Austin E Gray
@AustinEGray
Co-Founder @BlueWaterShips | Building autonomous ships for democracy’s navies
Coverage this week of the shipbuilding space deserves some commentary. Here's mine: 1⃣ Final departures of White House / NSC shipbuilding folks drove negative coverage (and triggered @johnkonrad) 2⃣ Potential shakeup of Navy acquisitions drove Politico story that could have…
Lower barriers to prototyping innovation = correct big picture takeaway here Small picture: this is a dope drone
A drone or a submarine? 🫧 A student just built a drone that flies through the air and swims underwater — and it actually works. As part of his Bachelor’s project, Andrei Copaci created a 3D-printed, hybrid drone with variable pitch propellers, meaning the blades shift…
Moscow orders ship hull sweeps after surge in mystery blasts splash247.com/?p=226147 via @splash_247
Time for some shipbuilding advocacy!
Great event tonight at @regentcraft’s Washington DC office to kick off our Shipbuilding Day on Capitol Hill tomorrow. Thanks to @newindustrials, @AustinEGray, @amtonline, @JuliusKrein , @austinbishop , @DTB_Seth, and everyone who could make it tonight. Now let’s go build some…
You must be one of four things to raise right now: - AI high flier - seed co with the promise of being an AI high-flying company (extra points if you are young) - American dynamism/reindustrialization company - Bio enabled by AI
Rebuilding America’s maritime edge means modern incentives, tech-forward shipyards, and a workforce ready to meet the moment. The SHIPS Act moves us in that direction—grateful for @AustinGray’s leadership.
Sent letters to 20 offices today. Supply chain for ships creates champions in many congressional districts. We'll be on the Hill Wednesday talking shipbuilding incentives, maritime opportunity zones, and the high tech blue economy. CC @newindustrials @austinbishop…
We are proud to endorse the SHIPS Act, especially thoughtful language for: - Shipbuilding opportunity zones + tax credits - Supports maritime innovation and tech - Grows the shipbuilding workforce - Encourage @USNavy and @USCG to build ships with commercial best practices
Reducing maintenance is the key to the Seaglider business model! ⚙️ The driving cost of short haul aviation is maintenance cost because aircraft age cyclicly. - Engines heat up and cool down - Fuselage expand and contract - Landing gear impact runways The shorter the route, the…
Would be cool to see a Seaglider last twice as long than a traditional sea plane. Depreciation matters to buyers. Any thoughts on maintenance costs? And all-in fuel costs?
U.S. Trade Representative Jameson Greer @USTradeRep gave an important speech at the Reindustrialize Summit on Friday. He is absolutely right that “the best thing for our allies across the world is for America to have a strong industrial base.” We are working hard at exactly that…
Ask not what you can order on Uber Eats tonight... but what your industrial base can build you by tomorrow morning.
My latest piece about the movement to Reindustrialize America: “You can’t really offer your citizens much,” he said, “if all you’re asking them to do is sit around, trade crypto, watch Netflix and order Uber Eats.” @reindsummit nytimes.com/2025/07/20/us/…
You guys make pickups or what @allencontrol ?
What an excellent choice of header photo in the NYT article on @reindsummit
The equivalent Two Ocean Navy Act today would result in a 500+ ship fleet with over 20 aircraft carriers FYI
#OTD in 1940, Congress passed the Vinson-Walsh "Two-Ocean Navy" Act which increased the size of the U.S. Navy by 70%. It was the largest naval procurement bill in U.S. history, adding 18 carriers, 7 battleships, 33 cruisers, 115 destroyers, 43 subs and 15k aircraft to the fleet.
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if you’re an able bodied male you shouldn’t be renting electric bikes. just use your damn legs
$90B over 7 years in 2006 $$ = China’s shipbuilding splurge = $145B in 2025 $ $43B over 5 years (most up front?) = US shipbuilding surge $145B vs $43B = 3.3 vs 1 That’s before you account for China’s massive purchasing power parity advantage. For example, an hour of metal…
I’m thrilled @russvought & @JerryHendrixII at OMB secured $43B from BBB for shipbuilding but we do need some perspective: Biden spent more inflation adjusted 💰on rural internet It cost China $90B to rebuild their broken shipbuilding in 2006 money & they’re doubling down today
Let’s answer the call: Mass producible unmanned ships, at low complexity, produced at many 🇺🇸🇺🇸 shipyards
Who Will Build the Next War-Winning Liberty Ship for America? nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/who-… Congress and the Department of Defense, specifically the Navy, have drawn attention to our shipbuilding problem, but no one has proposed a modern Liberty Ship design. With war clouds gathering…
If you haven't read @_brianpotter's China shipbuilding piece - pour a fresh cup of coffee. It's a must-read because: - Nails how China went from a joke in shipbuilding to a beast - Explains how much capital, time, and labor it took to get here - Contrasts China's raw volume…
The People's Republic of China first began to build ships for export in 1975. By 2010, it had become the largest shipbuilder in the world, a title it still holds today. This week on Construction Physics, I look at the history of Chinese shipbuilding. construction-physics.com/p/how-china-be…
SHIPBUILDING = @SECNAV's #1 priority. We heard it pretty clearly. Let's build.
ICYMI…@SECNAV at @reindsummit 2.0: “I believe we’ve spent the last ten years teaching people how to code. We need to spend the next ten years teaching people how to use their hands.” WATCH:
These DARPA guys are clearly Star Wars fans? Listen to the sound track from this video…
Sneak peek: Our No Manning Required Ship (NOMARS) Defiant #USV is designed to operate for up to a year at sea without human intervention. In-water testing is preparing it for an extended at-sea demonstration of reliability and endurance. Stay tuned for more news soon!
I just left @reindsummit 2.0 in Detroit. Builders. Generals. Investors. Policy makers. All focused on one thing: Rebuilding American industrial strength—fast. Here what stood out 👇