Jorge Benitez, editor of the Atlantic Council’s NATO Source blog, discusses priorities for President Donald Trump’s first-ever NATO summit, member-state troop-level projections for Afghanistan, and the potential diplomatic implications of the president’s intel leak with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at the Atlantic Council think tank in Washington on May 17, 2017.
Peter Hultqvist, Sweden’s minister of defence, discusses strategic defense cooperation with the US, capability-related priorities, Russia, what constitutes the start of conflict, and more with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the Atlantic Council think tank in Washington on May 17, 2017.
Gary Benton, chief of the project management division at NASA’s Stennis Space Center, Mississippi, discusses industry partnerships, modifications to rocket test stands in preparation for the Space Launch System, and wider infrastructure investment with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted on May 10, 2017, at the B-1 Test Complex. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s Stennis coverage was sponsored by Aerojet Rocketdyne.
Chris Carberry, CEO and co-founder of Explore Mars, discusses the goals behind the 5th annual Humans to Mars Summit and why Mars exploration matters with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian during a May 9 interview at George Washington University in Washington.
“Russia views cyber very differently than its western counterparts, from the way Russian theorists define cyberwarfare to how the Kremlin employs its cyber capabilities,” the Center for Naval Analyses’ Michael Connell and Sarah Vogler write in “Russia’s Approach to Cyber Warfare.” “The paper examines the Russian approach to cyber warfare, addressing both its theoretical and its practical underpinnings.”
In “Generations of War: The Rise of the Warrior Caste and the All-Volunteer Force,” the Center for a New American Security’s Amy Schafer examines the relationship between the emergence of a so-called “warrior caste,” which she describes in the report as “a trend in which a large proportion of those who do choose to serve come from military families,” and the growing disconnect between civilians and service members within the US, as well as the future of “the All-Volunteer Force.”
According to a new report from the Center for a New American Security, the globalization of China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (or PLAN) is a potential threat to the US Navy’s open-ocean dominance. “China’s ability to conduct power projection and amphibious operations around the world will become a fundamental fact of politics in the near future, with significant consequences for the United States and its allies, all of which need to begin preparing for a ‘risen China’ rather than a ‘rising China,’ especially in the realm of maritime security,” CNAS writes. Learn more about the study, which offers “key judgements and recommendations for policymakers” to address this risk, here.
In “Countering Coercion in Maritime Asia: The Theory and Practice of Gray Zone Deterrence,” a new report from the Center for Strategic and International Studies, authors Michael Green, Kathleen Hicks, Zack Cooper, John Schaus and Jake Douglas use “detailed analysis of both deterrence theory and recent incidents of gray zone coercion” to assemble lessons learned for legislators, and suggest “moving beyond tactical scenario analysis to a more strategic deterrence framework for countering Chinese coercion writ large.”
Tom Martin, senior manager for DoD & commercial launch at Aerojet Rocketdyne, discusses the status of the AR-1 booster engine program, test results and more with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted on May 10, 2017, at the E Test Complex at NASA’s John C. Stennis Space Center, Mississippi. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s Stennis coverage was sponsored by Aerojet Rocketdyne.
Julie Van Kleeck, vice president for advanced space and launch at Aerojet Rocketdyne, discusses the company’s portfolio of rocket engine and launch-related work, its design philosophy, its role in the quest to reach Mars, competing in a changing space environment, the RS-25 and RS-68 rocket engines, cost-cutting efforts, lessons learned and more with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian on May 10 at Aerojet Rocketdyne’s facility at NASA’s John C. Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage and travel to Stennis were sponsored by Aerojet Rocketdyne.