Eric Perez, the director of international business development and sales at Meggitt Training Systems, discusses the high-fidelity FATS 300MIL virtual training system and "one world" connected training environment with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the Association of the United States Army’s 2019 annual meeting in Washington, DC. Our AUSA coverage is sponsored by GM Defense, Bell, L3 Harris and Leonardo DRS.

James Miller, the director of business development and combat vehicles at BAE Systems, discusses the company's decision against bidding for the US Army's Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle contract to replace the service's Bradley Fighting Vehicles, executing major programs like the Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle as well as the M109A7 self-propelled howitzer awards, and the Robotic Technology Demonstrator vehicle "rolling lab" with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the Association of the United States Army’s 2019 annual meeting in Washington, DC. Our AUSA coverage is sponsored by GM Defense, Bell, L3 Harris and Leonardo DRS.

Brig. Gen. Ross Coffman, US Army, lead for the Next Generation Combat Vehicles Cross Functional Team at US Army Futures Command, discusses the service's future armored vehicles, the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle program, autonomous systems, new technologies and hybrid propulsion with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the Association of the United States Army’s 2019 annual meeting in Washington, DC. Our AUSA coverage is sponsored by GM Defense, Bell, L3 Harris and Leonardo DRS.

Michael Bayer, Chairman of the Defense Business Board, discusses adversary strategy, cyber vulnerabilities and talent management with Defense and Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the 2019 AUSA Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. Our AUSA coverage is sponsored by GM Defense, Bell, L3 Harris and Leonardo DRS.

Matthew Scrase, a performance variant manager at GM Defense, discusses the new prototype the company developed for the US Army’s Infantry Squad Vehicle competition with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the Association of the United States Army’s 2019 annual meeting in Washington, DC. Our AUSA coverage is sponsored by GM Defense, Bell, L3 Harris and Leonardo DRS.

Kelvin Hamilton, the chief executive of FlareBright, discusses the company’s innovative SnapShot unmanned air system that is palm-sized, propelled by a slingshot and able to take high resolution images with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the DSEI 2019 conference and tradeshow. Our coverage is sponsored by L3 Harris and Leonardo DRS and in partnership with Clarion Events — DSEI’s organizer — and working with the UK Department of International Trade’s Defence & Security Organisation to bring our audience the best in British defense and security.

Wesley Clarke-Sullivan, the humanitarian and disaster relief manager at Icon, discusses the company’s LifeSaver water purification system that is scalable, rugged and long-lasting for military and humanitarian relief applications with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the DSEI 2019 conference and tradeshow in London. Our coverage is sponsored by L3 Harris and Leonardo DRS and in partnership with Clarion Events — DSEI’s organizer — and working with the UK Department of International Trade’s Defence & Security Organisation to bring our audience the best in British defense and security.

Maj. Gen. Mike "Fan Man" Fantini, USAF, the director of Air Force Warfighting Integration Capability and the deputy chief of staff for strategy, integration and requirements, discusses future warfighting concepts, capabilities and making tradeoffs with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the Air Force Association's 2019 Air Space Cyber conference and tradeshow outside Washington, DC. Our coverage was sponsored by L3 Harris and Leonardo DRS.

Mike Sewart, the managing director of advanced services and products and the director of research, experimentation and innovation in QinetiQ, discusses partnering with the Ministry of Defence to drive innovation, open standards for future systems, investing in future capability and the nature of future military advantage with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the DSEI 2019 conference and tradeshow in London. Our coverage is sponsored by L3 Harris and Leonardo DRS and in partnership with Clarion Events — DSEI’s organizer — and working with the UK Department of International Trade’s Defence & Security Organisation to bring our audience the best in British defense.

Scott Pace, PhD, the executive secretary of the National Space Council, discusses the Trump Administration's approach to international space cooperation, Europe and China with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian after an event at the Atlantic Council think tank in Washington, DC.

Brig. Gen. Leonard Kosinski, USAF, the director of logistics at US Africa Command, discusses logistics in support of operations and cooperation across the vast continent with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the Air Force Association's 2019 Air Space Cyber conference and tradeshow outside Washington, DC. Our coverage is sponsored by L3 Harris and Leonardo DRS.

