CAVASShips

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. In conjunction with the Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space Global Maritime Exposition we present this special edition of the CavasShips Podcast focusing on a single defense supplier. Our show coverage...

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. In conjunction with the Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space Global Maritime Exposition we present this special edition of the CavasShips Podcast focusing on a single defense supplier. Our show coverage...

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 Biden administration sent its $773 billion-dollar fiscal 2023 Pentagon budget request to Congress on March 28 and the best thing to say about it is – few people are happy with it....

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…Russia’s war in Ukraine continues to rage, with an end to the fighting nowhere in sight. But at some point the fighting will stop and -- what then? The naval and strategic significance...

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...Is the US Navy an effective advocate for seapower? Is it an effective advocate for itself? The question isn’t new - the service has been struggling with the issue for decades. We’ll...

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…Russia’s war on Ukraine continues with no letup and it is clear the world’s political and military landscape is changing. We’ll talk with two great guests, Bryan McGrath and Jerry Hend...

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 world’s attention remains focused on Russia’s war on Ukraine, a conflict that undoubtedly will affect the military and defense calculations of all the world’s significant powers. W...

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 world’s military and political situations are changing before our eyes. What does all this mean? Where could it lead? Is it time for deep-seated attitudes about partnerships and...

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…while the world watches and waits to see if Vladimir Putin’s Russia takes military action against Ukraine, a major conference of U.S. Sea Service leaders took place last week out in Sa...

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…Public discussion about the potential causes of the January crash of an F-35C Joint Strike Fighter aboard the carrier USS Carl Vinson revved up with the unauthorized posting of officia...

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…China. While most military and strategic eyes this week are focused on Russia, no one is forgetting the larger, so-called “pacing threat” – China. But while everyone talks about the ri...

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…Navies and militaries around the world are operating at an usually high level, particularly Russia, but also the US, its NATO allies and other partners, and much of it related to the R...

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 world is watching as Russia continues its military buildup and tough talk over Ukraine. Notwithstanding the focus on diplomatic efforts to avoid conflict, what naval and maritime p...

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…When it comes to providing combat systems for the US Navy there is no more important company than Lockheed Martin, producers and integrators of the Aegis combat system installed on nea...

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. SNA Day Two…We interview Kim Ernzen, vice president of Naval Power at Raytheon Missiles & Defense. During our conversation we discuss the new SPY-6 radar and the numerous Raytheon missile progra...

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. SNA Day Two…We interview Lawrence Ryder, Vice President, Business Development & External Relations at Austal USA. During our conversation we discuss on-going build efforts, Austal's move into th...

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. SNA Day One…We interview retired Navy Captain Mark Vandroff, Chief Executive Officer of Fincantieri Marinette Marine. During our discussion Mark reviews the current programs underway, the capita...

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...What goes into developing the Naval Mind? That’s the topic of a new book by Benjamin Armstrong and John Freymann that looks into the multi-faceted process of producing a naval profes...

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…from the high seas to the littorals to the dreaded territory inside the Beltway, the U S Navy and the sea services continue to deploy, patrol, fly, sail, operate, plan, train and …. bu...

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 general appearance of the US Navy’s ships has become – for better or worse -- a routine topic discussed by a variety of commentators, reporters and observers. It is widely agreed t...

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 all familiar with the supply chain issues affecting much of our daily lives – from the grocery store to electronics to trying to buy a new car. In terms of being a customer relyi...

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…Tuesday December 7 marks the 80th anniversary of the 1941 Japanese attack on the US Fleet at Pearl Harbor. The surprise attack caught a fleet in harbor just waking up to start its Sund...

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…when US Marines were needed in Afghanistan this year they were able to get on the scene quickly because they were already in theater, aboard US Navy amphibious ships deployed in the re...

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 Navy’s announced it had settled on an engineering fix for the long-standing problems with the Freedom-class littoral combat ships. We’ll talk about some of the things the Navy sa...

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…With a unique location on Pennsylvania Avenue smack dab in the heart of the Nation’s Capital, the U.S. Navy Memorial is a very public reminder of the legacy and importance of those who...