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NDIA’s Boozer on SOFIC 2018, Why DoD-Defense Industry Dialogue Matters

Maj. Gen. Jim Boozer, USA Ret., chief of staff at the National Defense Industrial Association, previews the organization’s 2018 Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (also known as SOFIC), being held May 21-24 in Tampa, Fla., and discusses this year’s theme and priorities, collaborating with the US Defense Department, government leaders, industry and academia, the significance of DoD-industry dialogue and more in a May 21, 2018, interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the event. Our coverage is sponsored by FLIR Systems.

SOFIC 2018
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Air Tractor’s Menker on Future Prospects for AT-802U Multi-Mission Aircraft

Tom Menker, business development & government relations representative at Air Tractor, discusses the company’s AT-802U multi-mission aircraft, why its ISR capabilities make it a good fit for the US Air Force despite its elimination from the service’s light-attack experiment aircraft competition, the aircraft’s specifications and more during a May 18, 2018, interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor and Host Vago Muradian at the National Defense Industrial Association’s 2018 Special Operations Forces Industry Conference, held May 21-24 in Tampa, Fla. Our coverage was sponsored by FLIR Systems.

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Defense & Aerospace Business Report Podcast [May 21, 2018]

On this week’s episode of the Defense & Aerospace Business Report podcast, sponsored by Bell, we discuss US-China trade relations, Iran, Russia, North Korea, the week in defense markets and more. This week’s guests include lan Berman of the American Foreign Policy Council, Byron Callan of Capital Alpha Partners, Ron Epstein, PhD, of Bank of America Merrill Lynch, 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, Steven Grundman of the Atlantic Council and Sash Tusa of Agency Partners.

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US Naval War College’s Harley on Curriculum Priorities, Future Threat Environment, Wargaming

Rear Adm. Jeff Harley, USN, president of the US Naval War College, discusses his curriculum priorities (including an increased emphasis on warfighting, lethality and great-power competition, leadership and ethics), the guidance he’s received on improving professional military education, factors shaping the future threat environment, wargaming and much more in a wide-ranging, May 16, 2018, interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian in Newport, Rhode Island.

SAS 2018
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Boeing’s Rotte, Dabundo on Chinook H-47 Updates, Germany’s Heavy-Lift Helo Replacement Competition

Randy Rotte, sales and marketing director for cargo helicopters and Future Vertical Lift at Boeing, and Chuck Dabundo, the company’s vice president for cargo helicopters and H-47 Chinook program manager, discuss program updates, how the helicopter fits into the US Army’s Future Vertical Lift priorities, and how it measures up against the Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion in Germany’s heavy-lift helicopter replacement program competition during an April 2018 interview with the Defense & Aerospace Report at the Army Aviation Association of America’s conference and trade show, held April 25-27, 2018, in Nashville, Tenn. Our coverage was sponsored by Leonardo DRS.

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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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