has a DEI action plan with 36 “We’re fighting to attract talent,” Smith said. he said. distinct actions, Godfrey said. The organiza- “We’re spending money in places we haven’t tion has completed a women’s retention study before.” Nowell said the Navy is currently implement- and expects a study to be published this month ing 56 recommendations from a DEI task force. on recruitment and retention of underrepre- In terms of equity, only some companies can For instance, recruiters now look at applicants’ sented minorities. In April, the Coast Guard perform jobs like shipbuilding, Smith pointed whole personality rather than just quantifi- deployed a virtual mentoring program that out. But the Department of the Navy is commit- able measures like SATs. Navy leader trainer helps foster DEI efforts. Close to 1,000 people ted to doing a better job of enforcing how those development is taking DEI into account and have signed up for the program’s mentoring companies are distributing funding to their is looking at bias in terms of decision science. app, she said. subcontractors. Navy classrooms are also using a bias mitiga- tion tool. The key, Nowell said, is to use data The Coast Guard also offers tools on how to “We need to change our bias from always going analytics while still being able to rely on intu- have DEI conversations, Godfrey said. It’s to certain places to get certain things done,” he ition as well. trained more than 100 diversity and inclusion said. “We need to create more competition. At change agents, who offer coaching for various the end of the day, it’s all about fairness.” The Marine Corps is modernizing its manpow- DEI situations. Performance appraisals also All of the speakers emphasized that DEI efforts er system, including talent management, said include diversity and inclusion competency. Brig. Gen. A.T. Williamson, director, Manpow- encompass more than just race, religion, age er Plans & Policy Division, U.S. Marine Corps. The Department of the Navy has exceeded its and sexuality. They also include factors like Along with ethnic inclusivity, diversity of social and economic DEI goals for the past six inclusivity of education and viewpoints, and thought, experience and background also helps years, said Jimmy Smith, director, Office of diversity of thought and problem-solving. build a cohort of inclusive teams, he said. Small Business Programs, Department of the Smith believes DEI initiatives should be deeply Navy. During the last fiscal year, it spent $17.3 The Marine Corps is currently working on and personal as well. “Being a father of three girls, billion on small businesses that were in diverse there are things women in our workforce go vetting a DEI framework, Williamson said. It’s socioeconomic categories, he said. It’s also also conducting a survey to see if there’s bias through today that I never want to see my girls working with historically black colleges and ever have to go through,” he said.  within the personnel evaluation system, and universities on recruitment efforts. asking questions about inclusion during exit surveys.

be,” she said. “I had someone tell me today shi, who works in marine engineering, moved Transition how anxious they are.” to the United States from India four months »» Page 1 ago. He found the Transition Connection Amazon is committed to hiring 100,000 mili- event on LinkedIn and decided to attend with At the Amazon booth, one of the recruiters tary veterans and spouses by 2024, Caballero his wife, Afroz Indorewla, a health informa- had firsthand experience in moving from said. The company currently employs more tion management student at Northern Virgin- military to civilian life. Madeleine Caballero than 43,000 veterans and spouses in areas such ia Community College. served in the Army for two and a half years as operations, human resources, safety, onsite before retiring for medical reasons. medical facilities and Amazon Web Services. “This is the first job fair I’ve been to since I moved to the U.S.,” Munshi said. “I’ve found “I understand how hard the transition can Not all of the job seekers at Transition Con- many opportunities in my industry.”  nection were military, however. Faisal Mun-

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By Otto Kreisher, Correspondent

As Congress struggles over whether to in- crease the defense budget top line above the administration’s basically flat request, a panel Rear Admiral of experts Aug. 3 voiced fears that a congres- John sional stalemate will result in an extended Gumbleton continuing resolution with its massive impact answers on proposed new or increased procurement questions from the and the consequences of failing to meet rising moderator operations and maintenance costs. during the “There is no good news with a CR [continuing Congressional Breakfast. resolution],” said Rear Adm. John Gumbleton, (CREDIT: deputy assistant Navy Secretary for Budget. Solares He highlighted the inability to enact planned Photography) new production or increases over existing lev- els and said the “worst part” was that it would block necessary increases in operations and maintenance costs, which would require cuts in Sailors and Marines. It could be “a stagger- ing amount of money,” Gumbleton said at a Navy League Sea-Air-Space expo panel. agreed a CR was likely but hoped it would not fully funding the Columbia ballistic missile While Gumbleton said his “crystal ball was mean a year-long freeze on existing levels. submarine program was the highest priority, fuzzy” on the prospect of a CR, John Lucio, a which limits how much could be left for other senior professional staff member on the Sen- A failure by Congress to pass funding bills on shipbuilding programs. ate Appropriations Budget subcommittee, said time or to increase the funding levels worsens “the signals are there” for a failure to pass new the naval services’ struggle to balance readi- In a short video address to the session, Sen. appropriations bills by the Oct. 1 start of a new ness to fight today with the need to modernize Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin) a member of fiscal year, and it could be early spring before and change capabilities to meet the rising the Senate Appropriations Committee, ex- new funding is approved and “late spring is threat from China, the panel said. Gambleton pressed concern about the need to improve not out of the question.” noted previous Navy efforts to keep shipbuild- the Navy’s industrial base, which includes the ing accounts high at the expense of mainte- Navy shipyards. “If there is anything the pan- Mark Rosen, senior vice president and gen- nance, which resulted in ships and aircraft demic has taught us, it’s that we need to ensure eral counsel at the Center for Naval Analysis, unable to operate. And he emphasized that a strong industrial base.” Baldwin said. 

US Facing ‘Pearl Harbor Moment’ From Cyber Attacks, Vice Adm. Trussler Says

By Brett Davis, Deputy Editor

Vice Adm. Jeffrey Trussler, deputy chief of naval operations for information warfare and director of naval intelligence, said cybersecu- rity threats to the United States are such that “frankly, where we sit today in 2021, we ought to be having one of those Pearl Harbor mo- ments without the Pearl Harbor.” Trussler spoke on a panel at Sea-Air-Space 2021 panel on “Cyber Today’s Fight, Tomorrows Capabilities,” along with Rear Adm. Michael Ryan, commander of U.S. Coast Guard Cyber Command, Karen Van Dyke, director for posi- tioning, navigation, and timing and spectrum management at the Department of Transpor- tation, and Ryan Roberts, senior manager of cyber and strategic risk at Deloitte. Vice Adm. Jeffrey Trussler says cyber attacks are something that now threaten every American.CREDIT: NAVY LEAGUE / Lisa Nipp Trussler said cyber attacks — such as the one that disabled the Colonial Pipeline, affecting world, based on our dependency on technol- date to its Cyber Strategic Outlook and wants the flow of oil along the East Coast and South- ogy … I’m worried that enough people aren’t to embrace innovation on the cybersecurity east — shows the threat is no longer just about hearing, wow, it’s a new world.” front, which is where industry can help. defense and security, but “you could be im- pacted personally from anywhere around the Ryan said the Coast Guard is issuing an up- »» CYBER, Page 19

