Camille Grand, NATO’s assistant secretary general for defense investment, discusses the state of critical programs, how his department does business, efficiency and accountability goals and more during an interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at Supreme Allied Command Transformation’s 2016 Chiefs of Transformation conference in Norfolk, Virginia, Dec. 13-15, 2016.
Gina Loften, IBM Federal’s vice president and chief innovation officer, discusses innovation, industry breakthroughs on the horizon and responding to risk during an interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the Supreme Allied Command Transformation’s 2016 Chiefs of Transformation Conference in Norfolk, Virginia, Dec. 13-15, 2016
What should the United States and its close allies do about China’s strategic expansion into the South China Sea?
Beijing now has an overwhelming presence of military, coastguard, and maritime militia forces in this theater, and it has seized numerous reefs and dredged up new islands in operations that the UN Permanent Court of Arbitration has determined are illegal. Major military installations are being built in several locations. Three of these new islands, towards the middle of the South China Sea, will soon be capable of housing regiments of fighter-bomber aircraft and supporting sustained operations of significant numbers of ships. The rapidly changing strategic balance in Southeast Asia and the flat-footed response of the Western allies is encouraging several regional states to re-evaluate their long-standing security relationships.
This report argues that it is time for the United States and its close allies to clarify their goals in this theater and develop a coherent strategy to counter China’s expansionist operations. It describes a surprisingly broad range of strategy and operational options that are potentially available for the Trump administration to pressure Beijing to moderate its behavior, retrace some of its steps, and deter the Chinese leadership from embarking on new, potentially more dangerous adventures.
Huntington Ingalls Industries President, CEO Mike Petters discusses the outlook for both traditional and nuclear shipbuilding with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the 4th annual Reagan National Defense Forum. The forum was held at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California.
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UK Secretary of State for Defence Michael Fallon discusses NATO, potential conditions for cooperation with Russia against ISIS, the battle against post-Brexit misperceptions of Britain and more in an interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the 4th annual Reagan National Defense Forum. The forum was held at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California. Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage of the Reagan Forum is sponsored by Raytheon.
Rep. Scott Peters, D-California, discusses the outlook for bipartisan cooperation under President-elect Donald Trump, Pentagon funding, Gen. Mattis’ selection as soon-to-be Secretary of Defense and more with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the 4th annual Reagan National Defense Forum at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage of the Reagan Forum is sponsored by Raytheon
Leanne Caret, the president and CEO of Boeing Defense, Space & Security, discusses the company’s advice for the Trump administration, corporate strategy, Boeing’s partnership with Saab on the T-X program and more with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the 4th annual Reagan National Defense Forum held at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage of the Reagan Forum is sponsored by Raytheon.
Adm. Paul Zukunft, the U.S. Coast Guard commandant, discusses the incoming Trump administration, priorities and the funding outlook for his force with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the 2016 Reagan National Defense Forum, held at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage of the Reagan Forum is sponsored by Raytheon.
Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, discusses the outlook for defense under President-elect Donald Trump, defense spending, the Budget Control Act, innovation and more with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The Dec. 3 interview was held at the 4th annual Reagan National Defense Forum at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage of the Reagan Forum is sponsored by Raytheon.
Secretary of the Air Force Deborah James discusses US Air Force priorities, modernization, readiness and the question of legacy during an interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was held Dec. 3 at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library as part of the 4th annual Reagan National Defense Forum in Simi Valley, California.
Defense & Aerospace Report’s #RNDF coverage is sponsored by Raytheon.