On this Roundtable episode of the Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast, sponsored by Bell, a Textron company, our guests include Gordon Adams, PhD, American University professor emeritus and Stimson Center distinguished fellow, Michael Herson, President and CEO, American Defense International, Dov Zakheim, PhD, former DoD comptroller, now with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Bob Hale, former Pentagon comptroller and senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, Teri Schultz, a Brussels-based reporter for National Public Radio and Deutsche Welle and Byron Callan of the independent equity research firm Capital Alpa Partners.
Topics:
— Donald Trump’s impeachment and implications for defense deliberations on Capitol Hill
— With defense authorization and appropriations complete, outlook for Pentagon spending
— Disconnect between administration’s plans and funding reality, including delivering a 355-ship Navy
— Prospects for a separate funding line for Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine to alleviate pressure on Navy shipbuilding account
— Importance of allies to deterring China and Russia
— Key takeaways from EU summit and Brexit aftermath
— Leidos’ acquisition of Dynetics
