Naval vessels and shipbuilding 'in an era of transition'

摘要

As global head of ABS government services, Rear Admiral Watson says he hears some consistent themes among the major naval and government fleet operators. These include 'readiness first,' 'age of the electric ship,' 'building on lessons learned,' 'sustainment and service life predictability,' and 'crew considerations.' As a former sailor and engineering officer, he says, there is a sense of optimism around these themes: "it feels like an era of transition"."Naval and maritime service leaders in the US and around the world are asking tough questions and breaking out of the status quo. New platforms are being delivered and more are on the way. And critical maintenance availability improvements and service life projects on existing vessels are happening. This as an era of transition driven by worldevents, national government expectations, emerging technologies, and as always, constrained budgets," he says.