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Expanding Globalism Means Increased Sea Service Cooperation

By Vicky Uhland, Correspondent

As the world becomes increasingly connected, international navies are rethinking their role in the maritime domain. During the Aug. 2 afternoon session International Partnerships: How Global Industries Meet the Global Needs of Our Sea Services, representatives from three countries gave an update on how their navies are implementing globalization. Vice Adm. Nicholas Hine, second sea lord, Royal British Navy, said the Royal Navy prides itself on outthinking its adversaries, but its adversaries are increasingly thinking faster. “We are already in what some call the fourth industrial revolution,” characterized by fac- tors like artificial intelligence and increased and inexpensive technology, Hine said. “This is a zero-sum game where currently our adver- saries are winning.” While this revolution presents great threats, Hine said it also offers huge opportunities. However, he believes the Royal Navy needs global partnership with industry to accom- plish this. “We shouldn’t be too concerned about who builds which platform, but it be seamlessly integratable across many navies,” Retired Adm. James Foggo, second from left, makes a point during the international partnerships discussion. CREDIT: NAVY he said. LEAGUE / Lisa Nipp The Royal Navy is adopting more of an en- terprise approach to international collabora- ing of specific capabilities across a range of nationally, but planning of defense projects tion, he said, citing initiatives like the navy’s platforms, are the future of British naval is anything but pragmatic and rarely inter- Carrier Strike Group currently working off deployment systems, Hine said. They create national,” Schönbach said. However, he said the coast of Singapore in full collaboration synonymous, stable, plug-and-play platforms there have been some win-win deals, includ- between both countries. “It’s the very embod- for diverse Royal Navy services, including UAS ing a Norwegian-German agreement to jointly iment of international navy planning,” Hine launchers, medical centers, and remote weap- buy submarines and missiles and finance the said. on stations. development of a new missile. At home, the Royal Navy is implementing Retired Adm. James Foggo, U.S. Navy, said Overall, Schönbach said there needs to be PODS, or persistent operational deployment one of the rising international concerns is con- more trust between the German armed forces systems. PODS, a suite of interchangeable trol of the Arctic as sea traffic increases and ice and their allies and partners. “In the end, free mission modules that enable the rapid field- melts. “We should be having a dialogue with trade is more desirable than protectionism,” the Russians about transparency and mili- he said. tarization of the Arctic,” he said. “I call that building the transpolar bridge.” Dak Hardwick, assistant vice president of international affairs at Aerospace Industries China also bears watching, Foggo said, as it Association, echoed that sentiment. tries to position itself as an Arctic country “If you take away one thing from my talk it is VICE ADM. NICHOLAS HINE, despite being located nowhere near the Arctic Sea. this: The future of partnerships will be built SECOND SEA LORD, and not sold,” he said. “Our partners and allies ROYAL BRITISH NAVY Vice Adm. Kay-Achim Schönbach, inspector around the world will demand more co-de- of the German navy, said the German armed velopment and cooperation to advance global “We are already in what some call the fourth forces are in a transitional phase, juggling po- shared security.” industrial revolution. ... This is a zero-sum game litical and civilian partnerships. There’s also tension between national politics and indus- Hardwick said there’s much talk about in- where currently our adversaries are winning. ... We teroperability in warfighting, but to have true shouldn’t be too concerned about who builds which try, he said. But on the plus side, he said the German government has approved large navy partnerships around the world, there’s also a platform, but it be seamlessly integratable across appropriations. need for industrial interoperability. many navies.” Internationally, there’s a lack of synchroniza- “Our industry is a global industry,” he said, tion of defense projects between Germany and noting that aerospace accounts for about $1 the European Union. trillion of the U.S. gross domestic product. “It’s critical to not only the U.S. economy, but “The navy thinks pragmatically and inter- the global economy.” 

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By Brett Davis, Deputy Editor Serrano and Hine both noted that technology is becoming more Top officials from several allied widely available across the board, navies said cooperation and to large navies and small actors collaboration is one key way to alike. bolster their capability in tough budget times. The current environment is “marked by a struggle for tech- U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Francis D. nological superiority and easy Morley, director of the Navy In- access by all to emerging and ternational Programs Office, led a advanced technologies, where it Sea-Air-Space 2021 Prequel virtual can be difficult to gain advantage session in July with international in direct confrontation,” Serrano heads of navy, including speakers said. “In this context, the use of from the United Kingdom, Swe- hybrid strategies will prevail and den, Spain and Japan. opposing actors will try to act at Vice Adm. Nick Hine, second the limit of international legality, Sea Lord of the Royal Navy, said covered by fake news to manipu- where possible, allies should late public opinion and provoking move beyond interoperability and Member of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 8, performs mine recovery critical doubts on the use of all embrace interchangeability. training as part of BALTOPS 50. The 50th BALTOPS represents a continuous, steady commit- military forces and capability.” ment to reinforcing interoperability in the Alliance and providing collective maritime security That is “not about individual na- in the Baltic Sea. CREDIT: U.S. Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Christopher Hurd Navies such as those of Spain val units working together oper- and Sweden need to modernize ationally, indeed tactically, but a and beef up their capabilities, strategic conversation about how That could include common doc- strikes against Daesh, the terror- said Serrano and Rear Adm. Ewa we consider our entire approach trines, systems architecture, sup- ist group also known as ISIS. Skoog Haslum, chief of navy for to collaboration. This is about us- ply chains, data sharing as well as the Swedish navy, the first wom- ing our collective resource better “common platforms and weapon Another example he cited is the an to lead a branch of the coun- to be more productive and deliver systems that can be jointly devel- London Tech Bridge, an incuba- try’s armed forces. better security outcomes,” Hine oped and delivered to sovereign tor which highlights American and British technology and rapid- “Interoperability requires us to said. “We have started that jour- units,” he said. find both technology solutions ney, but to be truly interchange- ly exploits it. As an example, he cited the U.K.’s and the continued develop of able with our allies, we must “Even if we are unable to achieve sharing recognized maritime pic- align strategic visions, cohere our Carrier Strike Group 21, led by the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Eliza- interchangeability in full, the ture with our different partners,” planning and resources, jointly ambition and the drive towards it she said. “Together, we are not plan and execute operationally beth, that has U.S. Marine Corps, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force will strengthen interoperability only stronger, but better.” and technically, not only acting between allied navies,” Hine said. together but acting as one.” F-35 pilots “flying and fighting She cited the recent Baltic Opera- together,” as the recently did in Rear Adm. Ignacio Villanueva tions (BALTOPS) exercise, which Serrano, force commander of celebrated its 50th anniversary the Spanish navy, said a medi- this year and included 16 NATO um-sized navy such as his own nations and two partner nations, needs to enhance several capabil- including Sweden. ities to stay relevant, including le- veraging space as an extension of Sweden is embarking on a mili- the air and sea, new “connectors tary buildup that will see mid-life and vectors for sea power projec- updates on corvettes, including tion” and unmanned systems, all adding electronic warfare suites of which, “one way or another, and air defense missiles, four will be required in the new secu- new surface combatants, with rity and defense environment.” »» INTERNATIONAL CHIEFS, Page 21

