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1 week ago | 
san.com | Ally Heath |Brett Baker |Brian Spencer |Dakota Piteo
Weapons and Warfare is off for May 7 as the team hits the road. Host Ryan Robertson is speaking with military leaders and contractors about the future of the armed services at some of the country’s biggest military conferences. Download the SAN app today to stay up-to-date with Unbiased. Straight Facts™.
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2 weeks ago | 
san.com | Brian Spencer |Ryan Robertson
During World War II, there were more than 1 million people working in American shipyards. Now, there are fewer than 200,000 of these jobs nationwide. “We’ve been mired in bureaucratic inertia, budgetary gridlock in Congress and chronic shortfalls in shipbuilding investment,” Secretary of the Navy John Phelan said in a speech at the April 2025 Sea Air Space Breakfast.
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2 weeks ago | 
san.com | Brett Baker |Brian Spencer |Dakota Piteo |Ryan Robertson
For much of what’s on display at defense exhibitions, it’s a lot like a museum. People can look, but they can’t touch, and that’s what makes our weapon of the week so interesting. Nestled in the far corner of the convention center at this year’s Navy League Sea Air Space exhibition was a display that invited passers-by to stop, ask questions and roll the dice. Jeremy Sepinsky is the lead war gamer at the Center for Naval Analyses (CNA).
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2 weeks ago | 
san.com | Brett Baker |Brian Spencer |Dakota Piteo |Ryan Robertson
When does a startup stop being a startup and become something all its own? Something new? Something to be reckoned with? Wherever that imaginary line exists, it seems Anduril Industries might have crossed it. No longer the new toy in Palmer Luckey’s portfolio of ventures, Anduril has become a serious player in the Department of Defense’s efforts to modernize its forces while preparing for America’s next potential conflict.
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2 weeks ago | 
san.com | Brett Baker |Brian Spencer |Dakota Piteo |Ryan Robertson
This week on Weapons and Warfare, host Ryan Robertson explores two of Anduril Industries’ entries into the autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) market with the Copperhead and Sea Sentry. As military needs evolve, these advanced AUVs are set to revolutionize reconnaissance, surveillance and combat operations. Join Straight Arrow News for insights into the strategic implications of these technologies and the challenges Anduril faces in becoming a key player in underwater warfare.
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3 weeks ago | 
san.com | Brett Baker |Brian Spencer |Dakota Piteo |Ryan Robertson
[Ryan Robertson]TO ATTEND A DEFENSE EXHIBITION IS TO BE SUBJECTED TO A LOT OF COMPANY’S LOOKING TO LAND SOME D-O-D BUSINESS. IT IS, FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM, A BATTLE OF EYE CANDY. AND AT THE RECENTLY WRAPPED NAVY LEAGUE SEA, AIR, SPACE 2025, ONE COMPANY’S DISPLAY DEFINITELY CAUGHT OUR ATTENTION–BECAUSE WELL, IT WAS AWESOME. MEET Q INTEL– OUR WEAPON OF THE WEEK. AS FAR AS CONVERSATION STARTERS GO, BOOTH 17-47, HOME TO THE TEAM FROM Q INTEL, WAS A PRETTY GOOD ONE.
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3 weeks ago | 
san.com | Brett Baker |Brian Spencer |Dakota Piteo |Ryan Robertson
[Ryan Robertson]HELLO AND WELCOME TO ANOTHER EDITION OF WEAPONS AND WARFARE. FOR STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS, I’M YOUR HOST, RYAN ROBERTSON. JUST AHEAD ON THIS WEEK’S EPISODE, WE’RE GETTING NAUTICAL. MEET, MINERVA. THE LATEST CREATION FROM THE FOLKS AT GHOSTWORKS MARINE. BUILT WITH CUTTING-EDGE CARBON FIBER COMPOSITE TECHNOLOGY, SEE WHY THIS COULD BE THE NEXT GO-TO CRAFT FOR AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULTS AND SPECIAL OPERATIONS. AND WE GO ONE-ON-ONE WITH THE FOLKS FROM Q INTELL.
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1 month ago | 
san.com | Brett Baker |Brian Spencer |Dakota Piteo |Ryan Robertson
[Ryan Robertson]YES, MR. GEKKO I WOULD. AND IT’S AS TRUE NOW AS IT WAS IN THE 1987 CLASSIC ‘WALL STREET’. BUT HOW DO YOU KNOW YOU HAVE ALL OF THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO YOU? HOW DO YOU MAKE SURE YOU’RE NOT MISSING A CRUCIAL PIECE THAT COULD AFFECT WHATEVER IT IS YOU’RE TRYING TO DO? THAT’S A PROBLEM THE SUBJECT OF OUR WEAPON OF THE WEEK IS TRYING TO SOLVE.
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1 month ago | 
san.com | Brett Baker |Brian Spencer |Dakota Piteo |Ryan Robertson
[Ryan Robertson]INDUSTRY. IT’S WHAT DRIVES ANY CITY, STATE, OR COUNTRY FORWARD. IN AMERICA, EVERY STATE LEANS INTO WHAT IT DOES BEST. FOR SOME, THAT’S AGRICULTURE. FOR OTHERS, IT’S TOURISM, OR MINING FOR NATURAL RESOURCES. FOR THE STATE OF OHIO, IT’S MANUFACTURING. THEY’VE NOT ONLY LEANED INTO IT, THEY’RE RECRUITING IT, AND POSITIONING THEMSELVES TO BE AN EVEN BIGGER PLAYER IN OUR NATION’S DEFENSE.
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1 month ago | 
san.com | Brett Baker |Brian Spencer |Dakota Piteo |Ryan Robertson
[RYAN ROBERTSON]HELLO AND WELCOME TO WEAPONS AND WARFARE. FOR STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS I’M YOUR HOST RYAN ROBERTSON, AND AS YOU CAN SEE, ONCE AGAIN WE HAVE TAKEN THE SHOW ON THE ROAD. WE ARE BACK IN NATIONAL HARBOR, MARYLAND FOR THE NAVY LEAGUE’S ANNUAL ‘SEA, AIR. SPACE,’ GLOBAL MARITIME EXPOSITION. OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS WE’LL BE COVERING SOME OF THE STORIES THAT ARE HELPING SHAPE AND DEFINE THE U.S NAVY AS IT CONTINUES TO MODERNIZE AND PREPARE FOR WHATEVER CONFLICTS THE FUTURE MAY HOLD.
