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The beauty of Fuse is that it combines my engineering expertise with operational experience to bring impactful solutions to the fleet
programs for ships, submarines, and most aircraft. As we deliver enterprise systems, Fuse balances both organizations, but our growth has been driven by the DoD’ s platform-focused approach to investment. As we’ ve proven the validity and functionality of our systems, we’ ve experienced significant growth. We’ ve recently delivered 100 units to NAVAIR, and we’ re preparing to deliver another 100 units for a different program office.
“ International cooperation and coalition are critical for today and tomorrow’ s fight,” Sumner states.“ The ability to communicate with global assets is critical, whether it’ s a US helicopter, a German submarine, or a UK aircraft. By building compatibility between nations, we are delivering this capability, and although our products are currently designed for US applications, they are all modular in design and can be applied to assets owned and operated by other countries in the future.”
Impactful experience
On a more personal note, we explore how Sumner’ s experience in the Navy shaped his approach to Fuse.“ If I was to categorize my life into two parts, one would be design and innovation, and the other is my time in the Navy,” he reflects.“ Firstly, I grew up with creative parents, as my father owned a small manufacturing company and my mother is an 62