CHANTILLY, Virginia – The undersea threat is advancing at an ever-greater pace, with quieter, stealthier, faster and more numerous threats constantly being developed. The need for innovative ways to address these threats is more important than ever, and Ultra Maritime has continued to lead the industry by investing in novel products, modernized facilities and world-leading expertise.
Ultra Maritime is pleased to announce the hire of retired Navy Captain David Adams as our newly established Vice President of Unmanned and Rapid Capability Fielding Solutions. His addition reflects Ultra Maritime’s steadfast commitments and investments to quickly meet escalating security threats head on. Adams will lead the effort to bring state-of-the-art unmanned anti-submarine warfare (ASW) solutions such as Sea Spear and Sea Tracker to the U.S. Navy and its global allied partners.
Throughout his military and civilian career, Adams led teams in the development of non-traditional sea denial warfighting concepts while overseeing highly successful global war games that were instrumental in accelerating technical solutions and informing successful rapid unmanned systems acquisitions. He also served on the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Strategic Studies Group, was Speechwriter for the CNO, and Director, Commander’s Initiatives Group, U.S. Seventh Fleet.
He is an award-winning defense and national security writer. His series of impactful articles led to his selection for the U.S. Navy League’s Alfred Thayer Mahan Award for literary achievement. He is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, the Naval Postgraduate School and the Royal Navy’s world-renowned “Perisher” Submarine Command Course. He currently serves as a contributing editor for the U.S. Naval Institute and on the board of the Navy Museum Development Foundation.
