On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Dr Ilan Berman of the American Foreign Policy Council discusses what’s next in the wake of the assassination of Iran’s top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh and how the Biden administration should approach Tehran and nations in the Gulf with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.
The steady drizzle and grey skies did not dampen the spirits of hundreds of sailors and family members as the guided-missile cruiser Leyte Gulf found its way back to Naval Station Norfolk Jan. 4, after 283 days away from home. The ship left Norfolk with the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group on March 27.
Jason Rezaian, Washington Post reporter who was held captive by Iranian authorities for 18 months And wrote “Prisoner: My 544 Days in an Iranian Prison,” discusses protests across Iran, outlook for democracy, and pressing Tehran to abide by international norms with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the 2019 Halifax International Security Forum in Nova Scotia, Canada. Our coverage was sponsored by Boeing and Leonardo DRS.
Maj. Gen. Abdullah Al Hashmi, UAE Air Force, the assistant undersecretary at the UAE Ministry of Defence, discusses the need for international collaboration to to maintain regional stability, UAE’s relationship with Qatar, Yemen lessons learned and modernization with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the Dubai International Air Chiefs conference in Dubai. Our coverage of the Dubai Air Show is sponsored by Leonardo DRS.
Danny Sebright, president of the US-UAE Business Council, discusses a carrot-and-stick approach to deterring Iran, the UAE’s new EDGE organization, US and Chinese competition in the region and more with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the Dubai International Air Chiefs conference in Dubai. Our coverage of the Dubai Air Show is sponsored by Leonardo DRS.
Maj. Gen. Khaled Al Bu Ainnain Al Mazrouei, UAE Air Force Ret., former commander of the UAE Air Force and founder of the Dubai International Air Chiefs conference, discusses strategies to deter Iran, commanding in an information rich environment, increasingly precise warfare and preserving interoperability with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the Dubai International Air Chiefs conference in Dubai. Our coverage of the Dubai Air Show is sponsored by Leonardo DRS.
Ariel Cohen, PhD, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council and senior program and senior fellow a the International Tax and Investment Center think tanks, discusses how the United States and international community can deter Iran’s provocative behavior, the need for military strikes, and the world oil market in the wake of Tehran’s attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian in Washington, DC.
After spending 238 days deployed, the guided-missile destroyer McFaul returned to Naval Station Norfolk today, tying up at Berth 1, Pier Four after operating in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility .
Tom Karako, PhD, missile defense expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, discusses Iran’s use of drones as weapons and how to counter them with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.
Uzi Rubin, PhD, one of the father’s of Israel’s Arrow missile defense system now with the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security and the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies, discusses Iran’s missile threat to countries in the region, containing Tehran and hypersonic weapons with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted after Rubin addressed the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies’ Nuclear Deterrent Breakfast Series in Washington on July 9, 2019.