On today’s Look Ahead program, sponsored by HII, Byron Callan of the independent Washington research firm Capital Alpha Partners joins Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian to discuss the implications of President Trump’s steady efforts to normalize relations with Russia including the recent deal with Vladimir Putin to acquire 4 million tons of diesel fuel to reduce costs increased by the Iran war; the ongoing Iran war; major Pentagon deals including the US Navy’s contract with RTX for Standard Missile-6 weapons and the subcontractor to Boeing to triple production of seeks for Lockheed Martin’s PAC-3 missile; the US Air Force and Defense Innovation Unit’s decision to award contracts to several competitors in the service’s Massed Modular Aiorcraft competition for a lower cost replacement for the Reaper aircraft; the Navy’s contract with Anduril for submarine parts; expectations as companies prepare to release third quarter earnings; and a look at the week ahead and in Washington and beyond.
