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Defense & Aerospace Business Report Podcast [May 14, 2018]

On this week’s episode of the Defense & Aerospace Business Report podcast, sponsored by Bell, we discuss the US withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal, the May 14, 2018, opening of a US Embassy in Jerusalem and resulting unrest in Gaza, and much more. This week’s guests include Ilan Berman of the American Foreign Policy Council, Byron Callan of Capital Alpha Partners, Ron Epstein, PhD, of Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Evelyn Farkas, PhD, a former deputy assistant secretary of defense for Russia, Ukraine, Eurasia in the Obama administration who is now with the Atlantic Council.

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L3 Technologies’ Kubasik on Corporate Transformation, Defense Spending, M&A Strategy

Chris Kubasik, chairman, CEO and president of L3 Technologies, discusses his goals for the company (including making it “a nontraditional 6th prime” US government contractor), defense-spending expectations, growth strategy, reorganization and integration efforts, competing with bigger firms, increasing contract win rates, merger and acquisition strategy, and much more during a wide-ranging, May 10, 2018, interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the company’s headquarters in northern Virginia. L3 is one of our sponsors.

SAS 2018
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FerryBridge Group’s McGrath on Innovation, Carriers, Survivability, Preventing Navy Accidents

Bryan McGrath, managing director of the FerryBridge Group consultancy and deputy director of the Hudson Institute’s Center for American Seapower, discusses the US Navy’s March 2018 Breaking the Mold workshop, encouraging innovation, aircraft carriers’ continued significance, the large carrier vs. small carrier debate, what kind of ships the Navy needs for the future, wargaming, combat survivability, preventing accidents and much more during a wide-ranging April 2018 interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the Navy League’s 2018 Sea-Air-Space symposium near Washington. Our coverage was sponsored by Fincantieri Marine Group, Huntington Ingalls Industries and Leonardo DRS.

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Sweden’s Hultqvist on Trilateral Agreement with US & Finland, Defense Spending

Peter Hultqvist, Sweden’s defense minister, discusses the new trilateral defense-cooperation agreement among the US, Sweden and Finland to improve intelligence sharing and boost regional stability and security, next steps for the agreement, Swedish defense spending, relations with Russia and more during a May 8, 2018, interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted during an Atlantic Council event at the House of Sweden, which is Sweden’s embassy to the US.

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Finland’s Niinistö on Trilateral Defense-Cooperation Agreement with US, Sweden

Jussi Niinistö, PhD, Finland’s defense minister, discusses the significance and deterrent power of the new trilateral defense-cooperation agreement by the US, Sweden and Finland to enhance regional stability and security, his hopes for future military collaboration among the nations, the prospect of re-establishing a Finnish submarine service, new fighter aircraft and the Helsinki-Moscow relationship during a May 8, 2018, interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted during an Atlantic Council event at the House of Sweden, which is Sweden’s embassy to the US.

Quad-A 2018
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BAE Systems’ Harrold on Advanced Precision Kill Weapons System Guided Rocket

Dave Harrold, business development director for survivability, targeting and sensing solutions at BAE Systems, discusses the company’s Advanced Precision Kill Weapons System guided rocket — also known as APKWS — and how it fits into the US Army’s renewed focus on modernization during an interview with the Defense & Aerospace Report at the Army Aviation Association of America’s 2018 conference and trade show in Nashville. Our coverage was sponsored by Leonardo DRS.

Quad-A 2018
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US Army AMRDEC’s Harris on Future Vertical Lift, Long-Range Precision Fires, Cross-Functional Teams

Juanita Harris, D.Mgt., executive director of the US Army Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center that is based at Redstone Arsenal in Alabama, discusses her center’s role in supporting the service’s Future Vertical Lift and Long-Range Precision Fires efforts, how cross-functional teams work, and much more in a wide-ranging interview with the Defense & Aerospace Report at the Army Aviation Association of America’s 2018 conference and trade show in Nashville, Tennessee. Our coverage was sponsored by Leonardo DRS.

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PenFed Foundation’s Kasold, Smith on Helping Post-9/11 Vets, Caregivers, Veteran Entrepreneurs

Lt. Col. Bruce Kasold, USA Ret., acting president and chief operating officer of the PenFed Foundation, and Maj. Mark Smith, USA Ret., the foundation’s director of programs and development, discuss the organization’s history, its unique focus on helping post-9/11 veterans and their caregivers, core programs, the upcoming initiative to support veteran entrepreneurs that it’s establishing in conjunction with the PenFed Credit Union, the organization’s 2018 gala and honorees, and more in a wide-ranging interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian in Washington.

Quad-A 2018
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Airbus Helicopters’ Tumpak on UH-72A Lakota, H145 Helicopter, VSR 700 UAS

Scott Tumpak, vice president for military programs at Airbus Helicopters, shares an update on its Eurocopter UH-72A Lakota program, and discusses the company’s H145 multi-mission helicopter and its VSR 700 reconnaissance unmanned aerial system during an interview with the Defense & Aerospace Report at the Army Aviation Association of America’s 2018 conference and trade show in Nashville, Tennessee. Our coverage was sponsored by Leonardo DRS.

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