Podcasts about Huntington Ingalls Industries

On this week's Stansberry Investor Hour, Dan and Corey are joined by John Barr. John is a managing director at Needham Funds, where he has served as co-portfolio manager of the Needham Growth Fund and portfolio manager of the Needham Aggressive Growth Fund for 15 years. John kicks things off by discussing his investment philosophy, what Needham Funds does, and the power of compounding. He says he tries to find companies that are hidden compounders that will eventually turn into quality compounders. This leads John to share the four criteria he looks for when trying to find hidden compounders. He names two such companies that fit the criteria, breaking down the thought process for Needham's investing in each one. (1:39) Next, John explains why he's such a fan of family-run businesses and names a power-conversion company he likes that's still being led by its founder. He then discusses what sets Needham apart from other funds, including its preference to hold on to quality companies for a long time – even through 50% drawdowns. And John details how he decides when to actually sell a company, although he notes that he made a mistake with Dick's Sporting Goods. (21:31) Finally, John reminds investors to know and play to their strengths. And he urges them to ignore all the noise in the news, as being successful in the markets requires a fair amount of optimism about the future. Talking broadly, John says that Needham has been investing in infrastructure for the past decade-plus and more recently has been looking at defense companies. He names military shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries as a solid pick today. Plus, he names a couple skilled-labor-school stocks he likes, as skilled labor is set to remain in high demand. (40:58)

On this week's Stansberry Investor Hour, Dan and Corey are joined by John Barr. John is a managing director at Needham Funds, where he has served as co-portfolio manager of the Needham Growth Fund and portfolio manager of the Needham Aggressive Growth Fund for 15 years. John kicks things off by discussing his investment philosophy, what Needham Funds does, and the power of compounding. He says he tries to find companies that are hidden compounders that will eventually turn into quality compounders. This leads John to share the four criteria he looks for when trying to find hidden compounders. He names two such companies that fit the criteria, breaking down the thought process for Needham's investing in each one. (1:39) Next, John explains why he's such a fan of family-run businesses and names a power-conversion company he likes that's still being led by its founder. He then discusses what sets Needham apart from other funds, including its preference to hold on to quality companies for a long time – even through 50% drawdowns. And John details how he decides when to actually sell a company, although he notes that he made a mistake with Dick's Sporting Goods. (21:31) Finally, John reminds investors to know and play to their strengths. And he urges them to ignore all the noise in the news, as being successful in the markets requires a fair amount of optimism about the future. Talking broadly, John says that Needham has been investing in infrastructure for the past decade-plus and more recently has been looking at defense companies. He names military shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries as a solid pick today. Plus, he names a couple skilled-labor-school stocks he likes, as skilled labor is set to remain in high demand. (40:58)

In the spotlight is Chad Boudreaux, former deputy chief of staff for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security where he advised department leader Michael Chertoff, and current chief legal officer at Huntington Ingalls Industries, the nation's largest military shipbuilder. Along the way, Boudreaux became a novelist, writing the thrillers “Scavenger Hunt” and “Homecoming.” His forthcoming novel is titled “Mob Justice.”  We discuss:  >> Legal versus fiction writing >> Tom Clancy and Robert Ludlum >> Submarines and shipbuilding >> Hidden floors in buildings >> Waco, Texas and the Branch Davidians >> Etc.  Learn more about Chad Boudreaux and his books here: https://www.chadboudreaux.com/  Novelist Spotlight is produced and hosted by Mike Consol. Check out his novels here: https://snip.ly/yz18no     Write to Mike Consol at novelistspotlight@gmail.com

Local, regional, national and international non-governmental organizations are coming together for a week of raising public awareness about the nuclear weapons corporations doing business in New Mexico. The week of action begins on Monday, September 16 th and extends through Sunday, September 22 nd . New Mexicans will challenge two nuclear weapons profiteers who operate here. They are Honeywell and HII, or Huntington Ingalls Industries. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ccnsupdate/support

Welcome to the CavasShips Podcast with Christopher P. Cavas and Chris Servello…a weekly podcast looking at naval and maritime events and issues of the day – in the US, across the seas and around the world. In conjunction with the Navy League's Sea-Air-Space Global Maritime Exposition we present this special edition of the CavasShips Podcast. Our show coverage of Sea-Air-Space is sponsored by Huntington Ingalls Industries, GE Marine & Helicon Chemical. Today we're speaking with Mark Vandroff, CEO, Fincantieri Marinette Marine & Fred Pasquine, president, Fairlead Integrated.

Welcome to the CavasShips Podcast with Christopher P. Cavas and Chris Servello…a weekly podcast looking at naval and maritime events and issues of the day – in the US, across the seas and around the world. In conjunction with the Navy League's Sea-Air-Space Global Maritime Exposition we present this special edition of the CavasShips Podcast. Our show coverage of Sea-Air-Space is sponsored by Huntington Ingalls Industries, GE Marine & Helicon Chemical. Today we're speaking with Steve Rogers, director, Marketing and Business Development GE Aerospace - Marine.

