As the Navy sharpens its plan for a more distributed fleet with smaller combatants, the procurement of lighter, electrified systems is becoming increasingly important. Focusing on small and agile systems accelerates the utilization of superconductors in the Navy, said Daniel McGahn, chief executive officer and president of American Superconductor. This month, the first of four high-temperature, superconductor-based ship protection systems was delivered to the San Antonio-class amphibious warship Fort Lauderdale (LPD-28), McGahn told Inside Defense on Friday. The degaussing...
