Gen. Carlton “Dewey” Everhart II, commander of the US Air Force’s Air Mobility Command, discusses the combat role of his command, problems with aging jets and improving readiness during a Sept. 20, 2017, interview at the 2017 Air Force Association Air, Space & Cyber conference and trade show near Washington. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is sponsored by L3 Technologies and Leonardo DRS.
Magnus Nordenman, deputy director of the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security and director of the center’s Transatlantic Security Initiative, discusses the significance of the Swedish Armed Forces’ Exercise Aurora 17, Russia’s response, Swedish national security and what’s next for its military during a Sept. 26, 2017, interview at the think tank’s Washington offices.
Gen. Ellen Pawlikowski, commander of the US Air Force Materiel Command, discusses steps being taken to combat an aging force — including revised aircraft inspections and additive manufacturing — and says “a continuing resolution is a challenge” for her command “across the board” during a Sept. 21, 2017, interview at the Air Force Association’s 2017 Air, Space & Cyber conference. The event was held in National Harbor, Md., just outside of Washington. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is sponsored by L3 Technologies and Leonardo DRS.
Lt. Gen. Jeff “Cobra” Harrigian, USAF, commander of US Air Forces Central Command, discusses operations over Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan, fighting ISIS, air-ground integration, Russia, Iran and more at the Air Force Association’s annual Air, Space & Cyber conference and trade show near Washington. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is sponsored by L3 Technologies and Leonardo DRS.
Amb. Jorge Domecq, European Defence Agency chief executive, discusses the European Defence Fund, working with NATO, the Franco-German combat fighter program and more in Part 2 of his Sept. 12, 2017, 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.
Ran Kril, Elbit Systems’ executive vice president for international marketing and business development, discusses the company’s global market strategy, naval domain work (including its Seagull Multi-Mission USV System), the establishment of Elbit Systems UK and more in 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.
In an excerpt from his interview at the Air Force Association’s 2017 Air, Space & Cyber conference and trade show, Gen. Tony McPeak, USAF Ret., 14th US Air Force chief of staff and a 2017 Air Force Association Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, calls North Korea “the biggest security problem” he’s ever seen and says he thinks the US needs “to militarily dismantle” its nuclear capability “in a fairly near term.” The event was held in National Harbor, Md., just outside of Washington. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is sponsored by L3 Technologies & Leonardo DRS, and this interview is in partnership with the Air Force Association.
Dr. Liam Fox, MP, UK secretary of state for international trade, reiterates the country’s commitment to protecting European security through its NATO presence and role in Europe’s industrial base in Part 2 of his Sept. 13, 2017, 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.
On this week’s episode of the Defense & Aerospace Business Report podcast, sponsored by Bell Helicopter, a Textron company, we discuss escalating US-North Korea tensions following President Donald Trump’s United Nations General Assembly address, factors impacting Capitol Hill budget deliberations, takeaways from the Air Force Association’s 2017 Air, Space & Cyber conference and trade show, and more. This week’s guests include Gordon Adams of American University and the Stimson Center, Nora Bensahel, PhD, of AU’s School of International Service and the Atlantic Council, Byron Callan of Capital Alpha Partners, Ron Epstein of Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Sash Tusa of Agency Partners.
Gen. Carlton “Dewey” Everhart II, commander of the US Air Force’s Air Mobility Command, discusses its Hurricane Maria response preparations and assets available for disaster relief in Part 1 of a Sept. 20, 2017, interview at the 2017 Air Force Association Air, Space & Cyber conference in National Harbor, Md., outside of Washington, D.C. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is sponsored by L3 Technologies and Leonardo DRS.