Göran Mårtensson, the director general of Sweden’s defense material administration, discusses closer US-Swedish cooperation on technology and programs, and updates progress on the new Gripen E fighter and A26 submarine with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at Sweden’s embassy to the United States at the conclusion of the 17th US-Sweden Defense Cooperation Conference.
Wil Van Gemert, Europol’s deputy director general who leads the organization’s operations directorate, discusses terrorism, organized and cyber crime trends with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the EU’s annual defense and security conference in Washington, sponsored by the EU and Foreign Policy.
Col. Alex Crowther, PhD, US Army Ret., senior research fellow for NATO-Europe and cyber policy at the National Defense University’s Center for Strategic Research, discusses the implications of the recent Baltimore cyber ransomware attack and German defense spending outlook with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the European Union’s annual defense and security conference in Washington, sponsored by the EU and Foreign Policy.
Pedro Serrano, the deputy director general for Common Security and Defence Policy and crisis response a the European External Action Service, discusses US concerns with European Union’s Permanent Structured Cooperation and the European Defence Fund, more quickly spotting and stabilizing security challenges before they require military action, preserving the Iran nuclear deal, China and more with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the EU’s annual defense and security conference in Washington, sponsored by the EU and Foreign Policy.
To avoid another fiscal crisis, we need a bipartisan deal to raise Budget Control Act (BCA) discretionary caps and the nation’s debt ceiling. While budget deals are best done behind closed doors, the lack of any apparent progress on this front is troubling.
Col. Dave Des Roches, US Army Ret., assistant professor at the Near East-South Asia Center at the National Defense University and former deputy director of the US Army History Center, discusses logistics and leadership lessons from the D-Day landings in Normandy, France, 75 years ago on June 6, 1944, with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.
Amb. Jorge Domecq, the chief executive of the European Defence Agency, discusses improving European Union defense capabilities to bolster NATO, investment priorities and cooperation with the United States with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian one the sidelines of the EU’s annual defense and security conference in Washington that was sponsored by the EU and Foreign Policy.
Staffan Truvé, PhD, the cofounder and chief technology officer of Recorded Future, discusses real-time cyber threat intelligence, countering disinformation and his company’s strategic growth plans with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the Swedish Embassy to the United States in Washington.
Sam Bushell, technical program manager at BAE Systems’ Intelligence & Security Sector, discusses the merits of a model-based systems engineering approach — being applied across the company — to better modernize existing products and more quickly develop new ones to cut acquisition and sustainment cost with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at the Navy League’s 2019 Sea Air Space conference and tradeshow near Washington where our coverage was sponsored by GE Marine, Huntington Ingalls Industries and Leonardo DRS.
Vice Adm. Rick Hunt, USN Ret., the former commander of US Naval Surface Forces who is now the chief strategy officer for Fincantieri Marinette Marine, unveils the frigate design the company will propose for the US Navy’s FFG(X) program, discusses the requirements dialogue with service officials and next steps to field a more capable and survivable warship with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at the Navy League’s 2019 Sea Air Space conference and tradeshow near Washington where our coverage was sponsored by GE Marine, Huntington Ingalls Industries and Leonardo DRS.