REAR ADM. EWA SKOOG HASLUM, SWEDISH NAVY

The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) and the “Interoperability requires us to find both technology solutions and the contin- Supply-class fast combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE 6) sail in the Baltic Sea during ued develop of sharing recognized maritime picture with our different part- exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2020, June 8, 2020. CREDIT: U.S. Navy / Mass Communi- ners,” she said. “Together, we are not only stronger, but better.” cation Specialist 2nd Class Damon Grosvenor

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Wargaming needs to become more joint and interservice, share common elements and be more modular, according to government and industry officials speaking in Sea-Air-Space 2021 Prequel panel. OWN THEIn a time of renewed SPECTRUM great power competition, wargaming needs to go beyond just contem- plating red-vs.-blue team conflicts but include a wholistic look at a given scenario, roping in allies and civilians, said Elmer Roman, direc- tor of mission integration, SES, at the Office of the Secretary of Defense. “We are now dealing with peer competitors that are going to challenge us in many ways,” he said. Wargaming “has to be truly designed for them with joint perspective. There no longer can be a service-specific solution to a service problem that’s going to lead eventually integration to the force level.” Also, “it’s very important that we follow a consistent and common approach across the wargaming communities so that we can speak the same language. So that’s one of the chal- lenges we see,” he said.

By Richard R. Burgess, Senior Editor

The Navy’s top officer has described what he sees the U.S. Fleet will look like in 2025, a benchmark which he says the Navy will have made investments so that the fleet will have made notable strides with fielding increased combat capability. CNO Adm. Michael Gilday, speaking in a pre- recorded webinar of the Navy League’s Sea- Air-Space Prequel, listed some of the major platforms and weapons that will make the fleet more capable by 2025: For 60 years, customersUnder have the turned sea: to L3Harris capabilities “Allin electronic of our Block III and IV [Virginia-class at- tack submarines] should be delivered by 2025 warfare to dominate thewith electromagnetic an undersea weapon that is more lethal spectrum. We provide theand hasknowledge, greater range.” technology and techniquesOn the needed sea: for “We [will be] just on the cusp of delivering our mission success againstfirst ever-evolving Constellation-class frigate.” threats across all domains.“We will be delivering the [Arleigh Burke- class] Flight III DDGs in earnest.”

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Raytheon JPALS Proposed for Marine Expeditionary Use

By Richard R. Burgess, CMV-22B Osprey carrier-on- Senior Editor board delivery aircraft and will be installed on the MQ- Raytheon has developed a ver- 25A Stingray unmanned aerial sion of its Joint Precision Air- vehicle. Installation on the F/A- craft Landing System (JPALS) 18E/F Super Hornet is planned designed for expeditionary for the 2026-2027 time frame. airfields, which it is proposing as ideal for Marine Corps expe- The JPALS suite for aircraft ditionary base operations. includes the JPALS waveform, a reprogrammable radio, and JPALS is a landing system computer power. based on differential GPS nav- igation. It is installed or being Raytheon demonstrated its installed on the U.S. Navy’s expeditionary JPALS for three aircraft carriers and amphibi- weeks in June at Yuma, Arizo- ous assault ships and U.K. and na. Marine Corps F-35Bs made Italian navy aircraft carriers. 50 approaches. JPALS was first deployed in 2018. Jaynes and Cleveland said the land-based system at the C.J. Jaynes, executive techni- outlying field also was praised cal adviser, Precision Land- C.J. Jaynes, executive technical adviser for Raytheon Intelligence, Information and Services, discusses by Marine Corps F-35B pilots ing Systems for Raytheon the JPALS landing system in the company’s booth. Credit: Solares Photography because it gave them practice Intelligence, Information using the system that would and Services, speaking at the The JPALS uses triangulation to provide preci- enable them to be more ready Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space expo in Nation- sion landing data to aircraft from a distance of for shipboard deployment. al Harbor, Maryland, said the company has up to 20 nautical miles. It can provide infor- JPALS was first deployed on the amphibious developed vehicle-portable JPALS that could mation to a fixed-wing aircraft while at the be deployed to a forward base for providing assault ship USS Wasp for use by Marine Corps same time it provides the landing data to a F-35Bs. The USS Carl Vinson deployed Aug. precision landing for aircraft fitted with the helicopter within range. JPALS avionics. 2 as the Navy’s first aircraft carrier to deploy The system does not rely on precision ap- with JPALS. The ship carries the F-35C and The expeditionary JPALS consists of a user proach radar or an instrument landing sys- CMV-22B on their first deployments. display, antennas and, for processing racks, tem, said Brooks Cleveland, Raytheon’s senior and a power generator. It can be carried in a Raytheon built 12 engineering and manufac- aviation adviser for Precision Landing Sys- turing development versions of JPALS and has vehicle such as a Humvee or Joint Light Tacti- tems. cal Vehicle. The system can be set up on site in delivered 10 of 26 production versions. Raythe- 60-90 minutes by one or two personnel. Aircraft currently configured for JPALS on expects to deliver the rest by 2023.  include the F-35A/B/C strike fighters and the

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PAGE 14 SEAPOWER AT SEA-AIR-SPACE | A publication of Navy League of the United States AUG. 4, 2021 Dickinson Details Tenets of Responsible Space Behavior in Domain That Shares Similarities to the Sea

