John McHugh, former US Army secretary, discusses readiness challenges, the Army budget and advice for future service secretaries with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian during a May 4 interview at the Army Navy Club in Washington.
In “Terrorist Use of Virtual Currencies: Containing the Potential Threat,” Zachary K. Goldman, Ellie Maruyama, Elizabeth Rosenberg, Edoardo Saravalle and Julia Solomon-Strauss of the Center for a New American Security looks at the possible use of said currencies to fund terrorism.
Adm. Paul Zukunft, commandant of the US Coast Guard, discusses Arctic challenges and strategy, the US-Russia relationship in the region, the prospect of arming future icebreakers, the United Nation’s Convention on the Law of the Sea, his service’s budget and more during a May 3 interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was held at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington.
Peter Scaruppe, the director acquisition of the NATO’s Communications and Information Agency, discusses acquisition priorities, attracting innovative businesses and speeding procurement with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian from the agency’s annual conference in Ottawa, Canada, on April 25, 2017.
Ian Slagle, product lead for visual build management at Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding, discusses how the system’s “visual work instruction and digital tools” impact the company’s shipbuilding process with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian during an interview at the Navy League’s 2017 Sea-Air-Space Exposition, held April 3-5, 2017, in National Harbor, Maryland.
Jeff Bialos, a partner with the law firm Eversheds Sutherland who served as the Pentagon’s industrial affairs chief during the Clinton administration, discusses President Trump’s Buy American rhetoric, defense-industrial strategy, DoD’s Third Offset initiative and innovation with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.
Gary Gysin, CEO of Liquid Robotics — a Boeing company — and firm’s strategic advisor, retired UK Royal Navy Adm. Sir George Zambellas, the former First Sea Lord, discuss the US Navy’s Digital Ocean initiative, innovation and the small company’s relationship with its giant new owner with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at the Navy’s League’s annual conference and tradeshow April 3-5, 2017, near Washington.
In this week’s episode of the Defense & Aerospace Business Report, we discuss the bipartisan deal the US Congress struck to keep the government funded and its implications for defense, President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office, Vice President Mike Pence’s remarks about rebuilding the US military and more. The Defense & Aerospace Business Report is sponsored by Bell Helicopter, a Textron Company.
In this week’s episode, we discuss the probability of a government shutdown, the North Korean missile threat, the ongoing implications of Buy American and more.
This week’s guests include:
• Gordon Adams, professor emeritus at American University’s School of International Service
• Byron Callan of Capital Alpha Partners
• Ron Epstein of Bank of America Merrill Lynch
• Steve Grundman of the Atlantic Council
• Todd Harrison of the Center for Strategic and International Studies
Thomas Karako, PhD, director of the missile defense program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, discusses North Korea’s ballistic missile capabilities with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the think tank’s Washington headquarters on April 21, 2017.