On this week’s episode of the Defense & Aerospace Business Report, sponsored by Bell Helicopter, a Textron company, recorded from the 2017 Defense and Security Equipment International conference and trade show in London, we discuss President Donald Trump’s decision to reach across the aisle and strike a budget deal with Congressional Democrats, the potential impact of hurricane recovery costs on federal defense funding, the Association of Defense Communities’ recent letter regarding its stance on US military base closures, the impact of the United Kingdom’s budget “black hole” on its national defense industry and industrial base, and more. This week’s guests include Gordon Adams of American University’s School of International Service and the Stimson Center, Todd Harrison of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and Francis Tusa, editor of Defence Analyses.
