Northrop Grumman Cyber Report: Preventing and Fighting Misinformation
On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Suzanne Spaulding, the former undersecretary for…
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DEFAERO Report Daily Podcast [Jul 20, 2020]– CISA Director Chris Krebs
On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guest is Christopher Krebs, director of the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on working from home, organizational priorities, and the role his team plays in national cyber security. Northrop Grumman sponsors our Weekly Cyber Report and broader cyber coverage.
DEFAERO Report Daily Podcast [Jul 17, 2020]– CNO Visit to USS Bonhomme Richard
On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guests are Defense & Aerospace Report’s own contributing editor Christopher P. Cavas and Chris Servello, a founder of Provision Advisors (and Defense and Aerospace team member)on the Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday’s visit to San Diego and the investigations into the fire on USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6).
UCF’s Naylor on Why Orlando is Training & Simulation Epicenter
Capt. Wes Naylor, PhD, USN Ret., the former commander of the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division and the interim director of the University of Central Florida’s Institute for Simulation and Training — and CEO of Fifty Pound Brains — discusses why Orlando is the epicenter for training and simulation technology with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. Our coverage was sponsored by Leonardo DRS.
UCF’s Naylor on Game-Changing Training & Simulation Advances
Capt. Wes Naylor, PhD, USN Ret., the former commander of the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division and the interim director of the University of Central Florida’s Institute for Simulation and Training — and CEO of Fifty Pound Brains — discusses game-changing civilian and military training and simulation advances with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. Our coverage was sponsored by Leonardo DRS.
Pratt & Whitney’s Johnson on USAF B-52 Bomber Re-Engine Competition
Chris Johnson, the executive director for mobility and diverse engines at Pratt & Whitney, discusses the company’s PW815 engine as a replacement for the Pratt & Whitney TF33s now powering the US Air Force’s fleet of B-52 Stratofortress bombers with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the Air Force Association’s 2020 Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando. Our coverage was sponsored by Leonardo DRS.
NATO at 70: The Case for Optimism
Today, NATO advertises itself under version 3.0 — a forward-looking orientation to renewing the strength and readiness of its forces while addressing emerging challenges that confront the Alliance. If versions one and two addressed Cold War challenges and out-of-area operations, this third incarnation reinforces the solidarity of the Alliance through increased readiness, strengthened capabilities and credible deterrence to face new challenges. The Allies are engaging in new domains (space and cyber), reinvigorating the command structure and the political controls governing it, recognizing new competitors (China) and facing old adversaries (Russia) with firmness and resolve. There is much to be optimistic about in NATO’s agenda.
HASC’s Gallagher on Trump Administration’s 2021 Navy Budget Request, USN-USMC Integration
Rep. Mike Gallagher, PhD, R-Wisc., member of the House Seapower and Projection Forces subcommittee, discusses the Trump administration’s 2021 Navy budget request, the gap between 355-ship rhetoric and reality, cutting frigates and retiring first four Littoral Combat Ships, and USN-USMC integration and the need to move quickly to rebuild the fleet with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at the Amphibious Warship Industrial Base Coalition congressional breakfast on Capitol Hill on Feb. 11, 2020.
Norway’s Eikenes on Svalbard, Russia, High North and NATO
Keith Eikenes, the deputy director general for security policy at Norway’s Ministry of Defense, discusses Svalbard, Russia, the Arctic and NATO’s engagement in the high north with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the residence of Norway’s ambassador to the United States in Washington, DC. The ambassador hosted “Looking North: Conference on Security in the Arctic,” organized by the Atlantic Council think tank.
Austal’s Ryder on Frigate Program, Unmanned and Manned Programs
Larry Ryder, senior director of business development and customer affairs at Austal, discusses how to address the US Navy’s unmanned vessels needs, manned warships like the Independence-Class Littoral Combat ship and Expeditionary Fast Transport and gives an update of FFG(X) program with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the Surface Navy Association’s 2020 national symposium. We are an SNA media partner and our coverage was sponsored by GE Marine and Leonardo DRS.