By Nick Adde, Correspondent “They all bring their own capabilities to the command, which we use for daily operations,” Space and the sea perhaps would seem at first Dickinson said. blush to be very different and disparate op- erating environments. Army Gen. James H. Success hinges upon an understanding of the Dickinson, the man in charge of U.S. Space specific challenges space poses, Dickinson Command, believes otherwise. said. Space debris, whether old junk or the remnants of a Chinese satellite they deliber- At a luncheon and then a media roundtable at ately destroyed a little more than a decade ago, the Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space expo at Na- is a prime example. tional Harbor, Maryland, on Aug. 3, Dickinson pointed out that both environments are the “There are still remnants of that in lower harshest in which to operate. Further, both orbit, and we’ll have that effect for years to the sea and space are becoming increasingly come,” Dickinson said. “What’s important more contested by potential adversaries. about the low Earth orbit is that’s where we do things with human spaceflight. The Inter- “We each share a vast area. In the maritime national Space Station is in low Earth orbit. domain, it’s 10,000 miles across the Pacific When you talk about risk to human life, you Ocean,” Dickinson said. “For us, it’s out to the have it when you have that type of activity moon and beyond. Both are concerned with going on.” respective domains that are very vast, and very difficult, complex and unforgiving.” Space Force Guardians under Dickinson’s command at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Cali- As the head of the nation’s newest unified fornia, have a primary mission of tracking and combatant command, Dickinson’s job is to mitigating such debris. The command then use the trained men and women sent to him provides relevant information to governmen- by the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps tal agencies and public entities that share an Gen. James Dickinson compares harsh domains of the sea and newly created Space Force for operational and space in his keynote address on Aug. 3. CREDIT: NAVY reasons in the space domain. LEAGUE / Lisa Nipp »» SPACE FORCE, Page 23 Emerging Capabilities Like Unmanned and AI Can Aid Cyber Threat

By Otto Kreisher, Correspondent

The challenge for naval expeditionary forces Capt. Jeff in the emerging threat environment is how Morganthaler, to integrate all the elements operating in a Maritime Oper- distributed role when they may not be able to ations Center control the communications domain, a panel director at the of experts said Tuesday. All the challenges of Navy Expedi- mobility, survivability and combat effective- tionary Combat ness in distributed expeditionary operations Command, speaks are aggravated by the threat of cyberspace at The Future of interference, the panel told a Navy League Naval Expedi- Sea-Air-Space forum. tionary Warfare in All-Domain “We’ve been talking about distributed ops for Operations panel. a long time,” but doing that in a large geo- CREDIT: NAVY graphic area “introduces serious challenges to LEAGUE / Lisa Nipp our architecture on how we knit that togeth- er, particularly in a distributed environment where we may not control the spectrum. … We may not control the cyberspace environment,” said Gregory Breazile, a retired Marine col- onel, now CEO of Breazile Cyber & C4I Solu- tions. “We want to dominate, but we have to work through that competitive space,” and it becomes more complicated, Breazile said. good news, he said, “is that AI is making it Navy Capt. Jeff Morganthaler, Maritime But industry is working to bring capabilities, able to bring things together. … All these AI Operations Center director at the Navy Expe- including artificial intelligence, that can help capabilities are there.” overcome those challenges, Breazile said. The »» EXPEDITIONARY, Page 17

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PAGE 16 SEAPOWER AT SEA-AIR-SPACE | A publication of Navy League of the United States AUG. 4, 2021 Navy Opposed to More Super Hornets, Aircraft May Not Be Viable in 2050s

By Daniel P. Taylor, Correspondent

A top Navy air warfare official said Aug. 3 the service opposes the addition of F/A-18E/F Su- per Hornets to the budget — which Congress wants to do this year as it has done in many previous budgets — because the new buys would take the aircraft deep into the 2050s, when it would be no longer viable.

As they have done for years, lawmakers are once again seeking to add more F/A-18E/F Super Hornets to the Department of Defense’s budget to help close a gap in strike fighter capability. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mi- chael Gilday said Aug. 2 at the Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space 2021 the Navy is opposed to this move, and the next day Rear Adm. Andrew Loiselle, director of the air warfare division (N98), said Gilday opposes it because the Navy doesn’t want fourth-generation fighters that many years into the future. Rear Adm. Andrew Loiselle, third from left, spoke on an aviation panel on Aug. 3. CREDIT: NAVY LEAGUE / Lisa Nipp

He pointed out that the last Super Hornet Instead, the Navy is focused on continuing decreasing the number of F-35s in an air wing to be bought under this proposal would last F-35 buys and managing the service lives for to 14. 30 years, which “takes us out to 2055. There current Super Hornets, he said. isn’t a lot of analysis out there that supports “Some interpreted that as a reduction in the fourth-generation viability” that far into the Additionally, Loiselle addressed what he de- program of record,” he said. “That is not the future, Loiselle said. scribed as incorrect interpretations that the case. There has been no change to the pro- Navy is reducing its F-35 program of record by gram of record for the F-35.” 

Navy Plans 2nd Order for Next-Generation Jammer-Mid-Band in 2022 By Richard R. Burgess, Senior Editor first was deployed in 1971 on EA-6B Prowler NGJ-High Band is still in concept develop- aircraft in 1971 for combat in the Vietnam War. ment. The U.S. Navy plans to order a second Low- Rate Initial Production lot of the ALQ-249 The Navy ordered three shipsets of NGJ-MB Orr said the NGJ-MB has completed 145 test Next-Generation Jammer-Mid-Band (NGJ- on July 2 under Low-Rate Initial Production flights and more than 3,000 hours of testing in MB) in 2022, a Navy official said. Lot 2. an anechoic chamber and in laboratories. Capt. Michael Orr, the Navy’s program man- The NGJ-MB, designed and built by Raythe- The Royal Australian Air Force, which also ager for speaking at the Navy League’s Sea-Air- on, is the first of three planned increments of flies EA-18Gs, has been a cooperative partner Space expo in National Harbor, Maryland, said the jammer. The NGJ-Low Band, designed by in the NGJ-MB and -LB development since the Navy plans to order five shipsets of the L3Harris, entered Engineering and Manufac- June 2020. NGJ-MB in fiscal 2022. One shipset includes turing Development in December 2020. The two jamming pods for an EA-18G Growler elec- Navy ordered four test articles and eight oper- Orr said the Navy will continue to upgrade tronic attack aircraft. ational prototypes. The NGL-LB shipset will the antennas and transmitters of the ALQ-99 consist of one pod. The selection of L3Harris pods. He said that, in his opinion, the ALQ-99 The NGJ is a program to augment and eventu- for the program currently is under protest. will continue to serve through the life of the ally replace the ALQ-99 jamming pod, which EA-18G. 