Welcome to the CavasShips Podcast with Christopher P. Cavas and Chris Servello…a weekly podcast looking at naval and maritime events and issues of the day – in the US, across the seas and around the world. In conjunction with the Navy League's Sea-Air-Space Global Maritime Exposition we present this special edition of the CavasShips Podcast. Our show coverage of Sea-Air-Space is sponsored by Huntington Ingalls Industries, GE Marine & Helicon Chemical. Today we're speaking with Kari Wilkinson, executive vice president of HII and president of Ingalls Shipbuilding and Dr Wes Naylor, CEO, Helicon Chemical.  Please send us feedback by DM'ing @CavasShips or @CSSProvision or you can email chriscavas@gmail.com or cservello@defaeroreport.com.

In this video, we'll perform a HII stock analysis and figure out what the company looks like based on the numbers. We'll also try to figure out what a reasonable fair value is for Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. And answer is Huntington Ingalls Industries one of the best defense contractor stocks to buy at the current price? Find out in the video above! Global Value's Huntington Ingalls Industries stock analysis. Check out Seeking Alpha Premium and score an annual plan for just $119 - that's 50% off! Plus all funds from affiliate referrals go directly towards supporting the channel! Affiliate link - https://www.sahg6dtr.com/H4BHRJ/R74QP/ If you'd like to try Sharesight, please use my referral link to support the channel! https://www.sharesight.com/globalvalue (remember you get 4 months free if you sign up for an annual subscription!) Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. ($HII) | Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. Stock Value Analysis | Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. Stock Dividend Analysis | HII Dividend Analysis | $HII Dividend Analysis | Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. Intrinsic Value | HII Intrinsic Value | $HII Intrinsic Value | Huntington Ingalls Industries Intrinsic Value | Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. Discounted Cash Flow Model | Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. DCF Analysis | HII Discounted Cash Flow Analysis | HII DCF Model #HII #stockmarket #dividend #stocks #investing #valueinvesting (Recorded November 19, 2022) ❖ MUSIC ❖ ♪ "Lift" Artist: Andy Hu License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0. ➢ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... ➢ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQCuf...

Welcome to the CavasShips Podcast with Christopher P. Cavas and Chris Servello…a weekly podcast looking at naval and maritime events and issues of the day – in the US, across the seas and around the world. This week…one of the most widely-used unmanned underwater vehicles in the US Navy is the REMUS family of UUVs, now produced by Huntington Ingalls Industries. HII has just introduced its new REMUS 620 UUV with longer range and better payload capabilities. We'll talk with HII about what its new underwater drone can do. Please send us feedback by DM'ing @CavasShips or @CSSProvision or you can email chriscavas@gmail.com or cservello@defaeroreport.com.

In Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. et al. v. Ace American Insurance Company et al, No. 2021-173, 2022 VT 4 Supreme Court of Vermont (September 23, 2022) the Supreme Court of Vermont reversed a decision refusing to allow an insured ship builder to recover business interruption losses as a result of government orders dealing with Covid-19 and remanded the case to the trial court to determine if Covid caused direct physical damage to property. FACTS Insured, Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc., is the largest military shipbuilding company in the United States and provides professional services to government and industry partners. It employs over 42,000 people, the majority of whom work at its shipyards in Virginia and Mississippi. In March 2020, insured purchased a property insurance policy (Global Policy) from insurer Huntington Ingalls Industries Risk Management LLC, its captive insurance subsidiary and a Vermont corporation. The insured kept its shipyards open but made changes to its operations to comply with CDC guidance and protect employees. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/barry-zalma/support

Welcome to the CavasShips Podcast with Christopher P. Cavas and Chris Servello…a weekly podcast looking at naval and maritime events and issues of the day – in the US, across the seas and around the world. In conjunction with the Navy League's Sea-Air-Space Global Maritime Exposition we present this special edition of the CavasShips Podcast focusing on a single defense supplier. Our show coverage of Sea-Air-Space is sponsored by Huntington Ingalls Industries. Today we feature BAE Systems Ship Repair, and with us is Paul Smith, the division's vice president and general manager.

Welcome to the CavasShips Podcast with Christopher P. Cavas and Chris Servello…a weekly podcast looking at naval and maritime events and issues of the day – in the US, across the seas and around the world. In conjunction with the Navy League's Sea-Air-Space Global Maritime Exposition we present this special edition of the CavasShips Podcast focusing on a single defense supplier. Our show coverage of Sea-Air-Space is sponsored by Huntington Ingalls Industries. Today we feature Lockheed Martin's Integrated Warfare Systems and Sensors business and its vice president and general manager, Jon Rambeau. Please send us feedback by DM'ing @CavasShips or @CSSProvision or you can email chriscavas@gmail.com or cservello@defaeroreport.com.

