UK Defence Secretary Michael Fallon, MP, who remains defense secretary in Prime Minister Theresa May’s government, discusses Britain’s global role in the wake of the referendum to leave the European Union, the drop in the value of the British pound, the F-35 Lightning II, new programs like P-8 maritime patrol aircraft and AH-64E Apache attack helicopters, UK industrial policy, and innovation and DoD’s Third Offset Strategy.
Gov. Terry McAuliffe discusses the importance of attending the Farnborough International Airshow to advance Virginia’s defense and aerospace interests, improving training and education, and the need for the Export-Import Bank’s full reinstatement.
Sash Tusa, defense and aerospace analyst with the equity research firm Agency Partners, discusses Brexit, Britain’s decision to buy new Boeing P-8 maritime patrol aircraft and AH-64E Apache attack helicopters, and UK defense industrial strategy.
Philip Dunne, Conservative Member of Parliament for Ludlow, in one of his last interviews as UK minister for defence procurement before taking a new post as senior health minister, discusses Brexit, a weaker pound, MoD buying power, acquiring new high-end systems and innovation.
Magnus Nordenman, the deputy director of the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center and author of “NATO’s Next Consortium: Maritime Patrol Aircraft,” argues the Atlantic Alliance should assemble a fleet of maritime patrol aircraft .