Vice Adm. Paul Bennett, Royal Navy, NATO Allied Command Transformation’s chief of staff, discusses driving innovation, the command’s 13th annual Chiefs of Transformation Conference, capability development and more with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. Our coverage of the conference was sponsored by L3 Technologies and Leonardo DRS.
Camille Grand, NATO assistant secretary general for defense investment, discusses accelerating alliance acquisition programs and more with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at NATO Allied Command Transformation’s 13th annual Chiefs of Transformation Conference in Norfolk, Va. Our coverage was sponsored by L3 Technologies and Leonardo DRS.
Pat Anderson, author of the new book “Nautilus Trilogy,” discusses her new book and the significance of the USS Nautilus, the world’s first nuclear powered warship with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the Naval Submarine League’s annual symposium in Northern Virginia. She was married to the late Capt. William Anderson, USN Ret., who served as Nautilus’ second commanding officer. Nautilus is now a museum ship at the US Submarine Force Library & Museum on the Thames River in Groton, Conn.
Pavlo Klimkin, Ukraine’s foreign minister, discusses the ongoing crisis with Russia and Moscow’s continuing provocations with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the Halifax International Security Forum in Nova Scotia, Canada. The interview was conducted before Russia seized three Ukrainian naval vessels in the Azov Sea off the coast of Crimea that Moscow annexed in 2014. Our coverage is sponsored by L3 Technologies and Leonardo DRS.
Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., the current ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee who will become chairman in January, discusses defense spending outlook, nuclear modernization, Afghanistan strategy and more with Defense & Aerospace Editor Vago Muradian during the Reagan National Defense Forum at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif. Our coverage was sponsored by L3 Technologies and Leonardo DRS
Lt. Gen. George Muellner, USAF Ret., chairman emeritus of the Air Force Association, discusses lessons learned from his Vietnam War experience and what the US Air Force needs to do to adapt to a changing warfighting environment during AFA’s 2017 Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando, Fla. Defense & Aerospace Report’s AWS 2017 coverage is sponsored by Leonardo DRS. Gen. Muellner, 75, passed away Feb. 11, 2019.
Gen. David Goldfein, USAF, chief of staff of the US Air Force, discusses President Trump’s proposed $54 billion defense spending increase, need for a bigger force and retaining pilots, ISIS options, top modernization priority and a case for repealing the budget control act with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at the Air Force Association’s annual air warfare symposium in Orlando, Florida. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage of the symposium was sponsored by DRS Technologies.
Heather Conley, senior vice president for Europe, Eurasia and Arctic at the Center for Strategic and International Security, discusses US arctic strategy, Russia and NATO with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted on Jan. 23, 2017, at CSIS following a panel discussion on US acrtic strategy.
Thad Smith, director of Standard Missile 6 business development at Raytheon Missile Systems, discusses the Pentagon’s decision to approve the weapon for international sales, new capabilities, future upgrades and cost control measures with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at the Surface Navy Association’s 29th Annual Symposium and Tradeshow. Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage of SNA is sponsored by Raytheon.
Mark Fox, global defense programs chief at Amazon Web Services, discusses the company’s scalable facial recognition system, data security and data cost trends with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the Supreme Allied Command Transformation’s 2016 Chiefs of Transformation Conference in Norfolk, Virginia, Dec. 13-15, 2016.