Welcome to the CavasShips Podcast with Christopher P. Cavas and Chris Servello…a weekly podcast looking at naval and maritime events and issues of the day – in the US, across the seas and around the world. In conjunction with the Navy League's Sea-Air-Space Global Maritime Exposition we present this special edition of the CavasShips Podcast focusing on a single defense supplier. Our show coverage of Sea-Air-Space is sponsored by Huntington Ingalls Industries. Today we feature General Atomics, joining us is Doug Hardison, Vice President for Strategic Development in the Aeronautical Systems business division.

Welcome to the CavasShips Podcast with Christopher P. Cavas and Chris Servello…a weekly podcast looking at naval and maritime events and issues of the day – in the US, across the seas and around the world. In conjunction with the Navy League's Sea-Air-Space Global Maritime Exposition we present this special edition of the CavasShips Podcast focusing on a single defense supplier. Our show coverage of Sea-Air-Space is sponsored by Huntington Ingalls Industries. Today we're speaking with Kari Wilkinson, executive vice president of Huntington Ingalls Industries and president of Ingalls Shipbuilding - the shipyard that builds more ships for the US Navy than any other.

640: In this interview, Bharat Amin, CIO of Hungtington Ingalls Industries (HII), discusses with Peter High the digitization of the defense industry. Bharat provides an overview of Huntington Ingalls Industries and his purview as Chief Information Officer. He describes how his team is structured and what areas under his purview are managed on a global level versus what are managed on a divisional level. Bharat details his framework for gauging the effectiveness of cybersecurity at the company and what digital innovation looks like. Finally, Bharat talks about how he curates an ecosystem of technology partners to expand the advanced technologies used to protect, connect, and integrate the joint forces as well as the trends in technology that are on his radar which will further transform the defense industry.

640: In this interview, Bharat Amin, CIO of Hungtington Ingalls Industries (HII), discusses with Peter High the digitization of the defense industry. Bharat provides an overview of Huntington Ingalls Industries and his purview as Chief Information Officer. He describes how his team is structured and what areas under his purview are managed on a global level versus what are managed on a divisional level. Bharat details his framework for gauging the effectiveness of cybersecurity at the company and what digital innovation looks like. Finally, Bharat talks about how he curates an ecosystem of technology partners to expand the advanced technologies used to protect, connect, and integrate the joint forces as well as the trends in technology that are on his radar which will further transform the defense industry.

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Byron Callan of the independent Washington research firm Capital Alpha Partners discusses the lessons from Russia's intimidation of Ukraine and what war might look like and mean for investment in weapon systems, US defense spending outlook, GD-GM Defense partnership for the US Army's Optionally Manned Combat Vehicle program, and the week ahead; and Doug Jankovich, the vice president for growth and strategy at the new intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance business group at Huntington Ingalls Industries, discusses how the company is expanding its reach into the ISR market with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this episode of the Business Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guests are “Rocket Ron” Epstein, PhD, of Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Richard Aboulafia of AeroDynamic Advisory and Sash Tusa of Agency Partners. Topics: — Aerospace and defense stock performance in Europe as Western government brace for Russian invasion of Ukraine — Gauging magnitude of expected defense spending increases as European governments bolster munitions and battlefield weapon inventories — Look at CAE, Huntington Ingalls Industries, Saab and Triumph Group earnings and Rheinmetall's pre-announcement — Worldwide commercial air travel update as omicron wave dissipates — Indonesia's selection of the Rafale by Dassault Aviation over Su-35 by Sukhoi, and implications of for French-German-Spanish SCAF program — Late US move to entice Jakarta to embrace Boeing's F-15 — French push to return Rafale to Canada's contest for a new fighter now involving Lockheed Martin's F-35A Lightning II and Saab's JAS-39E/F Gripen — Takeaways from the Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance annual conference

On this week's Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Justin Sherman of the Atlantic Council think tank and a Wired magazine contributor discusses what to look for in '22. In our SNA recap Chris Servello, a founder of Provision Advisors public relations firm and co-host of the Cavas Ships podcast discusses messaging at the Surface Navy Association Conference during days one and two. Our SNA coverage is sponsored by Huntington Ingalls Industries and Raytheon Missiles & Defense.

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Amb. Linc Bloomfield, who served at the White House, Pentagon and State Department across five administrations, discusses the recent US-Russia meetings to dissuade Moscow from again invading Ukraine and how best to deter further Russian aggression; Tom Reynolds, the senior director for business development at Huntington Ingalls Industries' Technical Solutions Unmanned Systems, discusses the company's unmanned strategy, new products like Remus 300, an update on the Orca Extra Large Unmanned Underwater Vehicle, expanding its reach into land and air markets; and Bryan Clark, the director of the Center for Defense Concepts and Technology at the Hudson Institute, discusses key takeaways from the first day of the Surface Navy Association's annual symposium with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. Our SNA coverage is sponsored by HII and Raytheon Technologies.