Morganthaler listed the ability to supply Among the other advances the expeditionary Expeditionary integrated information and communications forces need, Odom mentioned bringing the »» Page 15 systems among the capabilities that NECC fifth-generation F-35 capabilities to the big- brings to the integrated expeditionary oper- deck amphibious ships, the less expensive ditionary Combat Command (NECC), and Col. ations. In talking about assured command but capable LPD Flight II amphibs and the David Odom, director Expeditionary Warfare and control, “I’m confident of what we have proposed light amphibious ships. The chal- on the Navy staff, also cited the emerging today.” But for the future, “I don’t need it lenge for the smaller amphibs, he said, is to capabilities, including artificial intelligence bigger. I need it smaller and more capable.” make them “affordable, so we can get as many and unmanned systems, that can ensure the He described a proposed communications as possible. We are working with industry to integrated, multi-domain operations they are and intelligence system that could be flown in bring what we need.”  working to achieve. on a MV-22 Osprey and mounted on an un- manned vehicle.

AUG. 4, 2021 SEAPOWER AT SEA-AIR-SPACE | A publication of Navy League of the United States PAGE 17 NIPO: Strengthening Alliances, Partnerships and Coalitions Through Cooperation

By Edward Lundquist, Correspondent

Rear Adm. Francis D. Morley, director of the Navy International Programs Office (NIPO) in the Office of the Secretary of the Navy, answered questions about NIPO’s mission, recent oper- ations and challenges in the face of COVID-19. Morley has since been nominated for appoint- ment to the rank of vice admiral and assignment as principal military deputy assistant secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acqui- sition). Q: What’s the Navy International Programs Office (NIPO) mission? Morley: Our mission is simple: Strengthen global maritime alliances, partnerships, and coalitions through security and technology cooperation. NIPO makes sure the international acquisition programs we pursue for foreign governments support U.S. political-military objectives while ensuring that appropriate technology security is implemented. We focus on develop- ing and strengthening international partner- ships in efforts to be better positioned collec- tively to face new and emerging challenges Rear Adm. Morley meets with defense officials in Praia, Cape Verde, to discuss security cooperation in January 2020. and to maintain a global presence CREDIT: NIPO Q: Much of what you do is focused on foreign military sales (FMS) cases. What can you tell is the Office of the Secretary of Defense agency ty interests exists before there is any talk of us about FMS, and does it result in a win- that leads, directs and manages security coop- acquisition. However, acquiring such a capa- win-win for the Navy, industry and partner eration programs and resources. NIPO is the bility makes an ally interoperable with U.S. nations? implementing agency for the Department of and other allied forces, and builds a stronger the Navy and Marine Corps. We work closely alliance between them. I would also add that Morley: NIPO has a critical role in supporting with DSCA to manage activities such as for- the strength of the U.S. defense industry in the strategic partnerships the CNO [Chief of eign military sales; international agreements; international competition is in providing an Naval Operations] is working, as well as build- and other security assistance programs for the ally a ‘complete package’ — reliable and effec- ing partnership capacity, enhancing interop- USN, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. tive follow-on support to a sale builds credi- erability, and increasing maritime domain bility and trust. Since acquisition programs awareness with our international partners. It is imperative that the Navy, USMC and can span decades, these bonds can extend well industry understand what the international into the future. NIPO has a close relationship with the Defense partners are thinking and what capabilities Security Cooperation Agency [DSCA], which they need. It allows us to work together and Q: FMS sales have many layers. How does it all move forward in ensuring that we provide our fit together? partners the capabilities to help them achieve their missions and to provide security global- Morley: All FMS cases have their intricacies, ly. but we treat each case with the same amount REAR ADM. FRANCIS D. MORLEY, NAVY of detail and attention to ensure we’re provid- INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS OFFICE And that close U.S. government-industry-cus- ing our partners with the best capabilities for tomer partnership will continue over the them to meet their mission. When a partner “An ally’s pursuit of a U.S.-manufactured defense lifetime of a procurement. FMS is a tool that submits a letter of request, the applicable capability is not the basis of its relations with reinforces relations and establishes strong country program director will review it, and the U.S., it just improves it. A strong partnership military ties. So, yes, FMS cases are a win-win- ensure it meets the FMS eligibility conditions win for all stakeholders. and contains sufficient information for fur- based on mutual security interests exists before ther case development. there is any talk of acquisition. However, acquiring Q: How does NIPO contribute to the U.S. such a capability makes an ally interoperable with standing with nations abroad? Q: Do these cases take many years to execute, U.S. and other allied forces, and builds a stronger or can they be greatly expedited in the case of Morley: An ally’s pursuit of a U.S.-manufac- a very urgent need? alliance between them.” tured defense capability is not the basis of its relations with the U.S., it just improves it. A strong partnership based on mutual securi- »» NIPO, Page 20

PAGE 18 SEAPOWER AT SEA-AIR-SPACE | A publication of Navy League of the United States AUG. 4, 2021 Admiral: Next-Gen Attack Sub Will Be Ultimate Apex Predator

By Richard R. Burgess, Senior Editor

The U.S. Navy’s next-generation nuclear-pow- ered attack submarine, SSNX, will combine the best technologies and capabilities from earlier submarines to produce the finest hunt- er the world’s ocean have ever seen, according to service. “We’re looking at the ultimate apex predator for the maritime domain,” said Rear Adm. Bill Houston, director, Undersea Warfare, Divi- sion, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, who has been selected to be the Navy’s next commander, Submarine Forces, speaking in a pre-recorded webinar of the Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space Prequel. Houston said the SSNX has “got to be faster, carry a significant punch, a bigger payload, a larger salvo rate. It’s got to have acoustic superiority and simultaneously we’re going to work on operational availability with respect to maintenance and life of the ship. “We’re taking what we already know how to do and combining it together,” he said. USS Seawolf, shown here in Japan in 2009. The Navy aims to combine the Seawolf-class’s speed and payload, Virginia-class The Seawolf-class SSN, which entered ser- acoustics and sensors and Columbia-class longevity into the next-generation nuclear-powered attack submarine, the SSNX. vice in the late 1990s, “has incredible speed CREDIT: U.S. NAVY / Lt. Cmdr. Greg Kuntz and payload,” he said. “We’re going to take that Seawolf trait of payload and speed; we’re needs to be able to deny an adversary’s ability the Columbia-class SSBN when that program going to take Virginia class acoustics and sen- to operate in their bastion regions.” is ramping down amid production of the sors; and then we’re going to take Columbia’s SSBNs. [nuclear-powered ballistic-missile subma- Houston said the Navy is “confident we’re go- rine, or SSBN] operational availability and ing to be able to do that because we’ve already “We’ll be ramping up in SSNX because we’ll life of ship. built that on those platforms. We know how to have the design and the RDT&E [research, de- do that. We just have to mesh it together with velopment, test and evaluation] done,” Hous- “We’re going to put that all together [for one platform. The systems we have, with elec- ton said. “It takes a significant amount of time SSNX] — the apex predator — because it really tronic design, the tools, the stuff that we’ve and effort for that RDT&E to develop this apex needs to be ready for major combat opera- already developed, we’re going to capitalize on predator. That’s what we’re going to do over tions,” he said. “It’s going to need to be able to that.” the next decade working on the systems for go behind enemy lines and deliver that punch SSNX. We’re very confident we can get there. that is going to really establish our primacy. It The admiral said the SSNX is timed to cap- It’s a daunting task, but the team is more than italize on the ‘very robust” design team for capable of doing it.” 

