On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guest are Major General (MG) David J. Francis and Mark Stiner. Francis, the commanding general, United States Army Aviation Center of Excellence, provides and update on the current status of Army aviation and growth plans for the future. In segment two, Mark Stiner, Senior Director, Strategic Business Development at Elbit Systems of America. Our “virtual” coverage of Army Aviation is sponsored by Bell, Elbit Systems of America and Leonardo DRS.

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guest is Samuel Bendett, an associate research analyst in the Center for Naval Analyses’ Russia Studies Program and an Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Center for a New American Security on COVID-19 effects on the Russian political and military leadership, planned May day celebrations and military technology development.

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guest is Greg Poling, the director of the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative at the Center for Strategic and International Studies to discuss on-going challenges in the South China Sea and recommended ways to prevent Chinese bad behavior and increased participation in the rules based system. Our naval coverage is sponsored by Fincantieri Marinette Marine.

Maj. Gen. Jeff Schloesser, US Army Ret., a former chief of US Army Aviation who is now the president of the Army Aviation Association of America and the executive Vice president for strategic pursuits at Bell, discusses the decision to delay the annual AAAA symposium and tradeshow because of the coronavirus pandemic and how the association is supporting Army Aviation and the community that supports the force with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. Our “virtual” coverage of Army Aviation is sponsored by Bell, Elbit Systems of America and Leonardo DRS.