Defense & Aerospace Podcast [Friday Roundtable Oct 04, 2019]
On this Roundtable episode of the Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast, sponsored by Bell, a…
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“Turbo” Activation Flexes U.S. Sealift Readiness
Twenty-Eight vessels held in reserve by the Military Sealift Command and Maritime Administration were ordered to activate and head to sea on Sept. 16 in the largest peacetime activation of the nation’s strategic reserve of sealift ships, ever. In the end, a total of 33-ships were brought to life and sent to sea — five more than initially planned.While the initial numbers are encouraging to the U.S. Transportation Command’s top military officer, Army General Stephen R. Lyons, he says he’s withholding final judgement on how the ship’s performed until all the results are tallied up.
In the end, a total of 33-ships ended up spinning up and heading to sea — five more than initially planned. While those initial numbers are encouraging to Transportation Command’s top military officer, Army General Stephen R. Lyons, he says he’s withholding final judgement until all the results are tallied.
EC’s Ojeda on European Defense Initiative, Defense Fund, Export Control Talks with Washington
Diego de Ojeda, head of unit for defense and security policies at the European Commission Secretariat General, discusses talks with US officials to explain the European Defence Initiative, European Defence Fund and other efforts to improve EU nation’s military capabilities and make them more effective NATO partners as well as export control discussion with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian in Washington, DC.
Bell’s Flail, Lazzara on 360 Invictus for US Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft Contest
Keith Flail, the vice president for advanced vertical lift systems at Bell, and Frank Lazzara, the company’s director for advanced vertical lift systems sales and strategy, discuss the 360 Invictus helicopter the company will propose in the US Army’s competition for a Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at Bell’s Advnaced Vertical Lift Center in northern Virginia. Flail is a retired US Army lieutenant colonel who flew the OH-58D Kiowa Warrior and Lazzara is a reitred US Air Force lieutenant colonel who started his career in the Army flying Kiowas before joining the Air Force to fly the MH-53 Pave Low and MV-22 Osprey aircraft.
Atlantic Council’s Cohen on Deterring Iran, Need for Military Strikes, World Oil Market
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.
Navy Renames Two Ratings
Now, back by popular demand of sailors is the historic Torpedoman’s Mate rating title and badge — but apparently only in the submarine force. The title has been absent for submariners since 1995 when the community decided to call sailors who manage torpedo’s and their related gear Machinist’s Mate (Weapons) or MMW.
USAF’s Ray on Pacific Presence, Right Number of Bombers, New Low-Yield Nuclear Weapon
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.
RAF’s Crawford, Dell’s Nayler on Royal Air Force Innovation & Public-Private Partnership
Group Capt. Blythe Crawford, RAF, the commander of RAF Leeming — home to the service’s innovation hub, and Mike Nayler, the sales director for defense at Dell UK, discuss how the Royal Air Force is innovating in partnership with industry 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.
ViaSat’s Peterman on UK, European Growth; Remaining Competitive in a Changing Satellite Business
Ken Peterman, the president of government systems at ViaSat, discusses the company’s growth strategy in the UK and Europe, new capabilities and remaining competitive in a changing satellite business 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.
Ike Strike Group Moves Closer to Deployment
Just completed by the aircraft carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower is a “Tailored Ship’s Training Availability,” an event capped off by a “Final Evaluation Problem.” This combination of events, put on by Naval Air Forces, Atlantic and the Navy’s Afloat Training Group, tests the ship’s training level to gauge how well each ship, assigned staffs and the air wing are not only trained as a unit, but also their ability to integrate with the strike group.