Gen. David Goldfein, USAF, the US Air Force chief of staff, discusses the benefits of collaboration and collective defense, Iran, multi-domain operations and staying ahead of adversary threats with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the Dubai International Air Chiefs conference in Dubai. Our coverage at the Dubai Air Show is sponsored by Leonardo DRS.
Katie Arrington, the special assistant for cybersecurity in the office of the under secretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, discusses the urgent need to implement the DoD’s new Cybersecurity Maturity Model to increase security across industry starting in 2020, helping small firms improve their security, changing culture to heighten security focus and more with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the annual Naval Submarine League conference outside Washington, DC. “It’s not one-size-fits-all in security,” Arrington said. Our cyber coverage and weekly Cyber Report are sponsored by Northrop Grumman.
Maj. Gen. Todd Royar, US Army, the commanding general of the US Army Aviation and Missile Command, discusses supporting highly mobile aviation units under fire, getting the most out of systems already in service with big data and predictive analytics, and maintaining missile readiness and availability with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the Association of the United States Army’s 2019 annual meeting in Washington, DC. Our AUSA coverage is sponsored by GM Defense, Bell, L3Harris and Leonardo DRS.
Rear Adm. Tom Ishee, USN, the US Navy’s director of submarine warfare, discusses impact of continuing resolutions on the Submarine Force, improving shipyard efficiency to get submarines awaiting repair back to sea, unmanned undersea vehicles strategy, and with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the annual Naval Submarine League conference outside Washington, DC.
Nina Jankowicz, the Wilson Center’s first-ever disinformation fellow, discusses disinformation as a strategic weapon, the potential damage to democracy as information warfare breeds distrust and techniques to address the issue beyond playing “whack-a-troll” with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at a Wilson Center cybersecurity panel discussion in Washington, DC. Jankowizc’s upcoming book, “How to Lose the Information War: Russia, Fake News, and the Future of Conflict,” is scheduled to be released in July 2020.
Keith Flail, the vice president for advanced vertical lift systems at Bell, gives Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian a tour of the company’s 360 Invictus helicopter developed for the US Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft at the Association of the United States Army’s 2019 annual meeting in Washington, DC. Our AUSA coverage is sponsored by GM Defense, Bell, L3Harris and Leonardo DRS.
Gen. James McConville, US Army, the US Army chief of staff, discusses his drive for a new talent management system, integrating recruitment across the Army’s three personnel systems — active, Reserve and National Guard — the groundbreaking shift toward more direct accessions of officers and noncommissioned officers to bolster vital skills gaps, improving cyber, 5G, electromagnetic spectrum and AI understanding across the force, and recruiting the future force with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the Association of the United States Army’s 2019 annual meeting in Washington, DC. Our AUSA coverage is sponsored by GM Defense, Bell, L3 Harris and Leonardo DRS.
Brig. Gen. Ross Coffman, US Army, lead for the Next Generation Combat Vehicles Cross Functional Team at US Army Futures Command, discusses the service’s future armored vehicles, the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle program, autonomous systems, new technologies and hybrid propulsion with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the Association of the United States Army’s 2019 annual meeting in Washington, DC. Our AUSA coverage is sponsored by GM Defense, Bell, L3 Harris and Leonardo DRS.
Michael Bayer, Chairman of the Defense Business Board, discusses adversary strategy, cyber vulnerabilities and talent…
Col. Tim Hummel, US Army, the director of the Operational Environment Center at the intelligence directorate of the US Army Training and Doctrine Command, discusses the military operational environment and adversary warfighting plans with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the Association of the United States Army’s 2019 annual meeting in Washington, DC. Our AUSA coverage is sponsored by GM Defense, Bell, L3 Harris and Leonardo DRS.