Jane's Defence Weekly

Interviews

*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

*Interview: Colonel John P Johnson, Commander, Combined Task Force Currahee, Regional Command (East), Afghanistan
The commander of Combined Task Force (CTF) Currahee in Afghanistan's Regional Command (East) - RC-East - believes that the key to establishing security in ...
25-Feb-2009

*Interview: Dag Wilhelmsen, General Manager of NATO's Consultation, Command and Control Agency
Despite many of the technological barriers having been overcome in recent years, the creation of a coalition-wide C4ISR capability is still being hindered by ...
19-Feb-2009

*Interview: Commodore Tim Lowe, UK Maritime Component Commander and Deputy Coalition Force Maritime Component Commander
Acting as both the UK's Maritime Component Commander (UKMCC) and Deputy Coalition Force Maritime Component Commander (DCFMCC), Royal Navy (RN) Commodore Tim Lowe operates ...
12-Feb-2009

*Interview: Colonel Michael Bills, Commander, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, US Army
Positioned on ancient trade and smuggling routes running into northern Iraq, Mosul is the key Al Qaeda in Iraq logistics centre and violence in ...
05-Feb-2009

*Interview: Dr Wayne Mapp, New Zealand's Defence Minister
The New Zealand Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced its intention in early December to publish a defence white paper over the next year in ...
27-Jan-2009

*Interview: Dr Llyr Jones, Managing Director, Niteworks
From early beginnings as something of an experiment between the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) and the defence industry, the Niteworks partnership is continuing ...
26-Jan-2009

*Interview: Air Chief Marshal Fali H Major, Indian Air Force Chief
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is undergoing extensive modernisation to render it a balanced strategic and modern air force, enhancing not only its combat ...
15-Jan-2009

*Interview: Brigadier General Jean-Philippe Ganascia, Force Commander, EUFOR-Tchad/RCA
EUFOR-Tchad/RCA, based in eastern Chad and the northeast of Central African Republic (CAR), is the EU's first sizeable military mission in Africa. The force,...
09-Jan-2009

*Interview: Admiral Gary Roughead, US Navy Chief of Naval Operations
Regional naval exercises such as 'Panamax' and 'Unitas' are of key importance to safety and security in the Western Hemisphere, according to the US ...
22-Dec-2008

*Interview: Brigadier General Jorge Chevalier, Argentine Chief of the Joint Staff
The biggest challenge for Argentina's armed forces is restoring those operational capabilities lost or diminished after several years of severe financial restrictions. For Argentine...
12-Dec-2008

*Interview: Air Chief Marshal Tanvir Mahmood Ahmed, Chief of the Pakistan Air Force
Faced with mounting economic demands and the call for increasing involvement in continuing operations on Pakistan's border with Afghanistan, the Pakistan Air Force (PAK) ...
05-Dec-2008

*Interview: David McGlade, Chief Executive Officer, Intelsat
The US Department of Defense (DoD) needs to revise the way it plans for and buys commercial satellite services to ensure future capacity, according ...
25-Nov-2008

*Interview: Major General Mart De Kruif, Commander, ISAF's Regional Command South
Rather than battlefield successes against the Taliban, the facilitation of successful general elections in 2009 is the key benchmark that Dutch Major General Mart ...
20-Nov-2008

*Interview: Colonel Tom James, Commander of the US Army's 4th Brigade Combat Team 3rd Infantry Division
With sectarian extremists virtually banished from Babil province south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, the new objective for US troops and their Iraqi counterparts ...
14-Nov-2008

*Solving Russia's industry reform funding shortage
Russia's deputy prime minister and former defence minister, Sergei Ivanov, warned on 11 November that the country's military industries have been "crippled" by the ...
13-Nov-2008

*Interview: Lieutenant General T T Mantanzima, Chief of Joint Operations, South African National Defence Force
The chief of joint operations of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), Lieutenant General T T Mantanzima, is happy that his "troops are ...
06-Nov-2008

defence weekly