Rep. Mike Gallagher, PhD, R-Wisc., a former US Marine Corps intelligence officer, and a member of the House Armed Services and Homeland Security committees, discusses congressional budget deliberations, the national debt, Pentagon spending priorities, the US Navy’s shipbuilding strategy, America First, immigration and more in a Dec. 2, 2017, interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted during the 2017 Reagan National Defense Forum, held at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library & Museum in Simi Valley, California. Our coverage is sponsored by Leonardo DRS.

Leanne Caret, president and CEO of Boeing Defense, Space & Security, shares an update on the KC-46A tanker program, outlook for special mission aircraft, tax reform implications, the company’s relationship with Canada and more during a Dec. 2, 2017, interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted during the 2017 Reagan National Defense Forum, held at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley, California. Our coverage is sponsored by Leonardo DRS.

Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, says “we have not really begun to rebuild” or “repair the military” despite President Donald Trump’s efforts to give it more operational freedom, discusses congressional budget deliberations (predicting “a roughly two-week CR”), priorities for 2018 and more during a Dec. 2, 2017, interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted during the 2017 Reagan National Defense Forum, held at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley, California. Our coverage is sponsored by Leonardo DRS.

Thomas Mahnken, president and CEO of the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, discusses National Security Adviser Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster’s preview of President Donald Trump’s national security strategy, identifies priorities, and more during a Dec. 2, 2017, interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted during the 2017 Reagan National Defense Forum, held at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley, California. Our coverage is sponsored by Leonardo DRS.

Patrick Shanahan, deputy secretary of defense, says “operating without a budget is not normal” and discusses the impact of fiscal uncertainty on US military readiness during his closing remarks at the 2017 Reagan National Defense Forum on Dec. 2, 2017. The event was held at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley, California. Our coverage is sponsored by Leonardo DRS.

Gen. Chuck Wald, USAF Ret., vice chairman and federal practice senior advisor at Deloitte Services LP, says the US military should leave Qatar over its support for the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas, shares recommendations for US strategy in Syria, discusses State Department cuts, and more during a Dec. 2, 2017, interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at the 2017 Reagan National Defense Forum, held at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley, California. Our coverage is sponsored by Leonardo DRS.

Mike Petters, president and CEO of Huntington Ingalls Industries, discusses the tax proposal just passed by the US Senate, the defense spending outlook, how industry can help take cost out of platforms and more during a Dec. 2, 2017, interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at the 2017 Reagan National Defense Forum, held at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley, California. Our coverage is sponsored by Leonardo DRS.

Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, discusses congressional budget deliberations, the potential for a government shutdown, tax reform and more during a Dec. 2, 2017, interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at the 2017 Reagan National Defense Forum, held at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley, California. Our coverage is sponsored by Leonardo DRS.

George Shultz, PhD, former Secretary of State, WWII veteran, and political and diplomatic icon, discusses global security and deterrence, combatting the national debt, State Department cuts, Reagan-Trump comparisons, how his US Marine Corps experience shaped his political and moral ethics, and more in a wide-ranging, Dec. 1, 2017, interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian conducted during the 2017 Reagan National Defense Forum at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley, California. Our coverage is sponsored by Leonardo DRS.

Matthew Donovan, under secretary of the US Air Force and a retired Air Force colonel, discusses the service’s role in national security strategies, the National Security Space Strategy, federal budget uncertainty, the national debt, acquisition reform and more during a Dec. 2, 2017, interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted during the 2017 Reagan National Defense Forum, held at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley, California. Our coverage is sponsored by Leonardo DRS.