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Defence Weekly
*Ulrich Sasse, President, Simulation and Training division, Rheinmetall Defence
Establishing long-term relationships and mutual trust is extremely important when operating in the international arena, according to Ulrich Sasse, president of the Simulation and ...
03-Feb-2012
*Interview: Ng Eng Hen, Singaporean Minister of Defence
The security challenges facing Singapore encompass both traditional and non-traditional threats, according to Singapore's Minister of Defence, Dr Ng Eng Hen. "In terms of ...
31-Jan-2012
*Interview: Air Commodore, Gary Waterfall: UK Air Component Commander for Operation 'Ellamy'
For nearly five months in 2011 Air Commodore Gary Waterfall had a ringside seat on the Libyan conflict as the UK's air component commander ...
19-Jan-2012
*Interview: Rear Admiral Tony Parr: Chief of the Royal New Zealand Navy
As a leading small-nation navy consisting of only 12 warships, the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) has set in motion an ambitious development programme. ...
11-Jan-2012
*Interview: General Norton Schwartz, Chief of Staff of the US Air Force
Withdrawal of US combat personnel from Iraq, a likely drawdown in Afghanistan and looming fiscal constraints all suggest a shrinking US military over the ...
06-Jan-2012
*Interview: Commander Jolyon Woodard, commanding officer of HMS Ocean's Tailored Air Group
Aviation support for the UK Royal Navy (RN) during 2011 saw the integration of Army Air Corps AgustaWestland/Boeing WAH-64 Apache AH.1 attack helicopters into ...
29-Dec-2011
*Interview: General Dawlat Khan, Provincial Commander, Afghan Uniformed Police, Paktika Province, Afghanistan
With the exception of a brief spell at the Ministry of the Interior (MoI), General Dawlat Khan has been the head of the Afghan ...
15-Dec-2011
*Interview: Lieutenant General Werner Freers, German Army Chief of Staff
Germany's armed forces are undergoing their biggest transformation since the Cold War. Following the findings of the Weise Commission on military reform in October ...
09-Dec-2011
*Lieutenant General Larry James, Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, US Air Force
Managing the US Air Force's (USAF's) intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) enterprise involves everything from acquiring multimillion dollar intelligence assets to training personnel and ...
02-Dec-2011
*Interview: Brigadier General Zamaray Khan Commander, 2nd Brigade, 203rd Corps, Afghan National Army
Since 2009, when he assumed the role of commander of the Afghan National Army (ANA) in Paktika Province, eastern Afghanistan, Brigadier General Zamaray Khan ...
24-Nov-2011
*Interview: Stephen Ball, Chief Executive, Lockheed Martin UK
Lockheed Martin UK (LMUK) is growing its expertise in the emerging cyber domain while keeping a firm grip on domestic equipment procurement through its ...
16-Nov-2011
*Interview: Håkan Buskhe, President and Chief Executive Officer, Saab
Swedish company Saab is hoping for renewed growth following a painful restructuring that resulted in a series of sell-offs and poor earnings in 2010. ...
02-Nov-2011
*Interview: Brigadier Nicholas Welch, Deputy Commander, Regional Command South-West
Although the war in Afghanistan has lasted 10 years, the overall mission has not changed: the objectives are still preventing the spread of international ...
26-Oct-2011
*Opinion: Web watching: Keeping an eye on cyber threats
The UK has a privileged view of the cyber threat thanks to its signals intelligence relationship with the US and other allies. The US ...
19-Oct-2011
*Interview: Sten Tolgfors, Swedish Minister of Defence
Sweden's defence reforms will culminate in a fully interoperable force with high readiness levels and an increased capability to participate in international operations, according ...
18-Oct-2011
*Interview: General James Amos, Commandant, US Marine Corps
"We are America's crisis response force. We can respond to today's crisis today. Not tomorrow, not next week," General James Amos, the 35th Commandant...
13-Oct-2011
*Interview: Michael Kurth - Managing Director of Boeing Defence UK
Boeing Defence UK (BDUK) is looking to exploit the cross-over between its defence and commercial work as it targets adjacent markets such as security ...
