In this week’s episode of the Defense & Aerospace Business Report, we discuss the bipartisan deal the US Congress struck to keep the government funded and its implications for defense, President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office, Vice President Mike Pence’s remarks about rebuilding the US military and more. The Defense & Aerospace Business Report is sponsored by Bell Helicopter, a Textron Company.
In this week’s episode, we discuss the probability of a government shutdown, the North Korean missile threat, the ongoing implications of Buy American and more.
This week’s guests include:
• Gordon Adams, professor emeritus at American University’s School of International Service
• Byron Callan of Capital Alpha Partners
• Ron Epstein of Bank of America Merrill Lynch
• Steve Grundman of the Atlantic Council
• Todd Harrison of the Center for Strategic and International Studies
Thomas Karako, PhD, director of the missile defense program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, discusses North Korea’s ballistic missile capabilities with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the think tank’s Washington headquarters on April 21, 2017.
Bryan Clark, senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments in Washington, discusses defense appropriations, US Navy budget priorities and future fleet architecture with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian during the Navy League’s 2017 Sea-Air-Space Exposition, held April 3-5, 2017, in National Harbor, Maryland.
Dan Gillian, F/A-18 and EA-18 Program Manager, Boeing Defense, Space & Security, discusses the rivalry between the F/A-18 and F-35, extending aircraft life, and ensuring connectivity and communications across across the fleet with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian during the Navy League’s 2017 Sea-Air-Space Exposition, held April 3-5, 2017, in National Harbor Maryland. Boeing is a sponsor of Defense & Aerospace Report.
Steve Sloan, LPD 17 program manager at Huntington Ingalls Industries, discusses the company’s LDP 17 Missile-Defense Variant with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian during the Navy League’s 2017 Sea-Air-Space Exposition, held April 3-5, 2017, in National Harbor, Maryland.
Amb. Fareed Yasseen, PhD, ambassador of Iraq to the United States, discusses the US-Iraq relationship,…
George Perkovich, PhD, vice president for studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, discusses the roles of government and industry in cyberspace, the impacts of Buy American attitudes on cyber, the establishment of cybersecurity norms and more with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at the Brave New Cyberworld conference, which the think tank co-hosted with Jigsaw, on April 18, 2017, in Washington.
Rear Adm. Ken Perry, USN Ret., vice president for product integration and concept development at General Dynamics Electric Boat, discusses Virginia-class submarine production, the status of the Columbia-class program and the Virginia Payload Module (VPM), the state of the company’s workforce, and the company’s vision for future involvement with unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) during an interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was held on April 4, 2017, during the Navy League’s 2017 Sea-Air-Space Exposition in National Harbor, Maryland.
Vidar Skjelstad, president of Kongsberg Defense Systems and the Norwegian-American Defense & Homeland Security Industry Council (NADIC) discusses corporate growth priorities, America First rhetoric, domestic investment and hiring, and how to succeed in the North American market with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian during an interview at the National Press Club in Washington on April 6, 2017, during this year’s NADIC Conference.