fear is the jamming and spoofing of Global committee to decide what we’re going to do, Cyber Positioning System signals. we’ve already lost,” he said. “Over time, we’re »» Page 4 going to have to remove that human in the “It’s a weak signal coming from space,” she loop and get to autonomous decision making.” “We understand the value of partnerships, said of GPS, and “it doesn’t take much power It’s a scary thought, but “humans are not go- particularly with those in the room,” he said. to jam GPS over a wide area.” ing to be able to respond quickly enough.” Van Dyke said from her point of view, a big Jamming is a temporary threat, but spoofing Interagency cooperation is key to fighting cy- can actually permanently disrupt communica- ber attacks, the panelists said. Trussler said he tions, as a GPS user might lose access to their learned new things just by being on the panel, receiver for good. and said “Sea-Air-Space has done a really good RYAN ROBERTS, DELOITTE “This is an increasing concern,” Van Dyke job” in bringing together different viewpoints. said, and DoT is working with the Department “Over time, we’re going to have to remove that Ryan said the Coast Guard is already working of Defense to counter these and other threats. with commercia shipping ports to assess their human in the loop and get to autonomous decision facilities so they can harden their infrastruc- making. ... Humans are not going to be able to Roberts said automation will take on a larger role when responding to future cyber attacks, ture. respond quickly enough.” as eventually humans will be too slow. That’s a niche area for the service, he said, “but If a major attack happens “and we convene a reflective of the fact this is a joint fight.”

AUG. 4, 2021 SEAPOWER AT SEA-AIR-SPACE | A publication of Navy League of the United States PAGE 19 Constellation to Start Production Next Year, Include Construction Efficiencies

By Brett Davis, Deputy Editor

The new Constellation-class guided-missile frigate is on track for a critical design review and production readiness review early next year, with construction of the first ship to be- gin next spring and last about four years, said Capt. Kevin Smith, Capt. Kevin Smith, the Navy’s program man- the Navy’s program manager of small ager of small and unmanned combatants. and unmanned com- “This ship was built to be the forward pres- batants discusses ence for the U.S. Navy … this is going to be a the Constellation class design. game changer for the U.S. Navy,” Smith said. Credit: Solares Speaking at the Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space Photography 2021, Smith praised shipbuilder Fincantieri Marinette Marine (Booth 1011) for investing some of its own money in an impressive ship- building facility that includes a structure with bays large enough to house two frigates at the same time with room to spare. The ships can be made about 90% complete while in that facility, he said. class is a bit longer and wider. arrangement starting in the first quarter of “We’re looking at a lot of efficiencies from a fiscal 2032. construction standpoint,” Smith said. Smith said the Italian designers did a great job on the ship’s interior, so the U.S. Navy will be Eventually, the Navy is likely to bring in a Lessons learned from other shipbuilding keeping most of that, along with the efficient second shipyard for the Constellation class, efforts will inform the Constellation class, he bridge design and the powerplant, which will and Smith said that shipyard will be brought said. The ship is based on an Italian design, be built from U.S. components. in as early as possible whenever the decision the FREMM multi-purpose frigate already in is made “to make sure they learn the design as use by the navies of Italy and France, although The Navy plans to launch the class with a early as possible. We don’t want to have a huge the U.S. Navy’s design for the Constellation single crew and later move to a Blue/Gold crew learning curve in a second yard.” 

in the face of resource constraints. The U.S. foreign military sales or any other security NIPO and partner nations share the benefit of com- cooperation program; the resulting benefit is »» Page 18 plementary capabilities and capacities, while a more capable coalition to protect U.S. and leveraging the resources of all. Moreover, ally national security interests. However, each partner can contribute to the coalition U.S. government support of an ally’s defense Morley: There is room for improvement in ev- ‘niche’ capabilities that draw from a country’s acquisition contributes substantially to the ery process, and FMS is no different. The lead- relative strength. Common technology and health of U.S. industry. In recent years, NIPO ing complaint we hear from both industry and interoperability bring these coalition forces has contributed to new ally/partner defense our international partners is the system is too together. contracts valued at between $12 billion and $15 slow. Because the process can be cumbersome, billion annually. This year, we expect about a partner country may go to another country’s Q: What are some of your major FMS pro- $14 billion of new defense industry business. industry to get a similar capability that is not grams right now? 2018 was a banner year — we eclipsed $22 bil- limited by the same controls or standards we lion in new international contracts. have. However, U.S. industry’s relative ad- Morley: We’ve been in a very competitive en- vantage is quality and sustainment support. vironment, but we’re also being successful in Q: How do you work with the Coast Guard? Understanding the frustration, we have been executing major programs. Heavy and light- focusing efforts to mitigate systematic delays. weight helicopters are in play, as well as com- Morley: NIPO is responsible for the adminis- We’re emphasizing ‘design for exportability’ petitions that would be of particular benefit to tration of transfers of USCG vessels and other earlier in the process to help fund and execute the U.S. defense industrial base and our mari- excess USCG equipment. The NIPO and USCG design during the engineering and manufac- time relationships. INDOPACOM, EUCOM and Team have a great working relationship and turing development phase. It’s always best CENTCOM portfolios experienced the greatest collaborate on a variety of Excess Defense Arti- to know what the cost of a capability will be, volume. To date, INDOPACOM has seen nearly cle transfer efforts. rather than being “sticker-shocked” later in $60.22 billion across 1,316 cases; EUCOM, $35.6 the process. billion across about 1,280 cases; and CENT- Q: What’s the most challenging part of your COM, $33.95 billion across 514 cases. Some of job? Q: How does providing partner nations with our top programs include the MH-60R, E-2D, Morley: We improved our front-end part of U.S. technology improve interoperability SM-2, JSOW, AQS-24, AEGIS and P-8A. and force integration? our processes over the last couple of years. Q: How does NIPO contribute to the U.S. This allowed us to expedite a record volume Morley: Interoperability is a force multiplier. economy? of work. Our current focus is on the execution Interoperable naval coalition forces provide and delivery of signed FMS agreements. I find the opportunity for countries to more effec- Morley: First, it should be made clear the U.S. that I focus more of my time and attention on tively meet their national security challenges government makes no monetary profit from post-LOA execution efforts.

