Interviews

Pentagon’s counter-drone boss tackles rising threat

Defense News sat down with Maj. Gen. Sean Gainey, the Joint Counter-UAS Office director, to discuss what the organization plans to accomplish next.

3 weeks ago

How to re-engine a B-52 and make a new bomber fleet

Defense News recently interviewed Brig. Gen. William Rogers, the program executive officer for the Bombers Directorate with the U.S. Air Force.

3 months ago

Lithuania’s defense minister is leery Russia will run out of ammo

Defense News sits down with Lithuania's defense chief, Arvydas Anušauskas.

Soldiers from U.S. Army Special Operations Command train with connected devices in preparation for their employment during Project Convergence 22.

Q&A: Army’s Jennifer Swanson talks data mesh and digital fluency

Jennifer Swanson spoke to C4ISRNET on the sidelines of the Army’s Technical Exchange Meeting 9, a military network-and-communications forum in Tennessee.

3 months ago

Four questions with BAE Systems’ chief executive in the US

Tom Arseneault says the invasion of Ukraine by Russia created both a near-term horizon and a medium-term one for industry.

4 months ago

US Navy secretary talks drones, fleet size and South American security

What's weighing on the service for the new year? Carlos Del Toro discusses what's top of mind.

4 months ago

Adviser to Ukraine’s defense minister talks post-war forces, industry

Yuriy Sak described how the war has transformed the military and the defense industry, plus what security guarantees his nation needs.

4 months ago

US acquisition exec on being faster, stronger and more united in space

Frank Calvelli, the Defense Department's first space-focused acquisition executive, outlined his top priorities for 2023.

4 months ago

How Israel is preparing the next generation of cyber soldiers

Defense News spoke with three senior officers at the training center to discuss their goals and how cyberspace is changing how Israel’s military functions.

4 months ago

Mart Norma, center, took over as director of the director of the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence in August 2022.

Q&A with Mart Noorma, the new director of NATO’s cyber brain trust

"In cyberspace, especially," Noorma says, "there are all kinds of new, incoming threats, and we have to be prepared."

5 months ago

Four questions with France’s military cyber mission lead

France foresees its future military force as heavily relying on systems of systems, whose networks are interconnected across the battlefield.

5 months ago

How COVID-19 lessons have helped the Army send weapons to Ukraine

How can the U.S. Army restock its supplies amid a significant demand for weapons by Ukraine?

6 months ago

Five questions with Gen. James McConville, US Army chief of staff

With one year left on the job, McConville is fighting to fix the Army’s recruitment problem while trying to get new signature weapons systems to soldiers.

6 months ago

Six questions with the commander of US Army Europe and Africa

U.S. Army Gen. Darryl Williams shares his observations on the war in Ukraine, and why standardized artillery training among allies is all the rage.

6 months ago

Seven questions with the US Army’s counter-drone boss

Maj. Gen. Sean Gainey spoke with C4ISRNET about what it takes to protect American interests against drone warfare.

6 months ago

US Army command integrates new capabilities into Patriot forces

Defense News spoke with the head of the U.S. Army's Space and Missile Defense Command, Lt. Gen. Daniel Karbler, about deployments and authority transfers.

7 months ago

In brief: 5 questions on naval safety, post McCain mishap

We asked six officials with first-hand knowledge of the surface force: How far has the US Navy come since the deadly 2017 mishaps?

7 months ago

How far has the US Navy come since the McCain, Fitzgerald collisions?

Six officials with first-hand knowledge of the surface force then and now spoke to Defense News leading up to the anniversary of the McCain collision.

7 months ago

How US Marines put Force Design 2030 to work in Europe and monitored Russian naval forces

Maj. Gen. Francis Donovan, of the 2nd Marine Division and Task Force 61/2, has given Defense News an insider’s view of force structure and equipment involved in the realization of the Corps' Force Design 2030.

8 months ago

BAE boss Tom Arseneault talks Ukraine, COVID and the Farnborough Airshow

The medium and longer term implications of the war in Ukraine, and what it will mean for the defense of Europe and NATO, will likely be a hot topic at the Farnborough International Air Show next week, BAE Chief Executive Tom Arseneault said.

9 months ago

Interviews

Defense News offers exclusive interviews with military and industry decision-makers from around the globe.

Defense News sat down with Maj. Gen. Sean Gainey, the Joint Counter-UAS Office director, to discuss what the organization plans to accomplish next.

Defense News recently interviewed Brig. Gen. William Rogers, the program executive officer for the Bombers Directorate with the U.S. Air Force.

Defense News sits down with Lithuania's defense chief, Arvydas Anušauskas.

Jennifer Swanson spoke to C4ISRNET on the sidelines of the Army’s Technical Exchange Meeting 9, a military network-and-communications forum in Tennessee.

Tom Arseneault says the invasion of Ukraine by Russia created both a near-term horizon and a medium-term one for industry.

What's weighing on the service for the new year? Carlos Del Toro discusses what's top of mind.

Yuriy Sak described how the war has transformed the military and the defense industry, plus what security guarantees his nation needs.

Frank Calvelli, the Defense Department's first space-focused acquisition executive, outlined his top priorities for 2023.

Defense News spoke with three senior officers at the training center to discuss their goals and how cyberspace is changing how Israel’s military functions.

"In cyberspace, especially," Noorma says, "there are all kinds of new, incoming threats, and we have to be prepared."

France foresees its future military force as heavily relying on systems of systems, whose networks are interconnected across the battlefield.

How can the U.S. Army restock its supplies amid a significant demand for weapons by Ukraine?

With one year left on the job, McConville is fighting to fix the Army’s recruitment problem while trying to get new signature weapons systems to soldiers.

U.S. Army Gen. Darryl Williams shares his observations on the war in Ukraine, and why standardized artillery training among allies is all the rage.

Maj. Gen. Sean Gainey spoke with C4ISRNET about what it takes to protect American interests against drone warfare.

Defense News spoke with the head of the U.S. Army's Space and Missile Defense Command, Lt. Gen. Daniel Karbler, about deployments and authority transfers.

We asked six officials with first-hand knowledge of the surface force: How far has the US Navy come since the deadly 2017 mishaps?

Six officials with first-hand knowledge of the surface force then and now spoke to Defense News leading up to the anniversary of the McCain collision.

Maj. Gen. Francis Donovan, of the 2nd Marine Division and Task Force 61/2, has given Defense News an insider’s view of force structure and equipment involved in the realization of the Corps' Force Design 2030.

The medium and longer term implications of the war in Ukraine, and what it will mean for the defense of Europe and NATO, will likely be a hot topic at the Farnborough International Air Show next week, BAE Chief Executive Tom Arseneault said.