Welcome to the CavasShips Podcast with Christopher P. Cavas and Chris Servello…a weekly podcast looking at naval and maritime events and issues of the day – in the US, across the seas and around the world. This is the first of three special editions of the CavasShips Podcast, where we look back at 2024 and ahead at 2025, and attempt to divine what’s still to come. In this edition we’ll discuss US Navy policies and programs with three leading commentators and analysts – Bryan Clark, Senior Fellow and Director of the Center for Defense Concepts and Technology at Hudson Institute; Bryan McGrath of the Ferrybridge Group, and Steve Wills, a PhD in Cold War naval history and navalist at the US Navy League’s Center for Maritime Strategy. In the next two podcasts we’ll review worldwide maritime and shipping affairs with Sal Mercogliano and John Konrad, and then significant news events and trends with the USNI News editorial staff.

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Welcome to the CavasShips Podcast with Christopher P. Cavas and Chris Servello…a weekly podcast looking at naval and maritime events and issues of the day – in the US, across the seas and around the world. This week…It’s that time of year when Army-Navy football gets a lot of people excited, and in recent years it’s also become the time for some very creative spirit-spot videos. But one video producer has really stood out, producing classics like the Naptown Funk Navy parody and now a new production called Big Decks. It’s one thing to gin up school spirit, but quite another to shine a positive light on an entire service. Producer-writer Rylan Tuohy will be here to dish on the backstory behind his videos and what he thinks about Navy recruiting efforts at large.

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Welcome to the CavasShips Podcast with Christopher P. Cavas and Chris Servello…a weekly podcast looking at naval and maritime events and issues of the day – in the US, across the seas and around the world. This week…we’re taking a dive into the world of uncrewed underwater vessels. First up will be a look from Carl Hartsfield at some of the innovative systems being developed at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts, then we’ll hear from Duane Fotheringham about a key manufacturing facility churning out REMUS UUVs.

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Welcome to the CavasShips Podcast with Christopher P. Cavas and Chris Servello…a weekly podcast looking at naval and maritime events and issues of the day – in the US, across the seas and around the world. This week…there’s a new administration coming to Washington DC, and there’s little doubt it will come with big changes. Two noted naval analysts - Brent Sadler and Jerry Hendrix - are back with us with thoughts on what to expect – and where the new leadership should focus.

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Welcome to the CavasShips Podcast with Christopher P. Cavas and Chris Servello…a weekly podcast looking at naval and maritime events and issues of the day – in the US, across the seas and around the world. This week…Euronaval 2024, Europe’s biggest naval exposition, was held over four days just outside Paris, Fance. Chris Cavas, along with Xavier Vavasseur of Naval News, were among 76,000 people attending the show, and we’ll dive into some of the highlights of what was on display and being talked about. Chris also interviewed the commander of the French carrier task group, Rear Admiral Jacques Mallard, about the upcoming multi-month Mission Clemenceau 25 deployment to the western Pacific.

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Welcome to the CavasShips Podcast with Christopher P. Cavas and Chris Servello…a weekly podcast looking at naval and maritime events and issues of the day – in the US, across the seas and around the world. This week…One of the most difficult parts of the new build and maintenance process is having the right understanding of the condition of all the vessels' hidden parts and pieces–welds, pipes, tanks and many other covered hardware. Gecko Robotics, a Pittsburgh based company, is helping the Navy solve this problem by using magnetic robots to map these parts and help determine their wear and need for maintenance. Troy Demmer, Gecko’s co-founder joins us to discuss how his company and the Navy are making predictive maintenance more predictive and cost effective.

Welcome to the CavasShips Podcast with Christopher P. Cavas and Chris Servello…a weekly podcast looking at naval and maritime events and issues of the day – in the US, across the seas and around the world. This week…Lockheed Martin’s Integrated Warfare Systems and Sensors business produces ships, radars, launch systems and much more. Vice President & General Manager Paul Lemmo of IWSS is with us to bring us up to speed on updates and progress across his portfolio. 

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Welcome to the CavasShips Podcast with Christopher P. Cavas and Chris Servello…a weekly podcast looking at naval and maritime events and issues of the day – in the US, across the seas and around the world. This week…we were at the Association of the United States Army exposition in Washington DC where we found a remarkable amount of technology that had both land and maritime applications. Chris and I will discuss what caught our eye at the show, as well as our conversation with  Luke Savoie, president and CEO of Elbit America, who highlights their technology that has both land and sea utility.

Welcome to the CavasShips Podcast with Christopher P. Cavas and Chris Servello…a weekly podcast looking at naval and maritime events and issues of the day – in the US, across the seas and around the world. This week…the recent sinking of a Chinese nuclear-powered submarine while under construction is one of several recent Chinese naval developments. Naval analyst and veteran submarine om Shugart is back with us to dive into multiple submarines, aircraft carriers and a growing and ever-more-menacing Chinese Coast Guard.

Welcome to the CavasShips Podcast with Christopher P. Cavas and Chris Servello…a weekly podcast looking at naval and maritime events and issues of the day – in the US, across the seas and around the world. This week…the commercial ship repair business is a major key to keeping the US Navy’s ships in fighting trim but – like just about everything -- it is rife with problems and issues. Paul Smith, head of ship repair at one of the Navy’s largest commercial repair yards, BAE Systems, is back with us to key in on the difficulties and issues surrounding the repair of US Navy ships.

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