Jane's Defence Weekly

Interviews

*Interview: Vivek Lall, vice-president and Indian country head, Integrated Defense Systems, Boeing
Driven by a requirement to grow its presence in a country that promises significant levels of military expenditure over the next 20 years, Boeing ...
03-Nov-2009

*Interview: Ian Cliff, chairman of the OSCE's Forum for Security Co-operation
Small arms and light weapons (SALW) are today's true weapons of mass destruction (WMD), according to the chairman of the Organization for Security and ...
22-Oct-2009

*Interview: General Tan Sri Azizan Ariffin, Malaysian Chief of Defence Force
The Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) is in the midst of transforming itself under the Fourth Dimension MAF (4-D MAF) capability plan in order to ...
15-Oct-2009

*Interview: Luvsanvandan Bold, Mongolian defence minister
Mongolia will maintain its traditional defence co-operation with Russia while expanding its military ties with the United States, China and other countries, the country's ...
08-Oct-2009

*Interview: Vice Admiral Russ Crane, Australia's Chief of Navy
Appointed as Australia's Chief of Navy in July 2008, Vice Admiral Russ Crane faces the dual challenge of implementing the wide-reaching aspirations of a ...
01-Oct-2009

*Interview: Domingo Urena, Airbus Military managing director
When Domingo Urena was appointed as the new managing director of Airbus Military in February, he pledged to get its troubled A400M military transport ...
22-Sep-2009

*Interview: General Ricardo Ortega, Commander-in-Chief of the Chilean Air Force
Commander-in-Chief of the Chilean Air Force General Ricardo Ortega is satisfied with the pace of the service's Bicentennial Plan, which involves replacing and upgrading ...
17-Sep-2009

*Interview: General Sverre Diesen, Norway's Chief of Defence
The increasing strategic importance of the High North is driving Norway's move towards a maritime and air heavy structure grounded on intelligence and situational ...
11-Sep-2009

*Interview: Bob McGuiness, Chief Executive, Serco Defence, Science and Technology
Having recently announced that its international defence revenues increased by 33 per cent to GBP499 million (USD808 million) during the first half of 2009 ...
03-Sep-2009

*Interview: Major General Benjamin Dolorfino Commander of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Western Mindanao Command
Destroying the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) and Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) "as soon as possible" is the primary focus of the Armed Forces of the ...
01-Sep-2009

*Interview: Günter Verheugen, Vice-President of the European Commission
The "primary response" to prevent further redundancies in Europe's defence industries is "to move towards a better integrated and more competitive EU market" for ...
20-Aug-2009

*Interview: Marwan Lahoud, Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer of EADS
In June 2007, when Marwan Lahoud moved from the helm of European missile house MBDA to become the chief strategy and marketing officer of ...
14-Aug-2009

*Interview: Air Chief Marshal Rao Qamar Suleman, Pakistan Air Force Chief of the Air Staff
A year after the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) was called to join the country's military effort in combating Taliban militants along the border with ...
06-Aug-2009

*Interview: Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, Outgoing NATO Secretary General
The past few months have seen "interesting developments" in the NATO/Russia relationship. However, negotiations with Georgia over potential membership will continue unabated, outgoing NATO ...
31-Jul-2009

*Interview: Admiral Pierre-François Forissier, French Chief of the Naval Staff
As President Nicolas Sarkozy officially inaugurated France's first new foreign military base in 50 years in Abu Dhabi on 1 April, many viewed it ...
21-Jul-2009

*Interview: Byun Moo-keun, Commissioner, South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration
When the South Korean government formed the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) three years ago it tasked the agency with continuing the country's twin ...
15-Jul-2009

*Interview: General Bantz J Craddock, outgoing NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe
NATO needs faster decision-making for urgent operational requirements and the political guts to aggressively target Afghanistan's illegal drug trade, whose revenues support the Taliban ...
09-Jul-2009

*Interview: Dr Taylor Lawrence, president, Raytheon Missile Systems
The president of Raytheon Missile Systems (RMS) has credited the "programme agnostic" nature of the business with helping to sustain the division through US ...
30-Jun-2009

