Navy Secretary John Phelan touts getting ‘hulls in the water’ at Army-Navy game
Navy Secretary John Phelan attended the 126th Army-Navy football game in Baltimore, where the navy Midshipmen narrowly defeated the Army Black Knights 17-16. During a radio interview,Phelan emphasized the Navy Department’s focus on shipbuilding,highlighting President Trump’s directive to get more “hulls in the water” to maintain America’s status as a sea power. He stressed priorities such as providing sailors and Marines with the best equipment and living conditions while ensuring the Navy remains focused on warfighting.
Phelan also announced the creation of the Navy’s Rapid Capabilities Office aimed at accelerating technology development and innovation in shipbuilding. Additionally, he revealed a $448 million investment in the Shipbuilding Operating System to integrate artificial intelligence and autonomy technologies throughout the industrial base. This initiative involves collaboration with Palantir Technologies to modernize Navy shipbuilding, improve production schedules, increase capacity, and reduce costs.Phelan underscored the necessity of avoiding complacency to keep pace with emerging threats, particularly from China, and to sustain U.S. naval superiority.
Navy Secretary John Phelan touts getting ‘hulls in the water’ at Army-Navy game
Navy Secretary John Phelan was in attendance at the Army-Navy game at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore on Saturday. He was cheering on the Midshipmen in their annual gridiron rivalry game against the Army Black Knights. It was the 126th meeting between the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, and the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland. Navy won this year’s contest, 17-16.
Phelan was interviewed by Westwood One’s Tina Cervasio on the radio broadcast of the game. In addition to expressing his support for the Navy Midshipmen, who were trailing at the time, he discussed some of the Navy’s initiatives under his watch, touting the department’s commitment to shipbuilding. He said the president wanted him to focus on getting “hulls in the water.”
He explained the Navy’s objectives when asked about some of the department’s initiatives.
“The president has focused us on shipbuilding,” Phelan said during the interview. “We need to get hulls in the water. The president knows, to be a superpower, you need to be a sea power. So my main priorities right now are getting hulls in the water, making sure that our sailors and Marines have the best equipment, and best housing and living conditions. And also making sure that we are focused on warfighting, which is what our business is.
Phelan’s comments echo earlier statements stressing the importance of shipbuilding in the United States, especially when it comes to possible conflict with China, during an event last Tuesday in which he announced the creation of the Navy’s Rapid Capabilities Office dedicated to increasing product development time, infusing innovative technology into the manufacturing process of future shipbuilding projects. He emphasized the importance of how the U.S. “cannot afford to stay comfortable” regarding shipbuilding, warning against a feeling of complacency.
He also announced a $448 million investment in the Shipbuilding Operating System, which would focus on adopting “artificial intelligence and autonomy technologies across the industrial base.” The investment is an integral part of the Navy’s future shipbuilding projects, pivoting to the use of artificial intelligence in Navy vessels. Palantir Technologies, the renowned software technology company, would be a vital component of these developments, bringing “modern best practices to the complex, data heavy environment of Navy shipbuilding.”
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“This investment provides the resources our shipbuilders, shipyards, and suppliers need to modernize their operations and succeed in meeting our nation’s defense requirements,” Phelan said in a press release. “By enabling industry to adopt AI and autonomy tools at scale, we’re helping the shipbuilding industry improve schedules, increase capacity, and reduce costs.”
“This is about doing business smarter and building the industrial capability our Navy and nation require,” Phelan added.
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