Swinging Behind the Pitch, Why the U.S. Navy Should Learn from Baseball
By Chris Servello Today’s debate over the size and make-up of our future Navy has…
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Saab’s Johansson on UAE GlobalEye Order, Priorities, Gripen E & A26 Update
Micael Johansson, Saab’s president and CEO, discusses the company’s sale of new GlobalEye airborne early warning and control aircraft to the UAE, his priorities as chief executive and update on Gripen E fighter and A26 submarine programs with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the 2019 Dubai Air Show. Our coverage was sponsored by Leonardo DRS.
Boeing Global Services’ Colbert on Growth Strategy, New Markets
Ted Colbert, president of Boeing Global Services, discusses the growth strategy for his company, new markets and keeping ahead of the competition with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the Dubai Air Show. Our coverage was sponsored by Leonardo DRS.
Cyber Report: Unique Shipboard Cyber Vulnerabilities
On this week’s Cyber Report, Rear Adm. William Metts, USN Ret., the director for strategy and program integration at Northrop Grumman Cyber and Intelligence Mission Solutions, discusses unique shipboard cyber vulnerabilities with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. Northrop Grumman sponsors the Cyber Report and our cyber coverage.
Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Dec 09, 2019 Monday Business Report]
On this episode of the Business Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guests include Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., Adm. Phil Davidson, USN, “Rocket Ron” Epstein, PhD, of Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Richard Aboulafia of the Teal Group consultancy as well as Atlantic Council’s Steve Grundman and playwright Michelle Kholos Brooks.
Properly Christened, next Ford-Class Carrier John F. Kennedy Hits Construction Home Stretch
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The champagne bottle hit the cold steel hull and bounced off it did not break. Undaunted, the Honorable Caroline Bouvier Kennedy, former U.S. Ambassador to Japan and daughter of the late President John F. Kennedy pulled back and again swung the glass bottle with the force of a baseball player hitting a home run.Uttering for the second time in 52-years Kennedy the words “I christen thee United States Ship John F. Kennedy, may God bless this ship and all who sail her” – the second swing did the job.
Defense & Aerospace Podcast [Friday Roundtable Dec 06 , 2019]
On this Roundtable episode of the Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast, sponsored by Bell, a Textron company, our guests in segment one are Byron Callan of the independent equity research firm Capital Alpa Partners, Michael Herson, President and CEO, American Defense International and Todd Harrison, the director of defense budget analysis and the Aerospace Security Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies; in segment two we speak to Teri Schultz, a Brussels-based reporter for National Public Radio and Deutsche Welle and Rachel Ellehuus, deputy director and senior fellow with the Europe Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies; in segment three talk with Rachel Hoff of the Reagan Institute; and in segment four we spend time with film producer and Hong Kong democracy activist Andrew Duncan.
USCG’s Schultz on Halifax Forum, Budget, Pacific, Arctic
Adm. Karl Schultz, USCG, the commandant of the US Coast Guard, discusses the importance of conferences like the Halifax International Security Forum, the budget outlook for his force, increasing operations in the Pacific and the arctic with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the 2019 Halifax International Security Forum. Our coverage is sponsored by Boeing and Leonardo DRS.
Latvia’s Pabriks on Russia, NATO Alliance, Improving Capabilities
Artis Pabriks, Latvia’s deputy prime minister and defense minister, discusses Russia, deterring Moscow, the importance of NATO and improving capabilities with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the 2019 Halifax International Security Forum. Our coverage was sponsored by Boeing and Leonardo DRS.
HMS Queen Elizabeth’s Moorhouse on UK Supercarrier’s US Deployment
Capt. Steve Moorhouse, Royal Navy, the commanding officer of HMS Queen Elizabeth, discusses the UK supercarrier’s training cycle in US waters to prepare for its first deployment, rebuild a carrier strike capability and improve high-end warfighting skills with reporters Nov. 20, 2019, during the Atlantic Future Forum held aboard the ship at anchor off the US Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland. The ship ended its three-month deployment and returned to the UK on Nov. 21.