Defense & Aerospace Report

GFS 2019
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AMC’s Mohan on Combat Logistics, Prepo Stocks, Reducing Support Footprint

Brig. Gen. Chris Mohan, the deputy chief of staff for operations at the US Army Materiel Command, discusses how the service is adapting its logistics capabilities to operate in highly contested environments, prepositioned stocks, and ensuring future systems have as lean a support footprint as possible 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 exhibition in Huntsville, Ala,, where our coverage was sponsored by L3 Technologies and Leonardo DRS.

GFS 2019
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US Army’s McCarthy, Murray on 2020 Budget Request

Ryan McCarthy, the under secretary of the US Army, and Gen. Mike Murray, US Army, the commander of the service’s new Futures Command, discuss the service’s 2020 budget request with reporters at the Association of the United States Army’s Global Force 2019 symposium and exhibition in Huntsville, Ala. Our coverage was sponsored by L3 Technologies and Leonardo DRS.

GFS 2019
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CSIS’ Karako on US Missile Defense Test, “Masterpiece Theater” Budget Request

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.

VIDEOS
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US Army’s Yaw on MEHEL, Future of Battlefield High-Energy Lasers

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.

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IISS’ Hackett on 2019 Military Balance, Global Trends

James Hackett, the editor of the International Institute for Strategic Studies’ annual 2019 Military Balance, discusses global defense trends with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the London-based think tank’s office in Washington.

AWS 2019
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BAE’s Caruso on New F-35 Electronic Warfare System; EA-6B Prowler Sunset

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.

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Miller, Armstrong on New Film Commemorating Apollo 11’s 50th Anniversary

Todd Douglas Miller, award-winning filmmaker and director of the new documentary “Apollo 11,” and Rick Armstrong, the son of Mission Commander Neil Armstrong, discuss the importance of commemorating the 50th anniversary of the first time men set foot on the Moon on July 20, 1969, and telling the story of history’s most incredible voyage. The interview was conducted at the National Air and Space Museum where the move was screened before being released in IMAX and conventional theaters nationwide.

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AFRL’s Cooley on USAF’s S&T 2030 Plan, Hypersonics, Innovation

Maj. Gen. Bill Cooley, USAF, the commander of the US Air Force Research Laboratory, discusses Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson’s Science & Technology 2030 plan, game-changing capabilities, hypersonic weapons and innovation with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at the Air Force Association’s 2019 Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando where our coverage was sponsored by L3 Technologies and Leonardo DRS.

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Norway’s Efjestad on NATO Exercise Lessons, Nordic Defense Cooperation, Emerging Threats

Svein Efjestad, the policy director at Norway’s defense ministry, discusses lessons from NATO’s Trident Juncture 2018 exercise the country hosted, balancing the Atlantic alliance and Nordic Defense Cooperation, emerging threats like China, cyber and 5G, and the Trump administration’s Cost Plus 50 proposal with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview, conducted at the residence of Sweden’s ambassador to the United States, followed an Atlantic Council event in Washington marking 10th anniversary of the Nordic Defense Cooperation agreement improve collaboration among Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.

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Bayer on US Navy Secretary’s “Cybersecurity Readiness Review”

Michael Bayer, the chairman of the Defense Business Board who chaired US Navy Secretary Richard Spencer’s “Cybersecurity Readiness Review,” discusses cyber threats, challenges and recommendations to improve security with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The three other participants in the review were J.H. Whitney Investment Management Chairman John O’Connor, Oceanus Security Strategies President Ronald Moultrie and former Raytheon Chairman and CEO William Swanson.

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