Peter Hardisty, managing director of Rheinmetall Defence UK, discusses its Boxer armored transport vehicle and competition for the British Army’s Challenger 2 Life Extension Project contract 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.
On this week’s episode of the Defense & Aerospace Business Report podcast, sponsored by Bell Helicopter, a Textron company, we discuss President Donald Trump’s tax plan, congressional defense budget deliberations, North Korean deterrence, the state of the US-Canada trade relationship and more. This week’s guests include 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 (now with the Center for a New American Security) and Sash Tusa of Agency Partners.
Mark “Gonzo” Gunzinger, senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, discusses “Force Planning for the Era of Great Power Competition,” a new CSBA report he co-authored with Bryan Clark, David Johnson and Jesse Sloman, during an October 2017 interview with the Defense & Aerospace Report. The interview was conducted at the think tank’s Washington headquarters.
Patrick Cronin, PhD, senior advisor and senior director of the Center for a New American Security’s Asia-Pacific Security Program, discusses how the US can accomplish strategic goals in the region without “making grand bargains” with China, the outlook for future US trade agreements in the Asia-Pacific under President Donald Trump and deterring North Korea during Part 2 of an October 2017 interview with the Defense & Aerospace Report at the think tank’s Washington offices.
Gen. Petr Pavel, Czech Army, chairman of the NATO Military Committee, discusses the generational challenge of combatting terrorism and violent extremism, Russia’s Zapad 2017 exercise, steps needed to enable cross-border mobility for allied troops and materiel in Europe, and more during an Oct. 24, 2017, interview with the Defense & Aerospace Report in Washington.
Patrick Cronin, PhD, senior advisor and senior director of the Center for a New American Security’s Asia-Pacific Security Program, discusses Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe’s decision to call snap elections, his desire to “legitimize” the Japan Self-Defense Forces and international concerns over the country’s remilitarization, previews the 4th-annual Mt. Fuji Dialogue and more during Part 1 of an October 2017 interview with the Defense & Aerospace Report conducted at the think tank’s Washington offices.
Adrienne Ondrusek, lead robotics systems engineer for robotics at Harris Electronics Systems, discusses the T7 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Robotic System (designed to let EOD technicians handle improvised explosive devices without risking bodily injury), how she thinks haptics will change the way humans interface with robots and autonomous systems, and the future of robotics during a September 2017 interview at the Defence and Security Equipment International conference and trade show in London. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is in partnership with DSEI and Clarion Events.
Maj. Gen. Yoav Har-Even, IDF Ret., CEO of Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, discusses how mergers, acquisitions and the ubquity of advanced technology factor into its corporate strategy, product offerings and the company’s missile defense market prospects in Part 2 of an interview at the 2017 Defence and Security Equipment International conference and trade show in London. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is in partnership with DSEI and Clarion Events.
Adm. Sir. George Zambellas, RN Ret., former First Sea Lord and former chief of naval staff of the Royal Navy, discusses how he thinks education needs to change, the UK defense budget black hole and the Royal Navy’s future in Part 4 of his Sept. 13, 2017, interview at the Defense & Security Equipment International conference and trade show in London. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is in partnership with DSEI and Clarion Events.
Riad Kahwaji, CEO of SEGMA and organizer of the Dubai International Air Chiefs Conference, previews this year’s event, discusses the evolution of air power and military strategy in the Middle East, and more during an Oct. 20, 2017, interview with the Defense & Aerospace Report, conducted at the Key Bridge Marriott in northern Virginia.