Morley Stone, PhD, the US Air Force Research Laboratory’s chief technology officer, says the US Defense Department’s “share” of the “research and development ecosystem” is shrinking and that it must “leverage” industry innovation to combat this effect during an interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the Pentagon’s DoD Lab Day 2017.
Linda Thomas, PhD, a research engineer with the US Naval Research Laboratory, discusses the Defense Optical Channel Program’s research into “optical time transfer and quantum communications,” and how laser communications can aid US troops during an interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the Pentagon’s DoD Lab Day 2017. The Defense Optical Channel Program, jointly run by the US Naval Research Laboratory, the US Air Force Research Laboratory, the US Army Research Laboratory and the US Army Space and Missile Defense Command, won a $45 million US Defense Department grant earlier this year to support the research.
Col. Glenn Dean, US Army, project manager for Stryker armored fighting vehicles, discusses the challenges inherent in integrating diesel engines into military armored vehicles during the Army’s Stryker Lethality Day, held Aug. 15, 2017, at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Edgewood, Md.
Col. Glenn Dean, US Army, project manager for Stryker armored fighting vehicles, discusses two new Stryker variants (rapid development of the “Dragoon” version of Stryker with a 30mm gun in an unmanned turret for the 2nd Cavalry Regiment in Germany, and another equipped with a remotely operated weapon system that includes a Javelin antitank missile launcher), design challenges and tradeoffs, wider Stryker upgrades and more during an interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted on Aug. 15, 2017, at the Army’s Stryker Lethality Day, held at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Edgewood, Md.
The US Army conducted a live-fire demonstration of its Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle Dragoon on Aug. 15, 2017, during Stryker Lethality Day at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Edgewood, Md. This variant of the Stryker armored vehicle has a 30 mm cannon and unmanned turret integrated into its design, must be fielded by 2018 and is slated for use by the Army’s 2nd Cavalry Regiment.
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.
On this week’s episode of the Defense & Aerospace Business Report, sponsored by Bell Helicopter, a Textron company, we discuss ongoing US-North Korea nuclear tensions, their impact on the defense budget, China’s role in the situation, the outlook for DIUx and other Ash-Carter-era innovation initiatives in Gen. James Mattis’ Pentagon, and more. This week’s guests include Byron Callan of Capital Alpha Partners, Ron Epstein of Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Steven Grundman of the Atlantic Council, Todd Harrison of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and Sash Tusa of Agency Partners.