Lt. Gen. Jan Broeks, Royal Netherlands Army, the director general of NATO’s international military staff, and Lt. Gen. Esa Pulkkinen, Finnish Army, the director general of the European Union’s military staff, discuss closer allied cooperation, defense spending, modernization and more with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the Center for a New American Security in Washington, DC.
Adm. Karl Schultz, the 26th US Coast Guard commandant, discusses his upcoming 2018-2022 strategy to be released in early December, the role of his force in great power competition, budgets, modernization, climate change and more during a wide-ranging interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian in Washington, DC.
Todd Harrison, the director of defense budget analysis and the Aerospace Security Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, discusses the Trump administration’s plan to cut $33 billion from DoD’s 2020 budget with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.
Col. Joe Bookard, director of the US Army Rapid Equipping Force, discusses his organization’s role in an era of great power competition during an interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian during the Association of the United States Army’s annual meeting in Washington, DC. Our coverage was sponsored by Bell, a Textron company, Elbit Systems of America, L3 Technologies, Leonardo DRS and Safran.
Rick Lemaster, the director of global sales and marketing for Boeing’s vertical lift and aircraft programs, discusses the merits of the company’s bid that includes Leonardo’s MH-139 helicopter for the US Air Force’s competition to replace the service’s aging Bell UH-1H Huey helicopters. The interview was conducted at the Air Force Association’s annual Air Space & Cyber conference Sept. 17-19, 2018, where our coverage was sponsored by Elbit Systems of America, L3 Technologies and Leonardo DRS. Boeing won the $2.8 billion USAF contract on Sept. 24, beating proposals by Lockheed Martin and Sierra Nevada.
Mikhail Kasyanov, Russia’s former prime minister who is now the leader of the People’s Freedom Party, discusses Russian President Vladimir Putin’s popularity and longevity, as well as the outlook for democracy in the country, with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the Halifax International Security Forum in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Eliot Cohen, PhD, the director of the Strategic Studies Program at Johns Hopkins University’s Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, discusses President Donald Trump’s first year in office, the administration’s strategy development and cuts to the State Department. Cohen spoke with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the Halifax International Security Forum in Nova Scotia, Canada.
In her first video interview since taking office, Ellen Lord, under secretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, discusses importance of the US-UAE partnership, her priorities (including simplifying the acquisition system), DoD’s new organization, and reviewing merger and acquisition policy during an interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian on Nov. 12, 2017, at the Dubai Airshow. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is sponsored by FLIR Systems.
Richard Spencer, the 76th secretary of the US Navy, discusses the investigations into four incidents this year involving American warships including two collisions that killed 17 sailors, necessary corrective actions including the need for culture change, plans for a 355-ship fleet, the impending Request for Proposals for a new frigate and more during an interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian on Nov. 6, 2017.
Gen. Tod Wolters, USAF, the commander of US Air Forces Europe, discusses Russia’s recent major military exercise and improving combat capabilities with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted Sept. 20, 2017, at the Air Force Association’s 2017 Air, Space & Cyber conference and trade show in National Harbor, Md., just outside Washington, D.C. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage was sponsored by L3 Technologies and Leonardo DRS.