Alan Davis, the chief executive of Raytheon Emirates, discusses the company’s growth strategy, opportunities, product offerings and partnerships with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the 2019 Dubai Air Show, where our coverage was sponsored by Leonardo DRS.
Gen. CQ Brown Jr., USAF, the commander of Pacific Air Forces, discusses China’s capabilities, the agile combat employment model to continually move air forces across the region to deter Beijing as well as safeguard assets from attack and associated logistical challenges with the approach, distributed joint-force multi-domain operations and the need to adopt innovative warfighting concepts, the need for more air and missile defenses and more with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the Air Force Association’s 2019 Air Space Cyber conference and tradeshow outside Washington, DC. Our coverage was sponsored by L3 Harris and Leonardo DRS.
Tom Karako, the director of the missile defense project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, discusses successful US national missile defense test on March 25, 2019, the Trump administration’s “masterpiece theater” 2020 defense budget request and the need for a space sensor to help detect more advanced threats like hypersonic weapons with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at the Association of the United States Army’s annual Global Force symposium and conference in Huntsville, Ala., where our coverage is sponsored by L3 Technologies and Leonardo DRS.
Richard Yaw, PhD, the director of air and missile defense and the chief of the high-energy laser division at the US Army’s Space and Missile Defense Command at Redstone Arsenal, Ala., discusses the Mobile Experimental High-Energy Laser, the future of battlefield directed-energy weapons, capabilities, and more with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor. The MEHEL program originally fitted a 2 kilowatt laser, radar, targeting as well as power and cooling systems on a standard Infantry Fighting Variant of the service’s Stryker wheeled combat vehicle. The power of the laser has been upgraded twice, first to 5 kilowatts and then to its current confirmation of 10 kilowatts. At the same time, the vehicle is being used to help Army leaders develop new tactics to take maximum advantage of future operational laser weapon systems for air defense applications spanning from downing unmanned air systems to more demanding missions like countering artillery, rockets, mortars and other threats.
Lt. Col. Todd Caruso, USMC Ret., business development director at BAE Systems, discusses the new electronic warfare capability for the F-35 Lightning II fighter by Lockheed Martin, and the retirement of his old unit and aircraft, Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 2 — VMAQ-2 — and the Northrop Grumman EA-6B Prowler with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at the Air Force Association’s 2019 Air Warfare Symposium where our coverage was sponsored by L3 Technologies and Leonardo DRS.
Tom Karako, a leading missile defense expert with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, discusses key elements of the the Trump administration’s Missile Defense Review released Jan. 17, 2019, Chinese and Russian capabilities, hypersonic threats and defenses and more with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.
Rear Adm. Gerry Hueber, USN Ret., Raytheon Strategic and Naval Systems business executive, discusses the company’s air and missile defense portfolio ranging from the Standard missile to the Phalanx Close-In Weapon System with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the Surface Navy Association’s 2019 conference and tradeshow in Northern Virginia. We are an SNA media partner for the event and our coverage is sponsored by Huntington Ingalls Industries, GE Marine, L3 Technologies and Leonardo DRS.