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THINK TANK CENTRAL
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“In this report, RAND researchers analyze Russian views of the international order,” the RAND Corporation writes of its May 2017 report “Russian Views of the International Order,” co-authored by Andrew Radin and Clinton Bruce Reach. “They identify core Russian foreign policy interests, including defense of the regime, influence in its neighborhood, and status as a great power. The authors trace how these interests have led to growing Russian skepticism of the West and to Russia’s current view that the international order is dominated by the United States and is a threat to Russian interests and security.”

Bogdan Exit Interview
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Defense & Aerospace Report caught up with Lt. Gen. Chris Bogdan, USAF, program executive officer for the F-35 Lighting II Fighter, for an exclusive exit interview (and his last on camera) before he retires from the US Air Force. In the wide-reaching, six-part series, he shares insights into the Joint Strike Fighter program, lessons learned and advice for his successor, Adm. Winters. The interview was conducted on May 11 at the program’s offices in Arlington, Virginia.

Military & Aerospace History
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On May 22, 1968, the American nuclear attack submarine USS Scorpion, went missing with 99 men aboard on her way back to Norfolk, Virginia. Scorpion left New London, Connecticut, in February 1968 with a goal of reaching the Mediterranean Sea for a two-month European deployment, the Naval History and Heritage Command writes. However, they continue, she last radioed her position on May 21, 1968. She was lost southwest of the Azores, a group of islands about 950 miles west of mainland Portugal, on May 22, the US Navy reports.

PODCASTS
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In this week’s special Budget Day 2017 episode of the Defense & Aerospace Business Report, we look at President Trump’s proposed FY 18 federal budget, his first foreign trip (to the Middle East and Rome), the terror attack in Manchester, England, and more. The Defense & Aerospace Business Report is sponsored by Bell Helicopter, a Textron Company.

This week’s guests include:

● Gordon Adams, professor emeritus at American University’s School of International Service
● Mackenzie Eaglen of the American Enterprise Institute
● Ron Epstein of Bank of America Merrill Lynch
● Todd Harrison of the Center for Strategic and International Studies
● Sash Tusa of Agency Partners in London

Bogdan Exit Interview
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In the third installment of Defense & Aerospace Report’s exclusive exit interview with Lt. Gen. Chris Bogdan, USAF, program executive officer of the F-35 Lightning II, Bogdan discusses President Donald Trump’s impact on contract negotiations for Lot 10 of the fighter jets. He also discusses international interest in the aircraft. The interview was held at the Joint Strike Fighter program office in Arlington, Virginia.

VIDEOS
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Ellie Maruyama, co-author of the “‘Terrorist Use of Virtual Currencies: Containing the Potential Threat” report, and Elizabeth Rosenberg, senior fellow and director of the Energy, Economics and Security Program at the Center for a New American Security, discuss the risk of terrorists utilizing these high-tech economic tools to finance terrorism. Zachary Goldman, Edoardo Saravalle and Julia Solomon-Strauss also co-authored the report.

Bogdan Exit Interview
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In the second installment of Defense & Aerospace Report’s exclusive exit interview with Lt. Gen. Chris Bogdan, USAF, program executive officer of the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter program, Bogdan discusses operational lessons learned from fighter jets already in the field, the state of F-35 connectivity and the “competition” between the F-35 Lightning II and the F/A-18 Super Hornet.

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