A Navy strike missile is on display at the Sea-Air-Space convention in Maryland on April 8, 2014. (Meredith Tibbetts/Stars and Stripes)
A Navy strike missile is on display at the Sea-Air-Space convention in Maryland on April 8, 2014. (Meredith Tibbetts/Stars and Stripes)
A Navy strike missile is on display at the Sea-Air-Space convention in Maryland on April 8, 2014. (Meredith Tibbetts/Stars and Stripes)
Victoria, a dog with the Wounded Canine Connection program, gets some rest during the Sea-Air-Space convention in Maryland on April 8, 2014. (Meredith Tibbetts/Stars and Stripes)
A tower of carved fruit decorates the center of the Sea-Air-Space convention in Maryland on April 8, 2014. (Meredith Tibbetts/Stars and Stripes)
An X-47B drone by Northrop Grumman is on display at the Sea-Air-Space convention in Maryland on April 8, 2014. (Meredith Tibbetts/Stars and Stripes)
Inside an Osprey V22 at the Sea-Air-Space convention in Maryland on April 8, 2014. (Meredith Tibbetts/Stars and Stripes)
The Stiletto was a large draw at the Sea-Air-Space convention while it hosted tours. The convention took place in Maryland on April 8, 2014. (Meredith Tibbetts/Stars and Stripes)
Through the window, people chat during the Sea-Air-Space convention in Maryland on April 8, 2014. ()
Boeing lined up various models of their military aircraft for display during the Sea-Air-Space convention on April 8, 2014. (Meredith Tibbetts/Stars and Stripes)
Alternative fuels and 3D printing - two displays located near each other - were also popular draws during the Sea-Air-Space convention on April 8, 2014. ()
A Boeing exhibitor shows off a flight simulator for the F/A-18F Super Hornet. The simulator offered a large screen with very real looking graphics that flipped and turned with the Super Hornet. (Meredith Tibbetts/Stars and Stripes)
A scale model of a Virginia Class Submarine Block III by General Dynamics on display at the Sea-Air-Space convention in Maryland on April 8, 2014. (Meredith Tibbetts/Stars and Stripes)
Part of the Office of Naval Research, this skull and brain help researchers study Traumatic Brain Injury and build High Strain Rate Sensitive Polymers that are used in military helmets to prevent TBI. (Meredith Tibbetts/Stars and Stripes)
A closer look at the Stiletto boat at the Sea-Air-Space convention in Maryland on April 8, 2014. Visitors look out the window. (Meredith Tibbetts/Stars and Stripes)
Gas masks were also on display at the Sea-Air-Space convention on April 8, 2014, in Maryland. (Meredith Tibbetts/Stars and Stripes)
A close up of the X-47B drone by Northrop Grumman at the Sea-Air-Space convention in Maryland on April 8, 2014. (Meredith Tibbetts/Stars and Stripes)
Several people are seen through the glass of a ship display at the Sea-Air-Space convention in Maryland on April 8, 2014. (Meredith Tibbetts/Stars and Stripes)
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Missiles, models and myriad other technologies filled the ballroom at Gaylord National Convention Center in National Harbor, Md., over the course of three days.
The Sea-Air-Space convention, held from April 7-9, highlighted mission-essential equipment and technologies for military sea services.
It extended into the harbor as well, where a Stiletto stealth ship glistened in the sun. Inside, drones and missiles were on display, mixed with United States Marine Corps combat gear and model ships. A 3D printer showed off plastic replicas of ships, and chemical beakers offered alternative energy resources.
Guests could walk through an Osprey V-22, or get a look inside an X47B drone — a real one, not a model. The largest Naval research companies and engineers had their best equipment and technology on exhibit. And if that wasn't enough, there were a few places where you could hop into a flight simulator.