PAGE 20 SEAPOWER AT SEA-AIR-SPACE | A publication of Navy League of the United States AUG. 4, 2021 International Chiefs An MH-60 Sea Hawk »» Page 8 helicopter attached to the “Dragon Whales” of Helicopter Sea two arriving by 2030, operationalizing a fifth Combat Squadron new submarine and re-establishing a marine (HSC) 28 flies over regiment on the country’s west coast, among the Spanish Alvaro de other changes. Bazan-class frigate Mendez Nunez (F 104) Next year will mark the 500th birthday of the as seen from the Blue Royal Swedish Navy, she noted, and a new Ridge-class command defense resolution gives a clear growth goal and control ship for 2025 and beyond, “and we are now eager to USS Mount Whitney grow.” (LCC 20) during a photo exercise in the Spain wants to lean in to new credible landing Atlantic Ocean, May forces and littoral strike capabilities, Serrano 28, 2021, in support said, using short takeoff and landing aircraft of the NATO-led joint and small landing platforms, as well as under- multilateral exercise water vehicles for mine detection and un- Steadfast Defender 2021. manned surface vehicles for force protection. CREDIT: U.S. Navy / Mass Communication “In our navy, we are aiming for those systems nd and concepts,” he said. Specialist 2 Class Scott Barnes In a pre-taped segment, Adm. Hiroshi Yama- mura, chief of staff of the Japanese Maritime engagement in the region in cooperation with ing waters and territories, Yamamura said Self Defense, said the Indo-Pacific region is partner countries, Yamamura said. Japan will bolster its information warfare “vitally important for our security.” To that capability and its strategic communications. end, the Japanese defense ministry recently Yamamura noted the many challenges in the unveiled a “free and open Indo-Pacific vision” region, from more assertive and aggressive ac- “I am confident that the backbone of glob- to enforce regional prosperity and security in tions by China and Russia to ongoing tensions al security is to maintain the international the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean. in the Middle East to a “still unpredictable” maritime order of the world,” he said. “Coop- North Korea. eration and exchanges with neighbor partners It would do this through defense cooperation are more effective that promoting efforts on and exchange activities and through active As an “overreaching capability” to help count- our own.”  er these threats and defend Japan’s surround- iXblue Announces Partnership With Gallaudet to Strengthen US Presence By Seapower Staff retary of commerce for oceans and at- mosphere and deputy administrator, IXblue Inc. and iXblue Defense Sys- advancing the American Blue Econ- tems (Booth 611) have formed a stra- omy activities that pushed forward tegic partnership with retired Rear marine transportation, sustainable Adm. Timothy Gallaudet through seafood, ocean exploration and map- his marine technology consulting ping, marine tourism and recreation, agency, Ocean STL Consulting. With as well as coastal resilience. this partnership, iXblue and Gallau- det will be advancing France-based Before joining NOAA, he served for iXblue’s growing market presence 32 years in the U.S. Navy, completing in the U.S. in the fields of maritime his service in 2017 as the oceanog- autonomy, navigation and position- rapher of the Navy. Gallaudet holds ing for both defense and the private a bachelor’s degree from the U.S. sectors. Naval Academy and a master’s and doctorate from Scripps Institution of “Tim is a great addition to our teams. Oceanography, all in oceanography. He brings a nationally recognized reputation and record of success at “Rear Adm. Tim Gallaudet has been the highest levels of government, at the forefront leading the efforts to academia and the private sector,” advance science and technology strat- said iXblue Vice President Marine Tim Curley, left, president and general manager of iXblue Defense Systems, egies for artificial intelligence and Slingue. “His comprehensive tech- shakes hands with retired Rear Adm. Timothy Gallaudet, who heads Ocean unmanned systems,” said Ted Curley, nical knowledge of oceanography STL Consulting. CREDIT: NAVY LEAGUE president and general manager at and navigation, as well as extensive iXblue Defense Systems. “His knowl- experience in the field in the U.S. edge of the maritime industry and his Navy and with NOAA, will be of great value to Gallaudet recently retired from the National familiarity with iXblue makes him a perfect iXblue.” Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration partner in our goal to strengthen and grow (NOAA), where he served as the assistant sec- our presence in the U.S. defense market.” 

AUG. 4, 2021 SEAPOWER AT SEA-AIR-SPACE | A publication of Navy League of the United States PAGE 21 EOD Mission has Expanded, but Maritime Threats Remain a Focus

By Nick Adde, Correspondent

As the explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) community has evolved over the years into its current expeditionary missions iteration, its scope has expanded accordingly. The jobs at Capt. Dan hand now entail handling delivery of medi- Malatesta, pro- cal equipment to units from all of the armed gram manager of unmanned services, providing body protection to the and small fleet and hailing and warning vessels as they combatants, approach, in addition to the traditional mis- discusses the sion of clearing mines, unexploded bombs and evolutions of other ordnance that could threaten personnel explosive ord- and operations. nance disposal missions. “The mission is to eliminate explosive threats Credit: Solares to the fleet, so that our nation can fight and Photography win whenever and wherever it chooses,” said Capt. Dan Malatesta, program manager of un- manned and small combatants (USC), during an Aug. 3 presentation at the Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space 2021. The Sailors who work for Malatesta still spend considerable time on land, conducting the EOD mission. cuses extensively upon eliminating and mit- “It’s that ability to integrate rapidly while “We supported a lot of the operations in Iraq igating underwater threats, Malatesta said, they’re out there in conflict,” Malatesta said. and Afghanistan, both from the convention- so warships can move unhindered in deep or al military side as well as special operations shallow water. Experience has led to evolu- New robotic devices are continuing to come forces,” Malatesta said. “But our bread and tions in the way EOD technicians are trained, into the inventory. Combined with legacy butter always has, and will be, the maritime so they can “think of that asymmetric threat equipment, they enable technicians to tackle domain.” we may not be thinking about today,” he said. the threats they face with increasing efficien- cy.  The expeditionary missions community fo-

