The tech and talks of Sea-Air-Space 2024

Sea-Air-Space attendees step out of the naval conference in National Harbor, Maryland, to observe the solar eclipse April 8, 2024. (Colin Demarest/C4ISRNET)
A model of a vessel, draped in blue-and-grey camouflage, is seen suspended at the Fincantieri booth at Sea-Air-Space on April 10, 2024. (Colin Demarest/C4ISRNET)
U.S. Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro waves at the lunchtime crowd gathered for his 2024 Sea-Air-Space speech in Maryland. (Colin Demarest/C4ISRNET)
Shield AI’s V-Bat drone stands upright at the company’s 2024 Sea-Air-Space booth. A screen nearby advertises its swarming capability. (Colin Demarest/C4ISRNET)
Rear Adm. Doug Small, the U.S. Navy’s Project Overmatch boss, pauses before answering a question about unmanned technologies at the 2024 Sea-Air-Space conference in National Harbor, Maryland. (Colin Demarest/C4ISRNET)
A model of Northrop Grumman’s Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar stands at the company’s booth at the 2024 Sea-Air-Space defense conference. The G/ATOR setup is used by Marines. (Colin Demarest/C4ISRNET)
Rear Adm. Ron Piret, the Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command boss, speaks at the Information Warfare Pavilion at the Sea-Air-Space defense conference in April 2024. (Colin Demarest/C4ISRNET)
A man points toward a Switchblade 300 Block 20 loitering munition, made by AeroVironment. The U.S. has sent Switchblade drones to Ukraine. (Colin Demarest/C4ISRNET)
Lance Cpl. Chesty XVI, the Marine Corps’ official mascot, makes an appearance April 9, 2024, at the Sea-Air-Space conference in Maryland. (Colin Demarest/C4ISRNET)
A Lego model of the USS John F. Kennedy is displayed at the 2024 Sea-Air-Space defense conference. It was a crowd favorite. (Colin Demarest/C4ISRNET)
U.S. Rep. Rob Wittman, a Virginia Republican, listens to Rep. Ronny Jackson, a Texas Republican and fellow member of the House Armed Services Committee, during a 2024 Sea-Air-Space discussion. (Colin Demarest/C4ISRNET)
Models of Saildrone unmanned surface vessels are seen at the company’s booth April 8, 2024. Saildrone is collaborating with Thales Australia on anti-submarine warfare technologies. (Colin Demarest/C4ISRNET)
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti scans the Sea-Air-Space crowd April 8, 2024. Franchetti succeeded Adm. Michael Gilday. (Colin Demarest/C4ISRNET)
Parts made by additive manufacturing are displayed at a U.S. Navy booth at the Sea-Air-Space conference in Maryland on April 9, 2024. (Colin Demarest/C4ISRNET)
Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Christopher Mahoney takes his seat April 8, 2024, at the Sea-Air-Space conference in Maryland. (Colin Demarest/C4ISRNET)