Karl Roberts, defence sales manager at JFD, discusses its SEAL Carrier swimmer delivery vehicle carrier, its work in submarine-rescue support and other product offerings during an interview with the Defense & Aerospace Report during the 2017 Defence & Security Equipment International conference and trade show in London. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is in partnership with DSEI and Clarion Events.
Brig. Gen. Taco Gilbert, USAF Ret., vice president for integrated tactical solutions at Sierra Nevada Corporation, discusses the Sierra Nevada/Embraer A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft’s torque challenges, its domestic and global market prospects, and more during Part 2 of a September 2017 interview with the Defense & Aerospace Report at the Air Force Association’s 2017 Air, Space & Cyber conference and trade show near Washington. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is sponsored by L3 Technologies and Leonardo DRS.
Brig. Gen. Taco Gilbert, USAF Ret., vice president for integrated tactical solutions at Sierra Nevada Corporation, shares an update on its joint program with Embraer to provide A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft to the Afghan Air Force, discusses the US Air Force’s OA-X light attack aircraft program and more during Part 1 of a September 2017 interview with the Defense & Aerospace Report at the Air Force Association’s 2017 Air, Space & Cyber conference and trade show near Washington. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is sponsored by L3 Technologies and Leonardo DRS.
Øystein Bø, Norway’s deputy defense minister, discusses observations and lessons learned from Russia’s Zapad 2017 exercise, deterring Russia, the proposed creation of two new NATO commands, modernization, Norway’s defense-industrial base and more during a joint interview with Defense & Aerospace Report and Defense One. The interview was conducted in Oslo during a trip sponsored by the Norwegian Ministry of Defence and organized by the Atlantic Council of the United States.
Will Lennon, vice president of the Ohio Replacement Program at General Dynamics Electric Boat, discusses the Columbia-class submarine program’s status, lessons learned from working on the Virginia-class attack submarine and the company’s Integrated Enterprise Plan, which looks to ensure the both programs’ success, during a Nov. 2, 2017, interview with the Defense & Aerospace Report at the 2017 Naval Submarine League Symposium and Industry Update in northern Virginia.
Dick McNamara, president of RR McNamara and Associates, discusses the impact of small business innovation on the submarine industry during a Nov. 2, 2017, interview with the Defense & Aerospace Report conducted at the 2017 Naval Submarine League Symposium & Industry Update in northern Virginia.
Don Jagoe, senior director for business development at Liquid Robotics, a Boeing company, discusses the Wave Glider program, the unmanned vehicle market, what the company brings to the submarine force and more during a Nov. 1, 2017, interview at the 2017 Naval Submarine League Annual Symposium and Industry Update in northern Virginia.
On this week’s episode of the Defense & Aerospace Business Report podcast, sponsored by Bell Helicopter, a Textron company, we discuss the US Navy’s “collision report” on the USS Fitzgerald and USS John S. McCain incidents, President Donald Trump’s trip to Asia, UK Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon’s resignation and more. This week’s guests include Gordon Adams of American University and the Stimson Center, Ron Epstein, PhD, of Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Steven Grundman of the Atlantic Council and Sash Tusa of Agency Partners.
Lt. Col. Linda Orr, RAMC, a combat ear, nose and throat surgeon, discusses the importance of ear health and hearing protection, and how the British Armed Services and Defence Medical Services are partnering with NATO allies, international academic institutions and more to “offer preventative management of hearing loss” for active-duty service members and veterans during a Sept. 14, 2017 interview at the 2017 Defence & Security Equipment International conference and trade show. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is in partnership with DSEI and Clarion Events.
Kurt Olsen, business development director at VPI Technology Group, discusses the system that won the company an $165 million radiological-detection gear contract from the US Army in 2016, its potential use by the rest of the US military and its commercial-market prospects during a Sept. 14, 2017, interview at the 2017 Defence & Security Equipment International conference and trade show in London. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is in partnership with DSEI and Clarion Events.