IBM Leverages Hybrid Clouds and AI to Enable New Technology

By Brett Davis, Deputy Editor Brett Phaneuf, IBM is leveraging hydrid cloud computing and founding board AI — what it calls augmented intelligence — to member of create new technology systems, such as its May- ProMare and flower unmanned surface vehicle, capable of Managing making its own decisions while far from port. Director of Mayflower Au- Ray Spicer, a retired U.S. Navy rear admiral tonomous Ship, who is now vice president of defense and (right) and Navy intelligence at IBM, says “hybrid cloud and AI League CEO is where the company is really focused these Mike Stevens days, very heavily.” discuss IBM’s advances in Rather than concentrating data into one large autonomy at cloud, IBM is able to work with various types sea. of clouds, whether they are personal or public, Credit: Solares small or massive. Photography “Having all those clouds being able to uplink which famously won on “Jeopardy” in 2011. It at enabling rapid fraud detection can also be together is the way to go,” Spicer said. has only gotten smarter since then, and has used to help Mayflower make rapid decisions A hybrid cloud scenario allows the company been broken into component segments aimed on the high seas. to “containerize” apps that can pluck the data at different markets, from financial operations This sort of AI is helpful for things like colli- they need from a cloud where it resides, which to customer service to health care. sion regulations, or colregs, the rules of the “allows you to move the workloads to the This sort of flexibility contributed to May- sea, Spicer said. Sailors forget them from time data” rather than the other way around. flower, which leveraged technology from to time and have to be retrained, but “you An example is the computing system Watson, other industries. For example, software aimed teach AI one time, and it doesn’t forget.”

PAGE 22 SEAPOWER AT SEA-AIR-SPACE | A publication of Navy League of the United States AUG. 4, 2021 Navy’s Triton UAV’s IFC-4 Sensors, Systems ‘Performing Better Than Expected’

By Richard R. Burgess, Senior Editor better than expected,” said Capt. Dan Mackin, grades planned for 2025 include wideband tac- the Navy’s Persistent Maritime Unmanned tical targeting network technology, enhanced The mission systems on the first Northrop Aircraft Systems program manager, speaking radar identification modes, protected satellite Grumman (Booth 1301, Dock Space 4) MQ- Aug. 3. communications, M-Code and counter-elec- 4C Triton unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) tronic attack. equipped with a signals intelligence capability The IFC-4 hardware and software configuration functioned well on the first test flight, a Navy introduces a signals intelligence capability to the Upgrades planned for 2027-2028 include en- official said. Triton. It will enable the Triton to become an in- hancements to enable the Triton to perform tegral part of the Navy’s Maritime Intelligence, without access to the GPS and satellite com- The first MQ-4C equipped with Integrated Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Targeting munications. These include command from Functional Capability-Four (IFC-4) made its (MISR&T) transition plan. As such, it will even- afloat units, more robust navigation and com- first flight on July 29, mainly to test the aero- tually replace the Navy’s EP-3E Orion electronic munications, increased power, among others. dynamic characteristics of the new configu- reconnaissance aircraft beginning in the fall of 2023 when the first full orbit is established. The Mackin said when the IFC-4 configuration ration. The test team, while evaluating such joins the fleet, the mission control centers aspects as stability and control, also checked IFC-4 upgrade also includes the Minotaur mis- sion system now used on the EP-3E. will be modified with special compartmented out the performance of the mission systems intelligence facilities for protection of intelli- and sensors. The IFC Triton featured more Mackin said the Navy expects to introduce gence and its sources and methods. antennas than the baseline IFC version. artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities during later upgrades. Other up- The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is “The sensors and systems are performing partnered with the U.S. Navy on the Triton program and has accelerated its acquisition of three MQ-4Cs to keep the production line going during the U.S. gap in production, said Doug Shaffer, Northrop Grumman’s’ Triton Upgrades planned for 2027-2028 include enhancements to enable the Triton to perform without program manager. access to the GPS and satellite communications. These include command from afloat units; more Mackin said the RAAF Tritons will be in the robust navigation and communications; increased power, among others. IFC-4 configuration and will be identical to those of the U.S. Navy. 

Coast Guard Sees Many Uses for Unmanned Systems in the Arctic By John M. Doyle, Correspondent Remmers, the Unmanned Cross-Functional Remmers said the Coast Guard has also de- team lead for the Coast Guard’s Directorate for ployed unmanned aerial vehicles on some Although unmanned systems were first Capabilities (CG-7), said underwater vehicles ice breakers, such as the Coast Guard Cutter sought to extend the reach of Coast Guard could “very easily and capably look for envi- Healy, “primarily by tactical commanders to cutters in the Pacific Ocean, the service is ronmental spills.” look for ice floes.” exploring the use of unmanned aerial, surface and undersea systems in the harsh environs of The Coast Guard partnered with Woods Hole “Those types of needs are not unique to the the Arctic. Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts Arctic,” Remmers said, “but they’re much to operate a 250-pound, long-range autono- more valuable when you start looking at ac- “Numerous types of platforms could be ex- mous underwater vehicle, Polaris, developed cess in that region.” Unmanned systems could tremely valuable in the Arctic,” U.S. Coast by the institute for just purpose, he said, “It also provide “a long-range persistent MDA Guard Capt. Thom Remmers told an exposition demonstrated a search for oil spills under the [maritime domain awareness] type of capabili- floor briefing Aug. 2. ice in the Arctic.” ty that we need up there,” he said. 

the job Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III Noting the directive is part of a govern- Space Force bestowed upon him with the July issuance ment-wide effort to address conduct in space »» Page 15 of five tenets of responsible space behavior, both in the U.S. and among partner nations, interest in knowing about what threats their which would apply to operations, fielding ac- Dickinson expressed hope that an internation- space assets are facing. Dickinson compares quisition and every other related aspect: One, al agreement will support it. the mission to that of the Federal Aviation Ad- operate in, from, to and through space with “In the meantime, just think about how much ministration, which tracks and manages the due regard to others and in a professional we can learn from our Navy teammates in this safety of thousands of flights each day. manner; two, limit the generation of long- lived space debris; three, avoid the creation regard — how we assess behavior and respond “It’s an exciting time to be in the space enter- of harmful interference; four, maintain safe when adversaries fall short of the standards,” prise. There’s no lack of energy,” Dickinson separation and safe trajectory; and, five, com- Dickinson said, “with the power from a po- said. “People want to come work for us.” municate and make notifications to enhance sition of strength to compel seafaring opera- the safety and stability of the domain. tions to operate within those rules.”  In the immediate future, Dickinson will tackle

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