PHOTOS: The sights of Sea Air Space 2025 Day 1

A selection of photos from the show floor on the first day of the Navy League’s biggest conference.

Apr 7, 2025 - 20:39
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PHOTOS: The sights of Sea Air Space 2025 Day 1

SEA AIR SPACE 2025 — It’s that time of year, when the Navy League’s major conference, Sea Air Space, comes to Washington, DC.

The first day saw speeches and panels featuring senior Navy and industry figures, and the show floor was full of new tech and platforms from defense firms.

Check out a selection of photos from day one below, and see Breaking Defense’s full coverage of Sea Air Space 2025 here.

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A quadcopter unmanned aerial vehicle, the TRV-150c, sits on display at Maryland-based Survice Engineering Company’s booth at Sea Air Space 2025. (Brendon Smith / Breaking Defense)

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Shield AI shows off its V-Bat vertical-takeoff unmanned system. (Brendon Smith / Breaking Defense)

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Ahead of Sea Air Space 2025, Anduril announced a new underwater unmanned system dubbed the Copperhead. (Brendon Smith / Breaking Defense)

LEONARDO GABBIANO Surveillance Radar Family

At Leonardo’s booth at Sea Air Space 2025 sits a radar from its Gabbiano family of systems. (Brendon Smith / Breaking Defense)

AEVEX Mako Lt USV

Attendees at Sea Air Space 2025 may pass by the curious, almost fish-like shape of Aevex’s Mako Lite, what the company calls “a rugged, low-visibility” unmanned surface vessel. (Brendon Smith / Breaking Defense)

MSI MK 38 Mod 4

The American arm of British defense MSI-Defence Systems attended Sea Air Space 2025, displaying its MK38 automated naval gun, which is in currently in service with the Navy. (Brendon Smith / Breaking Defense)

Saildrone Voyager USV

Unmanned tech company firm Saildrone shows off its Voyager USV at Sea Air Space 2025. (Brendon Smith / Breaking Defense)