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Capt. Tom Vecchiola, USN Ret., the CEO of VT Systems — an ST Engineering company — and Brig. Gen. Ron Baczkowski, USMC Ret., the president of VT Halter Marine, discuss the company’s $750 million contract to build three heavy icebreakers for the US Coast Guard, it’s strategy to grow its US footprint and its impending name change with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at the Navy League’s 2019 Sea Air Space conference and traddeshow near Washington where our coverage was sponsored by GE Marine, Huntington Ingalls Industries and Leonardo DRS.

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Vice Adm. Bill Merz, USN, the deputy chief of naval operations for warfare systems or N9, discusses closer integration of US Navy systems and capabilities, future fleet, manned-unmanned force mix, harnessing information and the right great power mindset with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at the Navy League’s 2019 Sea Air Space conference and tradeshow near Washington where our coverage was sponsored by GE Marine, Huntington Ingalls Industries and Leonardo DRS. Merz has been nominated to become the next commander of the 7th Fleet.

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George Awiszus, GE Marine’s marketing and business development director, on the attributes of gas turbines for naval propulsion and power for current and future warships with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at the Navy League’s 2019 Sea Air Space conference and tradeshow near Washington where our coverage was sponsored by GE Marine, Huntington Ingalls Industries and Leonardo DRS.

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Bill Lynn, former US deputy defense secretary who is now the president and CEO of Leonardo DRS, talks about the company’s 2018 earnings, market outlook, programs and company’s 50th anniversary with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at the Navy League’s 2019 Sea Air Space conference and tradeshow outside Washington where our coverage is sponsored by GE Marine, Huntington Ingalls Industries and Leonardo DRS.

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Rear Adm. Steve Williamson, USN, the deputy command for logistics, maintenance and industrial operations at the Naval Sea Systems Command, discusses investing in the nation’s public shipyards and workforce to speed nuclear submarine and carrier maintenance and more with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at the Navy League’s 2019 Sea Air Space conference and tradshow near Washington where our coverage was sponsored by GE Marine, Huntington Ingalls Industries and Leonardo DRS.

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Mike Petters, the president and CEO of Huntington Ingalls Industries, discusses the company’s recent acquisitions of cyber and IT companies G2 and Fulcrum, addressing the US Navy’s unmanned systems needs, learning lessons to reduce Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine development and construction costs, saving time and money on building the second Ford-class carrier — John F. Kennedy — harnessing data and the role of automation with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at the Navy League’s 2019 Sea Air Space conference and tradeshow near Washington where our coverage was sponsored by GE Marine, Huntington Ingalls Industries and Leonardo DRS.

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Col. James “Hondo” Guerts, USAF Ret., the assistant secretary of the Navy for research, development and acquisition, discusses acquisition agility, manned and unmanned systems, supporting a larger fleet and more with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at the Navy League’s 2019 Sea Air Space conference and tradeshow outside Washington where our coverage was sponsored by GE Marine, Huntington Ingalls Industries and Leonardo DRS.

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Rear Adm. Christian “Boris” Becker, USN, the commander of the US Navy’s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, discusses the integration of the service’s information warfare capabilities, harnessing the power of data and more with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at the Navy League’s 2019 Sea Air Space conference and tradeshow outside Washington where our coverage was sponsored by GE Marine, Huntington Ingalls Industries and Leonardo DRS.

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Rear Adm. Mark Buzby, USN Ret., the administrator of the US Maritime Administration, discusses the need to build a bigger US merchant marine fleet to support global operations at a time of great power competition and support American trade and military operations in peace and wartime with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at the Navy League’s 2019 Sea Air Space conference and tradeshow near Washington, where our coverage was sponsored by GE Marine, Huntington Ingalls Industries and Leonardo DRS.

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Cmdr. Bryan McGrath, USN Ret., the founder of the Ferrybridge Group consultancy, discusses improving US Navy surface forces, need for more strategic planning to deliver better warfighting capabilities and integrating air, surface and undersea unmanned vehicles with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at the Navy League’s 2019 Sea Air Space conference and tradeshow near Washington where our coverage was sponsored by GE Marine, Huntington Ingalls Industries and Leonardo DRS.

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