On this episode of the Business Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guests in segment one are “Rocket Ron” Epstein, PhD, of Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Richard Aboulafia of the Teal Group consultancy and Sash Tusa of Agency Partners; in segment two Senator Jack Reed, D-RI; in segment three Mike Petters, the president and CEO of Huntington Ingalls Industries Topics: — Week on world markets as investors grapple potential impact of omicron variant as scientists work to determine the impact of this latest covid strain — China's decision to return Boeing's 737 Max to flight, grounded after two deadly crashes — UAE's decision to acquire more than 80 Rafale fighters from Dassault Aviation as well as implications of the deal and other sales on the France-Germany-Spain SCAF 6th generation fighter effort — Bloomberg reporter Peter Robison's book “Flying Blind: The 737 Max Tragedy and the Fall of Boeing” — Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Jack Reed, D-RI, on continuing resolutions, the National Defense Authorization Act, helping accelerate change as China threat looms and deterring Russian aggression in Ukraine — Mike Petters, the president and CEO of Huntington Ingalls Industries on covid mandates, the omicron variant, making the case for budget stability and the future of work

On this episode of the Business Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guests are “Rocket Ron” Epstein, PhD, of Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Richard Aboulafia of the Teal Group consultancy and Sash Tusa of Agency Partners. Topics: — Week on world markets as investors respond to economic data, earnings and prospect of covid pills — Look at earnings takeaways as Crane, Huntington Ingalls Industries, L3Harris, Leidos, Leonardo, Maxar, Mercury Systems, Rheinmetall, SpiritAerosystems and others report — Air transport outlook as transatlantic travel opens up and airlines return wide-body aircraft like the A380 to service — Boeing settlement of a shareholder lawsuit against current and former directors — Whether Boeing can unlock value by breaking company up and selling units to rival firms — Legacy for former Airbus CEO Jean Pierson who died last week at age 80, leading the European firm from 1985-1998 and growing its market share from 17 to 40 percent — Roundup of major international ground combat vehicles competitions — Thoughts on the Navy's plan for a new generation fighter aircraft

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Byron Callan of the independent Washington research firm Capital Alpha Partners discusses Democratic and bipartisan spending plans, the defense implications if President Biden's $3.5 trillion measure fails and a look at the week ahead; and George Awiszus, the director of military marine marketing and business development for GE Marine Solutions, discusses the company's US and international naval propulsion business including the Constellation-class frigate program and electric drive technologies with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. Huntington Ingalls Industries and GE Marine sponsored our coverage of the Navy League's 2021 Sea Air Space show, while Fincantieri Marinette Marine sponsors our naval coverage.

Matt Needy is Vice President of Navy Programs for Huntington Ingalls Industries, America's largest military shipbuilding company and a provider of professional services to partners in government and industry. Matt obtained his bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, and he chose Optimism as his topic.3-Bullet SummaryOptimism creates a highly motivated workforce.A part of being optimistic is having a well thought out plan. Being conscious and self aware helps you not to give in to emotions.3 Quotes“Optimism is essential for you to motivate that team, and nobody wants to work for a pessimistic person.”“The basis for optimism really starts with being real.”“Early in your career, you have to be working on your EQ or your emotional intelligence, as well as your IQ.”

Huntington Ingalls Industries just completed its largest-ever acquisition, the $1.65 billion deal for Alion Science & Technology, and is now at work integrating that big piece into the shipbuilder's technical solutions segment.This episode of Project 38 both functions as an update on that integration and a big-picture explanation of HII's strategy for its technical solutions segment from its president Andy Green.Much change and portfolio shaping has taken place since HII stood up the technical solutions segment in late 2016 to house its government services work, of which our Ross Wilkers has discussed with Green a few times since.This latest conversation between Green and Wilkers includes a discussion on where HII looks to make sure its shipbuilding and solutions sides contribute to what the other is doing and the company at-large, plus some of the technical challenges they work on together and particularly in the emerging unmanned maritime domain.

On this Washington Roundtable episode of the Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Andy Green, the president of Huntington Ingalls Industries' Technical Solutions division, discusses the shipbuilder's $1.65 billion acquisition of defense services firm Alion that concluded today; and Chris Gehler, Bell's vice president and program director for the company's Invictus 360 on redesigning the helicopter's tail rotor with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this episode of the Business Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guests are “Rocket Ron” Epstein, PhD, of Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Richard Aboulafia of the Teal Group consultancy and Sash Tusa of Agency Partners. Topics: — Week on world markets as economic performance improves and covid outlook remains uncertain as concerns about new variants grows — Protests against mask, vaccination and vaccine passport mandates — Travel outlook as air carriers work to balance supply and demand — Review of Huntington Ingalls Industries, Mercury Systems, Rheinmetall and Thales earnings — Abrupt departure of Lockheed Martin CFO Ken Possenriede days before the company's virtual investor day — Analysis of Boeing's decision to spin off its HorizonX venture capital unit and Thales' decision to see its heritage, and historic, transportation business to Hitachi for nearly 1.7 billion euros — Eurofighter partner nations move to major upgrade that will keep the combat jet relevant for decades that could yield future sales — Bell's decision to change the tail rotor design of its 360 Invictus aircraft that's pursuing the US Army's Future Armed Reconnaissance Aircraft contract — Investors' view of Senate Armed Services Committee move to boost US defense spending by $25 billion and push by Senate Republicans for $50 billion in additional defense infrastructure investment