Effective immediately, getting bumped up a paygrade for taking orders to hard-to-fill jobs is here to stay. Called "Advancement-to-Position" or A2P, the program was first announced as a pilot program for junior sailors in April. Navy officials are now saying those tests were so successful they've made the idea a permanent program.

Chris Johnson, the executive director of small military engines at Pratt & Whitney, discusses the company's proposal to replace the TF33 engines on the US Air Force's fleet of B-52H Stratofortress bombers with the company's PW815 powerplant with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the Air Force Association's 2019 Air Space Cyber conference and tradeshow outside Washington, DC. Our coverage was sponsored by L3 Harris and Leonardo DRS.

Shawn Warren, the vice president and general manager for large military engines at GE Aviation, discusses the program to re-engine the Pratt & Whitney TF33 engines on the US Air Force's fleet of Boeing B-52 Stratofortress bombers and the merits of the company's two proposals -- the CF34-10 and the Passport engine -- with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the Air Force Association's 2019 Air Space Cyber conference and tradeshow outside Washington DC. Our coverage was sponsored by L3 Harris and Leonardo DRS.

Gen. Carter Ham, US Army Ret., the president and CEO of the Association of the United States Army, discusses what to expect at the organization's upcoming 2019 conference and tradeshow including key themes and messages from US Army leadership with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at AUSA's headquarters in Northern Virginia. Our coverage at AUSA is sponsored by GM Defense, Bell, L3 Harris and Leonardo DRS.

Thomas Pfister, the sales manager at Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land -- the joint venture company between Rheinmetall and BAE Systems -- and Peter Hardisty, RBSL's managing director, discuss the company's Boxer armored infantry vehicle for the British Army with Defense & Aerospace at the DSEI 2019 conference and tradeshow in London. Our coverage is sponsored by L3 Harris and Leonardo DRS and in partnership with Clarion Events — DSEI’s organizer — and working with the UK Department of International Trade’s Defence & Security Organisation to bring our audience the best in British defense.

Hugh Griffiths, the chief executive of Inzpire, discusses the company's new simulator, changing flight training and QinetiQ's acquisition of an 85 percent stake in the UK firm and more with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the DSEI 2019 conference and tradeshow in London. Our coverage is sponsored by L3 Harris and Leonardo DRS and in partnership with Clarion Events — DSEI’s organizer — and working with the UK Department of International Trade’s Defence & Security Organisation to bring our audience the best in British defense and security.

After 28-years in the fleet, the guided-missile cruiser Hue City arrived at Naval Station Norfolk today to begin her stint in the Navy's Cruiser Modernization program after a three-day tow from Naval Station Mayport, Fla. The ship officially became  the seventh Ticonderoga-class cruiser to enter the service life extension program on Sept. 30.

Col. Tad "Wolf" Clark, USAF, the commander of the 8th Fighter Wing at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, discusses lessons the US Air Force can learn from the Wolfpack's hair-trigger alert posture to deter North Korea, how brutal a conflict between the Koreas would be, cooperation with South Korean forces, and the rich history of his unit and more with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the Air Force Association's 2019 Air Space Cyber conference and tradeshow outside Washington, DC. Our coverage was sponsored by L3 Harris and Leonardo DRS.

Ariel Cohen, PhD, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council and senior program and senior fellow a the International Tax and Investment Center think tanks, discusses how the United States and international community can deter Iran's provocative behavior, the need for military strikes, and the world oil market in the wake of Tehran's attacks on Saudi Arabia's oil facilities with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian in Washington, DC.

Gen. Tim Ray, USAF, the commander of the US Air Force Global Strike Command, discusses forward basing bombers in the Pacific, how many bombers the nation needs and the need for a new low-yield nuclear weapon with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the Air Force Association's 2019 Air Space Cyber conference and tradeshow outside Washington, DC. Our coverage was sponsored by L3 Harris and Leonardo DRS.

Mikael Take, program manager for Weapons Systems Sweden at BAE Systems, Phil Page, the regional director for UK and UK at BAE Systems Hägglunds, and Swedish Army Colour Sgt. Joakim Kylstad, development officer at Sweden's Land Warfare Centre, discuss the Archer self-propelled howitzer, the BvS10 Beowolf armored personnel carrier and the new mortar variant of the CV90 armored vehicle with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the DSEI 2019 conference and tradeshow in London. Our coverage is sponsored by L3 Harris and Leonardo DRS and in partnership with Clarion Events — DSEI’s organizer — and working with the UK Department of International Trade’s Defence & Security Organisation to bring our audience the best in British defense and security.

