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Maj. Gen. David Bassett, US Army, the service’s program executive officer for ground combat systems, discusses the newest versions of the Stryker armored fighting vehicle, reviews ongoing tank, personnel carrier and self-propelled howitzer programs, and stresses the impact of stable funding on program success during a wide-ranging interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted on Aug. 15, 2017, during the US Army’s Stryker Lethality Day, held at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Edgewood, Md.

Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian previews our coverage of the US Army’s Stryker Lethality Day, held Aug. 15, 2017, at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Edgewood, Md. The event included Stryker live-fire demonstrations using a 30mm cannon and unmanned turret, and a Commanders Remotely Operated Weapon Station (also known as CROWS-J), respectively, static vehicle displays and more. Stay tuned to DefAeroReport.com for interviews, demonstration footage and more.

Capt. Salih Cem Kumsal, Turkish Naval Forces Ret., staff officer and deputy director of NATO Allied Command Transformation’s education, individual training and technology section, explains his organization’s approach to training allied officers and the role of technology in preparing future military leaders during an August 2017 interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the National Training and Simulation Association’s 2017 iFest conference in Alexandria, Va.

Col. Jordan Thomas, USAF Ret., vice president for federal services at CommunityForce, discusses company’s collaboration with Adobe on developing a training system for the US Air Force, the changing face of training and more during an August 2017 interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the National Training and Simulation Association’s 2017 iFest conference in northern Virginia.

Bryan Clark, senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, says the US Navy’s future frigate “needs to be a multi-mission capable ship” and gives Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian a status update on the program, including its recent request for information soliciting “industry’s ideas on what the frigate should be able to do,” during an August 2017 interview at CSBA headquarters in Washington.

Rear Adm. James Robb, USN Ret., president of the National Training and Simulation Association — an affiliate subsidiary of the National Defense Industrial Association — says the best training is where simplicity meets a good user interface, and discusses the organization’s mission, goals and more during an Aug. 2, 2017, interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at NTSA’s 2017 iFest conference in northern Virginia.

Tom Karako, director of the Center for Strategic and International Studies’ Missile Defense Program and senior fellow in its International Security Program, discusses North Korea’s most recent intercontinental ballistic missile test, its implications for US and Asian-Pacific security, and the Pentagon’s most recent Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (or THAAD) test during an Aug. 2, 2017, interview at CSIS headquarters in Washington.

Dean Pianta, solutions manager at Adobe Systems Federal, shares his predictions for the future of e-learning, stresses the importance of social learning when training teams, and more during an interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the National Training and Simulation Association’s iFest 2017 conference in Alexandria, Va.