On this week's Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Chris Cleary, the US Navy's principal cyber adviser, and Josh O'Sullivan, the chief technology officer of cybersecurity firm Ardalyst, from the sidelines of the Navy League's Sea-Air-Space conference and trade show discuss the kind of relationship needed between government and industry to improve the nation's cyber security with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. Our coverage of this year's Sea-Air-Space was sponsored by Huntington Ingalls Industries and GE Marine and our naval coverage is sponsored by Fincantieri Marinette Marine.

On this first episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast from the Navy League's Sea, Air & Space Symposium and Trade Show, , our guest is segment one is Mike Petters, president and CEO of Huntington Ingalls Industries. In segment two we break down day two of the show with Bryan Clark, Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute and Byron Callan of the independent equity research firm Capital Alpha Partners.

Gary talks with Sultan Camp, a proud US Navy Veteran, George Washington & Norfolk State University Alum, Servant Leader & Eagles Fan. Sultan is a recovering Military Headhunter and now connects top talent with opportunities at Newport News Shipbuilding, A Division of Huntington Ingalls Industries.

On this Washington Roundtable episode of the Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast, sponsored by Bell, we look ahead to 2021 with “Rocket Ron” Epstein, PhD, of Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Richard Aboulafia of the Teal Group consultancy and Sash Tusa of Agency Partners. Topics: — Defense and aerospace stock performance on US and European markets — Commercial air travel update, including new aircraft orders and deliveries — Bombardier, BWXT, Hensoldt, Huntington Ingalls Industries, Leonardo, Rheinmetall, and Thales earnings — Analysis of Dassault Aviation’s new Falcon 10X and implications for Bombardier and Gulfstream’s high end products — Egypt’s decision to buy more Rafale fighter aircraft as well as Airbus A330 aerial tanker aircraft — Letter from US lawmakers supporting Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lightning II fighter — Attributes of the Challenger III tank being upgraded for the British Army by the Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land joint venture

Welcome to the DEFAERO Andy Marshall Strategy Series, our discussion with leading thinkers on security, business and technology. Our guest is Mike Petters is president and CEO of Huntington Ingalls Industries, America’s largest military shipbuilding company. Petters previously served as president of Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding and as president of Northrop Grumman’s Newport News sector. He joined Newport News Shipbuilding in 1987 in the Los Angeles-class submarine construction division. He held a number of increasingly responsible positions throughout the organization, including production supervisor for submarines, marketing manager for submarines and carriers, vice president of aircraft carrier programs, vice president of contracts and pricing, and vice president of human resources. This conversation is part of a series on strategists and strategy devoted to the memory of one of the nation’s greatest national security strategists, Andy Marshall, the former director of the Pentagon’s office of net assessment and sponsored by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems.

In this episode of The Weekly Defence Podcast we talk with Shephard's Military Training editor for an update from his domain, and we are joined by Defence Insight's Naval Analyst for a discussion about today's second-hand warship market. Newsround [00:46]In Europe, the four NATO allies in the Visegrad Group aim to acquire more sophisticated defence equipment after recently deciding to jointly procure small arms ammunition.In the US, Air Force Research Laboratory scientists and Boeing engineers are assembling hardware for the first Self-Protect High Energy Laser Demonstrator pod, or SHIELD.In news from the naval domain, Huntington Ingalls Industries is providing more long-lead time materials to the Navy for the fourth America-class amphibious assault ship.Elsewhere, a report issued on 24 February by the Canadian Parliamentary Budget Officer indicates that plans to build 15 new frigates for the Royal Canadian Navy could run significantly over budget. In focus News Editor Ben Vogel discusses a story from Shephard's contributor Alex Tarasoff who reports on new design developments of the Russian Udar armed UGV.As Poland has once again revised its Kruk attack helicopter programme, Air Editor Tim Martin reports on the current status of affairs.   And in news from the land desk, Land Reporter Flavia Camargos Pereira talks about a new tender expected to be released under the CATV programme. Deep dive – News from the Military Training sector [22:39]Multimedia Journalist Noemi Distefano speaks with Military Training Editor Trevor Nash for a catch up on all the recent stories from the sector including the acquisition by Canadian company CAE of L3 Harris technologies business.Interview- Defence Insight [40:20]Senior Editor (Naval) Richard Thomas welcomes to the show Naval Analyst Harriet Haywood for a conversation around second-hand warships, which remain an attractive solutions for developing navies with budgets constraints. This episode was produced by Noemi Distefano with music and sound mixing by Fred Prest. 