Robert Dalsjö, PhD, the deputy director of research at the Swedish Defence Research Agency and co-author of "Bursting the Bubble? Russia’s A2AD-Capabilities in the Baltic Sea Region," discusses Moscow's actual military capabilities with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the DSEI 2019 conference and tradeshow in London. Our coverage is sponsored by L3 Harris and Leonardo DRS and in partnership with Clarion Events — DSEI’s organizer — and working with the UK Department of International Trade’s Defence & Security Organisation to bring our audience the best in British defense and security.

John Howie, the chief executive of Babcock International's marine business, discusses what’s next now that the Royal Navy has selected the company to develop and built the service's Type 31 frigate program, investing in cutting-edge shipbuilding infrastructure in Scotland, delivering on a 250 million pound unit price target and export prospects with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the DSEI conference and tradeshow in London. Our coverage is sponsored by L3 Harris and Leonardo DRS and in partnership with Clarion Events — DSEI’s organizer — and working with the UK Department of International Trade’s Defence & Security Organisation to bring our audience the best in British defense.

Maj. Gen. Roddy Porter, British Army Ret., DSEI's spokesman, discusses key themes at the 20th anniversary gathering of DSEI, new features for 2019 and attendance expectations with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. Our coverage is sponsored by L3 Harris and Leonardo DRS and in partnership with Clarion Events -- DSEI's organizer -- and working with the UK Department of International Trade's Defence & Security Organisation to bring our audience the best in British defense.

John Perry, the CEO of Altavian, discusses America's UAV industrial base, access to investment and growth strategy with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at AUVSI's annual conference in Washington, DC.

Self-satisfied blabbing about US cyber prowess at a time when too much of America’s government or civilian cyber infrastructure — whether cities large and small, facilities, businesses, communications systems and even cars — remain vulnerable to hacking or worse, attack is downright foolhardy and dangerous. Before bragging about how its breaking into the networks of other nations with a proven ability to be persistent cyber foes, it’s vital the administration do more to secure America’s infrastructure first.

On many levels, this year’s Paris Air Show was historic with the launch of two new, stealthy Western fighter programs that will dominate investment for Europe’s leading nations for the coming decade. At Le Bourget, France, Germany and Spain launched the New Generation Fighter, the manned element of the bigger Future Combat Air System program — SCAF in French — spearheaded by France’s Dassault Aviation and Airbus that is to include closely networked manned and unmanned combat aircraft. It constitutes many years of public and private work in Europe and France in particular on new stealthy manned and unmanned aircraft, including the Neuron demonstrator that was launched in 2006.

The Trump Administration's 2020 Budget Request Could Be, But OCO, F-15X, Carrier, Amphib, Space Force Raise Doubts

Now that President Trump has declared a national emergency to build his border wall, all eyes are on what will be cut to free the additional $7.5 billion he wants as a down payment for the project. Rather than the wall, that money would be better spend on buying new systems and capabilities the United States desperately needs as it faces rising global powers.

Lt. Col. Dakota Wood, USMC Ret., senior fellow at the Heritage Foundation, discusses the guidance by Gen. David Berger, USMC, the new US Marine Corps commandant, to better prepare his force for rapidly emerging challenges, focusing on innovative concepts to deliver amphibious capability, importance of more numbers rather than fewer more “exquisite” platforms, the defense budget outlook and the need to make hard choices with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the think tank’s Washington headquarters after an address by Berger.

Bruce Klingner, senior research fellow for Northeast Asia at the Heritage Foundation, discusses Washington's role in resolving rising tensions between South Korea and Japan with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, DC.

Patrick Cronin, chair for Asia-Pacific Security at the Hudson Institute, discusses China’s 2019 Defense White Paper with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian in Washington, DC.

Matthew Goodman, Senior Vice President; Simon Chair in Political Economy & Senior Adviser for Asian Economics at the Center for Strategic & International Studies, discusses the effects of the US-China trade disputes on the global economy with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, DC.