Strategic Priority Investments for Warfighting | Sea-Air-Space 2025

Описание: Defense Budget Strategy | Naval Modernization | Maritime Interoperability | SAS 2025

This recorded panel from Sea-Air-Space 2025, originally aired on Monday, April 7, focuses on how strategic investments in the defense budget are shaping the future of U.S. naval power. As threats grow and evolve, prioritizing the right technologies and capabilities is essential to ensure fleet readiness, modernization, and joint force interoperability.

Panelists discuss how the Department of the Navy and Coast Guard are making key funding decisions to enhance surface and undersea warfare, strengthen unmanned systems, and drive collaborative research and development across services.

Key topics include:
– Budget priorities for ships, submarines, and unmanned platforms
– Aligning investments with evolving mission requirements
– Advancing interoperability across sea services
– Maximizing impact through joint planning and innovation

Moderator:
LtGen Lori Reynolds, USMC (Ret.) – Department of the Navy CIO USMC Information Chair, Naval Postgraduate School

Panelists:

Mr. Gordon Jaquith – Executive Director, Department of the Navy Relations; VP & Director, Systems, Tactics & Force Development Division, CNA

RDML Matt Lake, USCG – Assistant Commandant for Resources & CFO, U.S. Coast Guard

Dr. Cara LaPointe – Director, Strategic Assessment, Department of the Navy

VADM Brad Skillman, USN – DCNO for Integration of Capabilities and Resources (N8), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations

Sponsored by: McKinsey & Company