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.
On this week’s episode, we discuss President Donald Trump’s decision to fire former FBI Director James Comey, the FY18 federal budget outlook, the House Science Committee’s draft commercial-space legislation, the president’s interest in defense systems, the massive cyberattack that hit over 100 countries last week, what comes next after the French election, the state of the global aerospace market and more. The Defense & Aerospace Business Report is sponsored by Bell Helicopter, a Textron Company.
Walt Janowski, RS-68 program manager at Aerojet Rocketdyne, discusses the RS-68A rocket engine program, goals for the May 10 test held at John C. Stennis Space Center, engineering lessons learned, and what winemaking and rocket science have in common during an May 10 interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian in Mississippi. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s trip to Stennis and coverage of the test were sponsored by Aerojet Rocketdyne.
“In recent years, some nations have shifted to more ambiguous activities for exerting global influence, in attempts to achieve benefits normally obtained through conventional war, but without triggering such a war,” The Center for Naval Analyses’ David A. Broyles and Brody Blankenship write in the abstract to their April 2017 report “The Role of Special Operations Forces in Global Competition.” Their report examines “a different way of thinking about these ambiguous activities and their implications, which suggested a need to shift U.S. focus away from preparing to win tomorrow and toward winning today,” describes “a different approach to U.S. activities in such competitive environments,” and makes the case for US Special Operations Forces being the best fit for carrying out said actions.
On May 9, 1955, almost ten years after the end of World War II in Europe, West Germany formally participated in its first session of the North Atlantic Council in Paris.
In this week’s episode of the Defense & Aerospace Business Report, we discuss the French elections, the outlook for US defense spending in the wake of Congress’ passage of an omnibus spending bill and more.
“V-E,” or Victory in Europe, Day, first celebrated on May 8, 1945, marked the victory of the Allied Powers in Europe, and, consequently, the dwindling down of World War II.
Ambassador Lincoln Bloomfield, distinguished fellow and chairman emeritus at the Stimson Center, discusses challenges to Iraq’s Stability, the Iran nuclear deal, Russian involvement in Syria, Iranian elections and more during an interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the think tank’s Washington headquarters. The interview was conducted after the “The Difficult Road Ahead: Stabilizing Iraq and the Gulf Region” event, co-sponsored by the think tank and TRENDS Research & Advisory.
Kevin Billings, former assistant secretary of the US Air Force for installations, environment & logistics, and president & CEO of Legation Strategies, discusses the reconstitution of the Royal Air Force’s 601 Squadron and the legacy of unit pilot Billy Fiske during a May 4 interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian in Washington. Fiske was a two-time US Olympian who enlisted in the RAF and was killed in action during WWII while serving with the unit.