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US Army’s Coffman, Cummings, Langhout on Future Combat Vehicles

Brig. Gen. Ross Coffman, US Army, the director of next-generation combat vehicles cross-functional team at US Army Futures Command, Maj. Gen. Brian Cummings, US Army, the service’s program executive officer for ground combat systems, and Jeff Langhout, the director the Combat Capabilities Development Command’s Ground Vehicle Systems Center, discuss future manned and unmanned combat vehicle programs with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at the Association of the United States Army’s 2019 Global Force Symposium and Exhibition in Huntsville, Ala., where our coverage was sponsored by L3 Technologies and Leonardo DRS.

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Raytheon’s Kelley on Improving Patriot Missile Defense Capabilities

Col. Robert Kelley, US Army Ret., director of integrated air and missile defense business development and strategy at Raytheon, discusses improvements to the company’s Patriot air and missile defense system with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at the Association of the United States Army’s 2019 Global Force Symposium and Exhibition in Huntsville, Ala., where our coverage was sponsored by L3 Technologies and Leonardo DRS.

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US Army’s Wesley on Future War, Multi-Domain Ops, Inter-Service Partnership

Lt. Gen. Eric Wesley, US Army, the director of the Futures and Concepts Center at the service’s new Futures Command, discusses the future warfighting environment, Multi-Domain Operations and partnering with its sister services 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.

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Oshkosh’s Bryant on JLTV Ambulance, Program Cut, FMTV Update

John Bryant, president of Oshkosh Defense, discusses the new ambulance version of the company’s Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, cuts requested by the US Army in its 2020 budget request that would stretch out the program, the Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles and more 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.

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Lockheed Martin’s Campbell on Precision Fires Portfolio, Extending Range

Gaylia Campbell, the vice president for precision fires and combat maneuver systems at Lockheed Martin, discusses the company’s portfolio of precision fire systems programs, efforts to increase range and supportability with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The Interview was conducted at the Association of the United States Army’s annual Global Force Symposium in Huntsville, Ala., where our coverage was sponsored by L3 Technologies and Leonardo DRS.

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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.

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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.

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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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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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Bell’s Freeland on First Year of V-280 Valor Tiltrotor Testing, 2019 Program Goals

Col. Rob Freeland, US Marine Corps Ret., Bell’s government relations and business development director, discusses the first year of V-280 Valor tiltrotor flight testing, 2019 program goals and more with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The V-280 is among the competitors to replace H-60 Blackhawk helicopters now in service. Bell sponsors the Defense & Aerospace Report weekly Washington and global markets podcasts.

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