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On this week’s episode of the Defense & Aerospace Business Report podcast, sponsored by Bell, we discuss ongoing congressional budget deliberations, NATO defense spending, CACI’s competing bid to acquire CSRA, the past week in the defense industry and more. Our guests include Susanna Blume of the Center for a New American Security, Byron Callan of Capital Alpha Partners, Ron Epstein, PhD, of Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Steven Grundman of the Atlantic Council, former Pentagon Comptroller Bob Hale, PhD, (who now advises Booz Allen Hamilton — his thoughts are his own) and Sash Tusa of Agency Partners in London.

IHDSS 2018
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Gov. Phil Bryant, Mississippi governor and founder of the International Homeland Defense & Security Summit, discusses what inspired the summit, the significance of holding it in Mississippi, state-specific homeland security challenges and the climate change threat during a March 13, 2018, interview with the Defense & Aerospace Report at the summit in Biloxi, Mississippi. The summit was hosted by the Mississippi Development Authority in partnership with the Mississippi Office of Homeland Security, the Heritage Foundation and the Mississippi National Guard.  Our coverage of the summit was sponsored by the Mississippi Development Authority.

IHDSS 2018
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Adm. Paul Zukunft, USCG, US Coast Guard commandant, discusses the service’s newest request for proposals for recapitalizing its icebreaker fleet, Arctic security, spending priorities, the upcoming deployment of two national security cutters to the East and South China seas, and more during a March 13, 2018, interview with the Defense & Aerospace Report at the International Homeland Defense & Security Summit in Biloxi, Mississippi. The summit was hosted by the Mississippi Development Authority in partnership with the Mississippi Office of Homeland Security, the Heritage Foundation and the Mississippi National Guard.  Our coverage of the summit was sponsored by the Mississippi Development Authority.

DIMDEX 2018
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Khalid bin Mohammad Al Attiyah, PhD, Qatar’s deputy prime minster and minister of state for defence affairs, responds to the international political criticisms that triggered a four-nation blockade against the country, the resulting crisis and how it’s shaping Qatar’s diplomatic strategy, the Iran nuclear deal’s potential dissolution, Al Udeid Air Base, modernization and more during a March 13, 2018, interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the 2018 Doha International Maritime Defense Exhibition & Conference (DIMDEX). Our coverage is sponsored by DIMDEX 2018.

DIMDEX 2018
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Staff Brig. (Sea) Abdulbaqi Al-Ansari, Qatar Emiri Naval Forces, chairman of the Doha International Maritime Defense Exhibition & Conference (DIMDEX) 2018, discusses the event’s history, growth, role and significance amidst a four-country blockade of Qatar by Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, how the Qatari Armed Forces are working to absorb new technology and more during a March 12, 2018, interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at this year’s event. Our coverage was sponsored by DIMDEX 2018.

DIMDEX 2018
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Lt. Gen. Jeff “Cobra” Harrigian, USAF, commander of US Air Forces Central Command, discusses innovation priorities, the next phase in the fight against ISIS, lessons learned from urban combat in Mosul, Iraq, and Raqqa, Syria, the outlook for establishing a new Air Expeditionary Wing in Iraq, AFCENT’s relationship with its Russian counterparts, and more in a wide-ranging, March 12, 2018, interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the 2018 Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition & Conference (DIMDEX) in Qatar. Our coverage was sponsored by DIMDEX 2018.

DIMDEX 2018
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Enrico Bonetti, senior vice president of Fincantieri Naval Vessels’ international business unit, discusses the company’s naval modernization contract with Qatar, what makes the company’s amphibious transport dock and FREM frigate design attractive to international customers, what sets the company’s offering for the US Navy’s future frigate contest apart from the competition and more during a March 12, 2018, interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the 2018 Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition & Conference (DIMDEX) in Qatar. Our coverage was sponsored by DIMDEX 2018.

DIMDEX 2018
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David Heley, head of business development for Babcock Oman’s Duqm Naval Dockyard and a former Royal Navy spokesman, discusses the company’s collaboration with the Omani government to handle warship repair and maintenance at the yard, its vision for the site’s future, the demand for dry-dock services and more during a March 12, 2018, interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the 2018 Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition & Conference (DIMDEX) in Qatar. Our coverage was sponsored by DIMDEX 2018.

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On this week’s episode of the Defense & Aerospace Business Report podcast, sponsored by Bell, we give our Washington and market roundtables a break to highlight recent conversations with two major defense newsmakers. First, Eric Fanning, president and CEO of the Aerospace Industries Association and former US Army Secretary, discusses the potential industry implications of President Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs. Then, Dan Hart, president and CEO of Virgin Orbit, discusses how the company differentiates itself within the small-satellite launch market.

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