Capt. Albert Shimkus, USN Ret., associate professor of national security affairs at the US Naval War College, discusses irregular warfare, the possibility of chemical and biological warfare being carried out at sea, the ethics of military medical staff treating non-uniformed combatants and more during a May 2018 interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian in Newport, R.I.
Jacquelyn Schneider, PhD, an assistant professor in the US Naval War College’s Strategic and Operational Research Department, as well as a US Air Force reservist, discusses the cyber challenge faced by the US Navy, the question of when to respond kinetically to cyber attacks, how the Navy can better harness technical talent and much more during a wide-ranging, May 2018 interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian in Newport, R.I.
Capt. Richard LaBranche, PhD, USN Ret., chair of the US Naval War College’s wargaming department, discusses improving wargaming, taking phase zero (or pre-hostility) considerations into account, integrating other military services’ capabilities — including air, space and cyber — into war games, and much more during a wide-ranging, May 2018 interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian in Newport, R.I.
Col. Tim Schultz, PhD, USAF Ret., associate dean of academics for electives and research at the US Naval War College, discusses the ethics of military technology, the school’s Graduate Certificate in Ethics and Emerging Military Technology (or EEMT) program and more during a wide-ranging, May 2018 interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian in Newport, R.I.
Lewis Duncan, PhD, provost of the US Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island, discusses US military-space challenges, how the institution teaches technology, and much more in a wide-ranging, May 2018 interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian in Newport, R.I.
Lt. Col. Jerry Coburn, USA Ret., business development director at the Sierra Nevada Corporation, discusses his company’s collaboration with RADA and Ascent Vision on a vehicle-based, counter-small-UAS system, the SOFWERX technology incubator’s role in the system’s development, tackling the swarming-drone challenge and more during a May 2018 interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the National Defense Industrial Association’s 2018 Special Operations Forces Industry Conference, held May 21-24, in Tampa, Fla. Our coverage was sponsored by FLIR.
Jon Piatt, vice president for strategy and business development at L3 Insight Technology’s Warrior Sensor Systems business, discusses the company’s partnership with Air Tractor on the AT-802L Longsword aircraft, its US Army night-vision goggle contract and expansion plans within that market, driving information and systems integration within the L3 Technologies ecosystem, L3 ForceX software updates and the Warlock anti-drone system during a May 2018 interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the National Defense Industrial Association’s 2018 Special Operations Forces Industry Conference, held May 21-24, in Tampa, Fla. Our coverage was sponsored by FLIR. L3 is one of our sponsors.
Remy Nathan, vice president for international affairs at the Aerospace Industries Association, and Dak Hardwick, the trade organization’s assistant vice president for international affairs, discuss proposals for improving the US Security Cooperation Enterprise that the organization drafted in response to President Donald Trump’s April 2018 update to the US Conventional Arms Transfer Policy and delivered to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on May 29, 2018, during an interview with the Defense & Aerospace Report. Nathan also discusses Trump’s newly-imposed tariffs on Canadian, Mexican and European steel and aluminum. The interview was conducted after a May 31 press conference with Eric Fanning, AIA’s president and CEO, Nathan and Hardwick at the group’s offices in northern Virginia.
Gen. Victor “Gene” Renuart, USAF Ret., the former commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and the US Northern Command, discusses the US-Canada military relationship, how NORAD needs to adapt to changing threats, the North American Free Trade Agreement’s security implications and more in a May 17, 2018 interview with the Defense & Aerospace Report at the Embassy of Canada in Washington. The interview was conducted after a panel commemorating NORAD’s 60th anniversary that was co-hosted by the embassy and the Wilson Center think tank’s Canada Institute.
Gen. Thomas Lawson, Royal Canadian Air Force Ret., the former Canadian deputy commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and former chief of the defence staff for the Canadian Armed Forces,discusses NORAD’s legacy, deterring Russia, the US-Canada military relationship and more in a May 17, 2018, interview with the Defense & Aerospace Report at the Embassy of Canada in Washington. The interview was conducted after a panel commemorating NORAD’s 60th anniversary that was co-hosted by the embassy and the Wilson Center think tank’s Canada Institute.