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DoD Lab Day 2017: RDECOM’s Minor on Degraded Visual Environmental Mitigation Program
Maj. Joe Minor, US Army, program manager for RDECOM Rotorcraft Degraded Visual Enviroment Mitigation (as well as an experimental test pilot), discusses the DVEM program with Defense & Aerospace Report Vago Muradian during DoD Lab Day 2017 at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, on May 18, 2017.
USAF’s Bogdan Gives Final Video Update on F-35 Lightning II as JSF Program PEO
In his final video interview in uniform, Lt. Gen. Chris Bogdan, USAF, program executive officer for the F-35 Lighting II Fighter, provides a status report on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program in an exclusive interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted on May 11 at the program’s offices in Arlington, Virginia. This is the first video in a series, all excerpted from Bogdan’s exit interview with Defense & Aerospace Report.
NATO NCI General Manager on NITEC 17, Cyber Trends, Challenges and Strategy
Maj. Gen. Koen Gijsbers, Royal Netherlands Army Ret., general manager of the NATO Communications & Information Agency discusses the NITEC 17 conference in Ottawa, cyber trends and challenges, and the alliance’s strategy in the online domain during an April 2017 interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.
Atlantic Council’s Benitez on Priorities for Trump’s First NATO Summit, Intel Leak
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.
Sweden’s Hultqvist on Strategic Defense Cooperation with US, Priorities, Russia
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.
NASA’s Benton on Industry Collaboration, Rocket Test Infrastructure Investment
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.
Explore Mars’ Carberry on Humans to Mars Summit, Why Exploration Matters
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.
CNA: ‘Russia’s Approach to Cyber Warfare’
“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.”
CNAS’ ‘Generations of War The Rise of the Warrior Caste and the All-Volunteer Force’
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.”