Vice Adm. David Buss, USN Ret., president of Cubic Global Defense, discusses the company’s growth priorities, training systems and defense spending outlook with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The Interview was conducted at the Air Force Association’s Air Warfare Symposium March 1-3, 2017, in Orlando, Florida. Our coverage of AWS 2017 was sponsored by DRS Technologies.
Mark Spiwak, president of Boeing Satellite Systems International, discusses a changing commercial satellite market and his company’s business outlook with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the Satellite 2017 tradeshow in Washington on March 6-9, 2017.
Douglas Barrie, senior fellow for military aerospace at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, discusses global air power trends, NATO, Russian and Chinese capabilities and more with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. Barrie is one of the editors of IISS’ annual Military Balance, the latest edition of which was released in early February.
Don Buchman, vice president for commercial mobility at ViaSat, discusses the company’s high-bandwidth satellites that are revolutionizing in-flight entertainment with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the Satellite 2017 tradeshow in Washington.
Clare Martin, the chief operating officer of Surrey Satellites, discusses the UK firm’s expansion into the US market with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the Satellite 2017 tradeshow in Washington March 6-9, 2017.
In “Transatlantic Security Cooperation in the Middle East: Recommendations for the New Administration” by the Center for a New American Security, Ben Fishman, the former Director for North Africa and Jordan on the National Security Council, and Erik Brattberg, a Senior Fellow at the McCain Institute for International Leadership, argue that the new administration will need to identify a set of common objectives with an increasingly fragmented Europe. They further state that the administration will need to work in tandem where those objectives align and divide responsibilities based on resource constraints and comparative advantages. Finally, they make a series of recommendations for how the administration can achieve those objectives.
Rick Lemaster, business development director at Boeing Military Aircraft, discusses the company’s partnership with Leonardo DRS to bid a military version of the AgustaWestland AH-149 helicopter — dubbed the MH-149 — for the US Air Force competition to replace the UH-1N Huey nuclear support aircraft with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted during the Air Force Association’s Air Warfare Symposium March 1-3, 2017, in Orlando, Florida. Our coverage of AWS 2017 was sponsored by Leonardo DRS — formerly known as DRS Technologies.
In this report by the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, Hal Brands and Peter Feaver assess America’s strategic options after ISIS by examining four politico-military strategies for counter-terrorism. They conclude that an enhanced version of the approach that the Obama administration took to defeating ISIS represents the best strategy for waging a dangerous conflict that is likely to endure for many years.
David “Rum” Morgan, business development director at Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky unit, discusses the suitability of the H-60 Blackhawk for the US Air Force’s competition to replace its aging UH-1N Huey helicopters with 72 new aircraft with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at the Air Force Association’s Air Warfare Symposium March 1-3, 2017, in Orlando, Florida. Our coverage of AWS 2017 was sponsored by DRS Technologies.
Fred Ross, Lockheed Martin’s deputy program manager for the F-35 Lighting II fighter effort, discusses the latest on program including the Lot 10 contract and what’s next with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at the Air Force Association’s Air Warfare Symposium March 1-3, 2017, in Orlando, Florida. Our coverage of AWS 2017 was sponsored by DRS Technologies.