*Interview: Major General William B Garrett, Commander, Southern European Task Force and US Army Africa
In December 2008, the US Army Southern European Task Force (SETAF) assumed a new mission as the army component which was in support of ...
26-Jun-2009

*Interview: Lieutenant General David Bill, UK Permanent Military Representative to NATO and the EU
NATO has altered dramatically in the last 15 years and sometimes is not given credit for the amount of change it has gone through, ...
16-Jun-2009

*Interview: Des Ashton, New Zealand Deputy Secretary of Defence (Acquisition)
When Des Ashton took over as New Zealand's Deputy Secretary of Defence (Acquisition) in October 2008, he entered a ministry in the midst of ...
10-Jun-2009

*Interview: Lieutenant General David Leakey, Chief of the EU Military Staff
The European Union Military Staff (EUMS) will continue developing its efforts on the political-strategic level and work to avoid any duplication of roles with ...
02-Jun-2009

*Interview: Admiral Keiji Akahoshi, Chief of Staff, Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force
The Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) is one of the most powerful naval forces in the Asia-Pacific region but it faces a series of ...
28-May-2009

*Interview: Rear Admiral Ahmed Al Sabab Al Tenaiji, Commander of the UAE Naval Forces
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Naval Forces plan to continue its intensive training and armament plans - centring on the Baynunah project - in ...
19-May-2009

*Interview: General László Tömböl, Chief of Hungarian Defence Staff
Hungary's new chief of defence staff (CDS) faces a complex array of challenges, from managing the effects of the economic downturn on procurement and ...
12-May-2009

*Interview: General Sir John McColl, NATO Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe (DSACEUR)
As NATO's top commander responsible for force generation, General Sir John McColl has the difficult and often politically prickly job of finding the capabilities ...
06-May-2009

*Interview: Rick Yuse, president of Raytheon Technical Services Company
While Raytheon would not necessarily feature in a cursory look at the global training and simulation industry, a more in-depth examination reveals a company ...
30-Apr-2009

*Interview: Vice Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda, Commander of the Sri Lankan Navy
The Sri Lankan Navy (SLN) has become the first naval force in the modern era to defeat a well-armed insurgent group at sea. Led ...
22-Apr-2009

*Interview: Joseph Ackerman, President and CEO, Elbit Systems
Israel's recent offensive in the Gaza Strip, known as Operation 'Cast Lead' (December 2008 to January 2009) was arguably the most advanced manifestation yet ...
17-Apr-2009

*Interview: Murad Bayar, Turkish Defence Industries Undersecretary
As head of the Turkish Defence Industries Undersecretariat (SSM), Murad Bayar is concerned not simply with acquiring defence capability from abroad but also in ...
14-Apr-2009

*Interview: David Melcher, President, ITT Defense Electronics and Services
As the global economic crisis continues to cause a tightening of defence budgets in the US and internationally, ITT Defense Electronics and Services is ...
31-Mar-2009

*Interview: General Tan Sri Muhammad Ismail Jamaluddin, Chief of the Malaysian Army
A number of key Malaysian Army procurement programmes have been postponed to the timeframe of the 10th Malaysia Plan (2011-2016) due to the Malaysian ...
26-Mar-2009

*Interview: John Tanner, president of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly
NATO's expanding security responsibilities at home plus its growing problems in Afghanistan demand not only a stronger military strategy but a more coherent political ...
19-Mar-2009

*Interview: Jean-Marie Bockel, French Secretary of State for Defence
Barring an unforeseen hitch, France will rejoin NATO's integrated military command on the 60th anniversary of the Atlantic alliance in Strasbourg and the nearby ...
11-Mar-2009

*Interview: Lieutenant General Sverker Göranson, Director, Joint Staff, Swedish Armed Forces HQ
The Swedish Armed Forces are in the midst of what is arguably the biggest change in force structure since conscription was introduced in 1901. ...
04-Mar-2009

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