In this episode of The Weekly Defence Podcast, we talk to Elbit Systems UK about the company's recent award by the UK MoD to provide shore-based training; and in an interview with Huntington Ingalls Industries, we discuss recent unmanned acquisition and challenges to CONOPS in the maritime domain.Newsround [00:31] In Russia, the Atlet family of armoured vehicles is set to enter state trials in early 2021, after completing preliminary trials last month.Elbit Systems announced a three-year contract to provide light tanks. While the Israeli company only referred to the customer as a country in the Asia-Pacific region, there are similarities with requirements from the Philippines that Shephard reported last October.And in naval news, the Australian government announced on 25 January that it will add much more capable missiles to its warships, in response to the growing threat posed by increasingly belligerent state actors such as China and North Korea.Industry has begun ordering long-lead items for the planned second batch of the Type 26 Global Combat Ship programme, which will see five additional frigates join the initial contract for three platforms issued in 2017.In focus News Editor Ben Vogel discusses a story from Shephard correspondent Mrityunjoy Mazumdar about German shipbuilder Lürssen delivering three more patrol vessels to the Egyptian Navy.These vessels were originally intended for the Saudi Border Guard, which had ordered 33 40m CPBs and one or two 60m CPVs in a deal reportedly valued at €1.4 billion ($1.7 billion). How did they end up in Egypt?In news from the air desk Air Editor Tim Martin discusses the latest updates on the FLRAA programme. Competitors Boeing and Sikorsky have presented a modified version of the SB>1 Defiant, the Defiant X. In South America the Brazilian Army is conducting an analysis to eventually procure, develop and upgrade it ageing ground vehicles fleet. Is this in line with the Brazilian army procurement plans? Land Reporter Flavia Camargos Pereira reports.Interview – Elbit Systems UK [22:25]Military Training Editor Trevor Nash is on the line with Martin Fausset, CEO at Elbit Systems UK to discuss the company recent award to provide shore based training for the UK Mod, under Project Selborne- winning-Fisher Training.Interview - Huntington Ingalls Industries [37:13] Senior Editor Naval Richard Thomas speaks to Duane Fotheringham, President of Unmanned systems at HII about the company's recent unmanned acquisitions and challenges in integrating such technology into the maritime domain.This episode was produced by Noemi Distefano with music and sound mixing by Fred Prest.

Warner Robbins native, Sidni Hinesley has returned to the Peach State to lead our student recruitment efforts and employer partnerships. A graduate of the Houston County School System with a Bachelor's Degree in Human Resource Management from Ashford University, Sidni served in the United States Marine Corps including two tours of service in Iraq (2007) and Afghanistan (2009). Following her distinguished military communications career, Ms. Hinesley joined the Fortune 500 giant Huntington Ingalls Industries- the Navy, Coast Guard and Marine Corps largest shipbuilder. During her six-year tenure at the most important 800 acres in the United States, Sidni formed relationships with trade schools and technical colleges across the nation, created and implemented multiple training courses and contributed to social media and marketing. No stranger to awards, Sidni was part of a team that was recognized nationally by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) for veterans hiring initiatives. An accomplished speaker, Ms. Hinesley​ has presented at multiple national conferences on specialized techniques for recruiting. A Cobb County resident, Sidni serves on the Governors High Demand Career Initiative Construction Task Force, the Kennesaw Mountain High School Construction Advisory Committee, the Cobb Workforce Partnership and her memberships include Women in Manufacturing and Cobb Executive Women. Georgia Trade School provides best in class training on the latest cutting edge welding technology! The magnetic culture we have created is not only smart for our company, but also our students, graduates, industry and community. Many people talk about workforce development, but we live it every single day. https://www.facebook.com/georgiatradeschool https://www.instagram.com/georgiatradeschool/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/georgia-trade-school-llc/

En este episodio de Value Investing FM, Adrián y Paco tenemos el placer de entrevistar a Martí Alonso y Albert Mendoza, cofundadores de Análisis de Inversión. Nos hablarán de: - Sus comienzos en el mundo de la inversión y la bolsa - Cómo surgió Análisis de Inversión - Su visión y objetivos a medio y largo plazo para esta comunidad de analistas e inversores - Alguna de las principales posiciones de la cartera de Buy the Dip, como Huntington Ingalls Industries o NexGen Energy - Sus errores de inversión en Esso SAF, IPCO y Energy Fuels - Varios consejos para aprender a invertir en bolsa Su web: https://analisisdeinversion.com/ Su podcast: https://analisisdeinversion.com/podcast-buy-the-dip/ Webinar sobre el CFA del 20 de agosto con Jorge Robles: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/wya6chj9

