‘America’s gatekeeper’ has a message for small defense contractors
The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency is at the heart of protecting national security personnel and the defense industrial base.
Interviews
New Zealand Army chief on modernizing tech, lingering pandemic problem
Maj. Gen. John Boswell is readying to retire in June. But first he spoke to Defense News about the Army's recruiting issues and ongoing defense programs.
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.
Six questions with the head of US Fleet Forces Command
"If you can envision a Venn diagram of all the Navy’s current problems and give a reason for those, at the center of that Venn diagram would be maintenance."
Parsons’ chief executive talks acquisitions, Ukraine and the defense budget
Carey Smith took over as chief executive of Parsons in April 2021. Since then, the contractor has kept up a busy pace of acquisitions, most recently picking up Xator, which specializes in cybersecurity, counter-drone technology, biometrics and more.
Rep. Rob Wittman on US Navy ship retirements and a sea-launched nuclear weapon
Two key issues have emerged this year as the most contentious for the Navy: a proposal to decommission 24 ships, and a decision to cut funding for a sea-launched tactical nuclear weapon. Congressional committees are thus far split on these issues, and the House Armed Services Committee will weigh in on Wednesday.
How France’s Army chief is avoiding getting sucked into a ‘Ukrainian tunnel’
Also high on Gen. Pierre Schill's mind is seeing the Scorpion program fully implemented and figuring out the “eternal dialectics between sword and shield” that characterize tank warfare.
How the Space Force is working with US allies
Director of the Space Force’s International Affairs Directorate Deanna Ryals says the organization aims to serve as a “front door” for Space Systems Command's work with international partners and to ensure that as the command develops and acquires new systems and architectures, it does so with allies in mind.
Six questions with the US Navy’s top officer, Adm. Mike Gilday
The chief of naval operations addresses data-driven efforts to improve readiness, how to develop the right unmanned systems and more.
What the Army can learn from Operation Warp Speed
The head of U.S. Army Materiel Command, Gen. Gus Perna, was sitting at home in Alabama on a Saturday in May 2020 when he got the call that would delay his retirement.
Atos’ Cyril Dujardin on European defense opportunities in 5G tech
Cyril Dujardin, senior vice president and global head of digital security at France-based Atos, shared his perspective on how 5G will transform the European defense sector.