12-Oct-2011
*Interview: David Van Buren, United States Air Force Service Acquisition Executive
According to the US Air Force's (USAF's) top acquisition official, David Van Buren, the service has come a long way since 2008 when it ...
10-Oct-2011
*Interview: Shmaya Avieli, Head of the Israeli MoD's Defence Export and Defence Co-Operation Agency (SIBAT)
The Israeli Ministry of Defence (MoD) is looking for new emerging markets and overseas joint ventures (JVs) in an effort to offset potential losses ...
29-Sep-2011
*Interview: Richard Paniguian, Head of the UK Trade and Investment Defence & Security organisation
Building partnerships with indigenous companies in target markets is the future for British defence exporters and will supersede the traditional business model of direct ...
22-Sep-2011
*Interview: Liam Fox, UK Defence Secretary
When Dr Liam Fox became the UK Defence Secretary in May 2010, he inherited a department with a GBP38 billion (USD61 billion) 'black hole' ...
07-Sep-2011
*Dragan Sutanovac: Serbian Minister of Defence
The breakdown of the Serbian defence budget is "completely disproportionate", with too much money invested in personnel expenses and too little in equipment, according ...
31-Aug-2011
*Interview: Victor Chavez, Chief Executive Officer, Thales UK
As the chief executive officer of Thales UK, Victor Chavez is focused on keeping the company as flexible as possible in a volatile period ...
25-Aug-2011
*Interview: Barry Wade, Director, Surveillance Systems, Kelvin Hughes
As director of Surveillance Systems at UK radar house Kelvin Hughes, Barry Wade was this year awarded the Duke of Edinburgh's Navigation Award for ...
19-Aug-2011
*Interview: Captain Jonathan Pentreath, commanding officer of the Royal Navy's Commando Helicopter Force
The transfer of the UK Royal Air Force's (RAF's) 25 AgustaWestland AW101 Merlin HC.3/3A transport helicopters over to Royal Navy (RN) control was one ...
11-Aug-2011
*Interview: Frank Pace, President, Aircraft Systems Group, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc
As US defence spending hits a plateau and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq wind down, US defence companies must invest their technology development ...
02-Aug-2011
*Interview: Alain Le Roy, UN Under Secretary General for Peacekeeping
The enormous effort required to launch the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is a priority for the UN. However, with overall responsibility for ...
28-Jul-2011
*Interview: Admiral Nirmal Verma, India's Chief of Naval Staff
The Indian Navy (IN) is evolving as a credible and operationally capable force that is looked upon as a regional "net security provider", according ...
22-Jul-2011
*General Gary North: Commander, US Pacific Air Forces
General Gary North, the commander of US Pacific Air Forces (PACAF), is responsible for an area that accounts for more than half the earth's ...
13-Jul-2011
Interview: Taylor Lawrence Vice-President, Raytheon and President, Raytheon Missile Systems
Raytheon plans to build on its international growth in recent years through expanding established partnerships with countries such as Australia, Japan, Saudi Arabia and ...
11-Jul-2011
*Interview: Mart Laar, Estonia's Minister of Defence
Estonia's attitude towards Moscow's increase in defence spending and its so-called 'energy securitisation' is to focus on a dual approach to defence, according to ...
30-Jun-2011
*Interview: Rear Admiral Wladimiro Giovannini Commander of Amazon Operations Command, Peruvian Navy
With more than 60 per cent of Peru's territory located in the Amazon region, transportation is limited to rivers and access to local communities ...
24-Jun-2011
*Interview: Itzhak Nissan, President and Chief Executive Officer, Israel Aerospace Industries
Following five years of operational and business reforms, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is positioned for growth and new opportunities, despite predictions that Israeli companies ...
14-Jun-2011
*Interview: Jack Harrington, Chief Executive Officer, ThalesRaytheonSystems
ThalesRaytheonSystems (TRS), the joint venture (JV) between the two defence industry giants Thales and Raytheon, celebrates its 10th anniversary this year and is "a ...
09-Jun-2011
*Interview: Antoine Bouvier, Chief Executive Officer, MDBA
MBDA, the pan-European missile systems house, has proposed an extension of its UK-French complex weapons (CW) co-operation model to include Germany, Italy and Spain ...
02-Jun-2011
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