En este episodio de Value Investing FM, Adrián y Paco tenemos el placer de entrevistar a Martí Alonso y Albert Mendoza, cofundadores de Análisis de Inversión. Nos hablarán de: - Sus comienzos en el mundo de la inversión y la bolsa - Cómo surgió Análisis de Inversión - Su visión y objetivos a medio y largo plazo para esta comunidad de analistas e inversores - Alguna de las principales posiciones de la cartera de Buy the Dip, como Huntington Ingalls Industries o NexGen Energy - Sus errores de inversión en Esso SAF, IPCO y Energy Fuels - Varios consejos para aprender a invertir en bolsa Su web: https://analisisdeinversion.com/ Su podcast: https://analisisdeinversion.com/podcast-buy-the-dip/ Webinar sobre el CFA del 20 de agosto con Jorge Robles: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/wya6chj9

On this Roundtable episode of the Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guests are Byron Callan of the independent equity research firm Capital Alpa Partners, Dov Zakheim, PhD, former DoD comptroller, now with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Mackenzie Eaglen of the American Enterprise Institute and Michael Herson, President and CEO, American Defense International. Topics: — Outlook for the National Defense Authorization Act passed by veto-proof majorities by the House and Senate that includes language to rename US military based now dedicated to Confederate leaders that President Trump has vowed to veto — Status on defense appropriations deliberations — Update on fourth, $1 trillion stimulus package that would extend unemployment insurance for 20 million jobless Americans as Democrats unite and GOP at odds with White House — Outlook for defense spending as Democratic lawmakers move to trim the Pentagon’s budget — Rising gold and silver prices on global stimulus activity that suggests future inflationary pressure and how trend could impact defense in 2021-2022 — Importance of former Vice President Joe Biden’s pick as his running mate — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ investment in Sea Machines and change in AM General ownership

On this episode of the Business Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guests include “Rocket Ron” Epstein, PhD, of Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Richard Aboulafia of the Teal Group consultancy and Sash Tusa of Agency Partners. Topics: — Air transportation impact if UK decides to adopt a 14-day quarantine for all travelers — Future of air travel in the coronavirus era and after — Sir Richard Branson’s decision to sell Virgin Galactic to cover Virgin Atlantic and Virgin Australia — Recap of first quarter 2020 earnings including Huntington Ingalls Industries, L3Harris, Leonardo, Raytheon Technologies, Rheinmetall, TransDigm, Leidos, Bombardier and others. — Why market continues to trade up despite increasingly grim economic news — Analysis of news report that Boeing eyeing deal with Mitsubishi on new commercial aircraft — A look at the week ahead

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guest is Mike Petters, the president and CEO of Huntington Ingalls Industries for a wide ranging interview on COVID-19 impacts to operations; future Navy force structure and changes to the amphibious force of the future;  unmanned surface platforms; the Ford-class aircraft carrier program; future frigate proposal and the Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Cutter program...and much more. Our naval coverage is sponsored by Fincantieri Marinette Marine.

On this Roundtable episode of the Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our  guests include Byron Callan of the independent equity research firm Capital Alpa Partners, Michael Herson, President and CEO, American Defense International and Teri Schultz, a Brussels-based freelance reporter for National Public Radio; Ilan Berman of the American Foreign Policy Council; Lt. Gen.Bruce “Orville” Wright, President of the Air Force Association. Topics: — Analysis of the Munich Security Conference and NATO defense ministerial — Key takeaways from IISS’ 2020 Military Balance and Pew Research survey on public support for NATO’s Article V mutual defense clause — Evolving congressional reaction to Trump administration’s 2021 budget request in advance of hearings starting next week — Defense Secretary Mark Esper’s meeting with defense CEOs and his relationship with lawmakers as budget process gets underway — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ investor day — Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy and Army Chief Gen. Jim McConville’s comments at the Center for a New American Security — Look ahead to the Air Force Association’s 2020 Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando — Update on Saudi Arabia’s 2030 plan, counterterrorism and de-radicalization efforts

On this episode of the Business Podcast, sponsored by Bell, we discuss the week on world markets with guests “Rocket Ron” Epstein, PhD, of Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Richard Aboulafia of the Teal Group consultancy and Sash Tusa of Agency Partners. Topics: — Successful first flight of Boeing’s 777X jetliner and company’s acknowledgement that Max aircraft won’t return to service until after mid-year — Richard Aboulafia’s assessment of 2019 aircraft markets and look ahead at 2020 — Impact of coronavirus on Chinese and global air traffic trends — Implications of restrictions being considered on export of US technology to Chinese and Russian commercial aircraft projects — UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace’s comments about reliability of US alliance — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ $1 billion US Air Force intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance contract win — Raytheon and United Technologies’s divesture of Collin’s GPS unit to BAE Systems — Look ahead to Boeing’s earnings release and last week reporting from leading airlines

