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Defense & Aerospace Business Report Podcast [April 16, 2018]

On this week’s episode of the Defense & Aerospace Business Report podcast. sponsored by Bell, we discuss the joint US-UK-France strikes in Syria aimed at destroying the government’s chemical weapons stores and capabilities, US-Russia sanctions, House Speaker Paul Ryan’s decision not to seek re-election and more. This week’s guests include Byron Callan of Capital Alpha Partners, Christopher P. Cavas, naval analyst and commentator with Round Tower Productions, Ron Epstein, PhD, of Bank of America Merrill Lynch, former Pentagon comptroller Bob Hale (who now advises Booz Allen Hamilton — his comments are his own) and Sash Tusa of Agency Partners.

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Chilton on DoD’s 2018 Nuclear Posture Review, Deterring Russia, North Korea

Gen. Kevin “Chili” Chilton, USAF Ret., the former commander of US Strategic Command and a former NASA astronaut, discusses the US Defense Department’s 2018 Nuclear Posture Review, why an integrated national strategy is needed to deter the Russian nuclear threat, the significance of forward-deployed US nuclear assets, North Korea and more in an April 13, 2018, interview at the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies in northern Virginia.

SAS 2018
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US Naval Research Laboratory’s Jaffe on Space-Based Solar Power

Paul Jaffe, PhD, an electrical engineer in the US Naval Research Laboratory’s Spaceflight Engineering Department, discusses space-based solar power, power beaming (or the transfer of solar energy to the Earth via microwaves or lasers), how a useful constellation would look and function, potential cost and timeline, and more during an April 11, 2018, interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at the Navy League’s 2018 Sea-Air-Space Symposium outside of Washington. Our coverage was sponsored by Fincantieri Marine Group, Huntington Ingalls Industries and Leonardo DRS.

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STRATCOM’s Hyten on Deterring Russia, Modernizing the Nuclear Triad, Preventing War in Space

Gen. John Hyten, USAF, commander of US Strategic Command, says the US government must fund “the Big 6” programs to modernize and improve America’s nuclear deterrent — the Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine, the B-21 Raider bomber and its companion long-range strike weapon, intercontinental ballistic missiles, nuclear weapons, and nuclear command and control — and discusses how to improve the agility of the force, Russia’s nuclear strategy and how the United States and its allies must respond, deterring war in space and much more in a wide-ranging April 12, 2018, interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the Pentagon.

SAS 2018
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US Navy’s Johnson on Accelerating Acquisition, Future Frigate Priorities

Vice Adm. Dave Johnson, USN, principal military deputy to the US Navy’s assistant secretary for research, development and acquisition, discusses accelerating Navy acquisition, the service’s priorities for its future frigate and more during an April 11, 2018, interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. Our coverage was sponsored by Fincantieri Marine Group, Huntington Ingalls Industries and Leonardo DRS.

SAS 2018
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GE Aviation’s Bolsinger on Marine Propulsion, US Navy Future Frigate Competition, LM6000 Engine

Brien Bolsinger, vice president for marine operations at GE Aviation, discusses how the evolution of naval power is changing the company’s approach to marine propulsion, programs it’s pursuing (including the US Navy’s future frigate competition), how the LM6000 industrial gas turbine engine is giving it an edge over its competitors and more during an April 10, 2018, interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at the Navy League’s 2018 Sea-Air-Space Symposium outside of Washington. GE is one of the Defense & Aerospace Report’s site sponsors. Our coverage was sponsored by Fincantieri Marine Group, Huntington Ingalls Industries and Leonardo DRS.

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Airbus Helicopters’ Young on H135 Offering for US Navy Training Helicopter Competition

Gene Young, senior director for military business development at Airbus Helicopters, discusses why the company’s H135 offering is well-suited to the US Navy’s training helicopter requirements, how low maintenance costs can compensate for higher acquisition costs associated with a twin-engine aircraft, and more during an April 11, 2018, interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at the Navy League’s 2018 Sea-Air-Space Symposium outside of Washington. Our coverage was sponsored by Fincantieri Marine Group, Huntington Ingalls Industries and Leonardo DRS.

SAS 2018
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General Atomics’ Alexander on Unmanned Tanker Offering for US Navy MQ-25 Program

Dave Alexander, president of aviation systems at General Atomics, discusses the company’s offering for the US Navy’s MQ-25 Stingray unmanned tanker aircraft competition during an April 11, 2018, interview with the Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at the Navy League’s 2018 Sea-Air-Space Symposium outside of Washington. Our coverage was sponsored by Fincantieri Marine Group, Huntington Ingalls Industries and Leonardo DRS.

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