Guto Bebb, MP, the UK’s former minister for defense procurement, discusses the country’s newly announced Future Combat Air Strategy and Tempest fighter, transatlantic trade war, the 750 million pound efficiency goal expected to be part of Britain’s upcoming Strategic Defence and Security Review, Australia’s decision to buy the Type 26 frigate being developed for the Royal Navy by BAE Systems and the outlook for a ground system strategy in a July 16, 2018, interview at the 2018 Farnborough International Airshow outside London. This was his final media interview before his July 16, 2018, resignation over a Brexit vote in Parliament later that evening. Our coverage is sponsored by Farnborough International and Leonardo DRS.

Eric Chewning, deputy assistant defense secretary for manufacturing and industrial base policy, says the US must leverage its “full national-security innovation base,” previews the Pentagon’s input into the Trump administration’s ongoing national industrial base assessment and strategy process, discusses industrial base considerations in contract awards, merger and acquisition approval policy, and much more in a wide-ranging, July 16, 2018, interview at the 2018 Farnborough International Airshow outside London. Our coverage is sponsored by Farnborough International and Leonardo DRS.

Simon Everest, director of the UK Department for International Trade Defence & Security Organisation (also known as DIT DSO), discusses Australia’s selection of BAE Systems’ Type 26 frigate for its SEA 5000 future frigate program, the contract’s economic importance to the UK, Type 26 and 31E frigate sales projections, the new Future Combat Air Strategy, global demand for UK defense, aerospace and security systems during a July 16, 2018, interview at the 2018 Farnborough International Airshow outside London. Our coverage is sponsored by Farnborough International and Leonardo DRS.