On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guest is Bruce Jette, PhD, the assistant secretary of the US Army for acquisition, logistics and technology, on accelerating acquisition cycles, the service’s engineering role, harnessing innovation, competition and cutting logistics burdens.
Raphael “Rafi” Cohen, PhD, senior political scientist and the associate director for strategy and doctrine, discusses the new report — “Extending Russia: Competing from Advantageous Ground” — co-authored by a team he co-led with RAND’s Distinguished Chair in Diplomacy and Security Amb. James Dobbins — that details how the United States and its allies can “stress” Moscow with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. Our coverage was sponsored by Boeing and Leonardo DRS.
On this week’s Cyber Report, Benjamin Jensen, PhD, professor at American University and Marine Corps University as well as a member of the Cyber Security Solarium Commission, discusses the need for more research to better understand the dynamics of cyber deterrence and escalation among great powers and the report he coauthored with Brandon Valentino, PhD, “What Do We Know About Cyber Escalation? Observations From Simulations and Surveys,” with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. Northrop Grumman sponsors the Cyber Report and our cyber coverage.
Gen. James McConville, US Army, the US Army chief of staff, discusses how his service is preparing for the future in an era of great power competition with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian on Jan. 14, 2020, at the Atlantic Council think tank’s Commanders Series, sponsored by Saab.
Stacie Pettyjohn, PhD, the director of the strategy and doctrine program at RAND Project Air Force, discusses her the report she co-authored with RAND Senior Political Scientist Becca Wasser “Competing in the Grey Zone: Russian Tactics and Western Responses” with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. Our coverage was sponsored by Boeing and Leonardo DRS.
The Navy’s current 6th Fleet commander lives with great power competition every day. It’s front and center, as her sailors are operating every day in the same waters, seeing a resurgent Russia modernizing its fleet and pushing out beyond its borders — making its presence known as they operate and exercise often or near the same locations where the US and NATO forces are.
Lt. Gen. Ted Martin, US Army, the deputy commanding general of the US Army Training and Doctrine Command, discusses multi-domain operations, sharpening training and exercises in an era of great-power competition, the Army’s People Strategy and more 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.
Morten Brandtzæg, president and CEO of Nammo, discusses the company’s approach to great power competition, pushing the boundaries of artillery range and the keys to volume production 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.
On Board the USS Bataan – As the Bataan amphibious ready group and the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit ramp up for deployment, the Navy and Marine Corps team onboard the three ships is getting tight.
These sailors and Marines are not only learning high end naval warfare at sea, they’re also staying connected to the traditional amphibious bread and butter missions, too.
That’s essential for a force that must be as adaptable as a Swiss Army Knife. They’re learning much more, their leaders say, though security prevented them from getting into too much detail. But what they’re most proud of is with every step, this “Blue/Green” team is emerging as a tight-knit naval fighting force that’s more integrated than any such “Gator” team in recent memory.
Gen. Maryanne Miller, USAF, the commander of the Air Mobility Command, discusses improving capabilities, supporting increasingly mobile US Air Force units and an update of Boeing KC-46A Pegasus tanker program with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the Air Force Association’s Air Space Cyber 2019 conference and tradeshow outside Washington, DC. Our coverage is sponsored by L3 Harris and Leonardo DRS.