Vice Admiral John “Jay” Donnelly (United States Navy, Retired) is Vice President of Advanced Technologies for Huntington Ingalls Industries. Jay serves as an active Board Member of the Bob Feller Act of Valor Award Foundation. Donnelly graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1975 and served 35 years in the Navy. A submarine officer by training, his commanding officer assignments included USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN 709) and USS McKee (AS 41). His final assignment was as Commander, Submarine Forces, responsible for establishing force-wide strategies on core submarine issues such as force structure, budgetary requirements and manpower. Vice Admiral Donnelly speaks about what it means to be part of a three generation Naval family and the values he developed at the Naval Academy: integrity, honor and service above one’s self. Learn about life on a submarine and the rationale behind the decisions to allow women to serve in the submarine force and the elimination of smoking on submarines. Vice Admiral Donnelly encourages young people to start their career in the military because it prepares one for success in life. Military service is an opportunity to develop self-discipline, teamwork and the other skills critical for success in any field: communication, leadership, integrity, doing things right and doing hard things well.For Vice Admiral Donnelly, valor is the application of sacrifice and service to others in a time of great peril. To live with valor means to act with valor.Donnelly lives in Annapolis, Maryland with his wife of 39 years. They have three married children who each became naval officers following college. They are happily accumulating grandchildren.To learn more about the Bob Feller Act of Valor Foundation, please visit: http://www.actofvaloraward.org/Editor: Jack MetcalfeHosts: Tyler Buchholz and Nathaniel CameronSupport the show (https://customcoinholders.com/product/walk-of-heroes/)

On this episode of the Business Podcast, sponsored by Bell, we discuss the week on world markets with guests “Rocket Ron” Epstein, PhD, of Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Richard Aboulafia of the Teal Group consultancy and Sash Tusa of Agency Partners. In segment two we talk to Seth Clark, Head of Project Modzy at Booz Allen Hamilton. And in segment three Teri Schultz, a Brussels-based reporter for National Public Radio and Deutsche Welle and Evelyn Farkas, PhD, a former deputy assistant secretary of defense for Russia, Ukraine, Eurasia in the Obama administration who is now with the German Marshall Fund.  Topics: — Update Boeing’s efforts to return 737 Max to service including statements by Southwest Airlines and American Airlines that they expect their jets to resume carrying passengers in March — Southwest Airlines interest in a new single-aisle jetliner — Airbus’ expansion of production facilities in China to include A350 — Spirit AeroSystems’ acquisition of Bombardier’s aerostructures plants in Northern Ireland and Morrocco — BWXT, Huntington Ingalls Industries, Rolls Royce, Rheinmetall andTriumph Group earnings — Veterans role in America’s defense and aerospace industry — Booz Allen Hamilton’s new Modzy artificial intelligence offering — 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and what’s next for Europe and NATO

Please join CSIS and the United States Naval Institute (USNI) for a Maritime Security Dialogue event featuring a discussion with Admiral Karl L. Schultz, the 26th Commandant of the United States Coast Guard. This event is made possible by support from Huntington Ingalls Industries.

On this episode of the Business Podcast, sponsored by Bell, we discuss the week on world markets with guests “Rocket Ron” Epstein, PhD, of Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Sash Tusa of Agency Partners. Topics: — Airbus, BAE Systems, Leonardo first half 2019 earnings — Second quarter Triumph Group & Huntington Ingalls Industries returns — Federal Reserve’s decision to cut interest rates by 25 basis points — Impact of devaluation of the British pound on UK exports and defense programs  — Latest on efforts to return Boeing’s 737 Max to flight

John Cordle, Dr. Eng, leads a 12 person team at Huntington Ingalls Industries teaching Maintenance Management to over 12,000 U. S. Navy personnel, including all officer pipeline training across the waterfront. He is the USNI Proceedings Author of the Year and Surface Navy Literary Award winner for 2018, having written about implementing a Circadian Rhythm watch rotation while serving as CO of the USS San Jacinto (CG-56). His crew was awarded the 2010 Vice Admiral Bulkeley Safety Award for improved watch stander resilience. In our conversation, John shares what it was like when he transitioned to a role with Huntington Ingalls Industries in mid-2013 with the goal of remaining in the local area, where a high concentration of other senior officers with similar experiences were vying for jobs at a time when sequestration had disrupted the local job market. We also cover how he made the decision to pursue additional academics as a civilian, and what led him to earn his Dr. Eng from ODU while also traveling extensively for work and leading a geographically dispersed team.   Finally, we talk about how he has found a way to give back to the Navy and is working to help veterans after transition deal with the impact of their service on their circadian rhythms, physiology, and overall well-being.

If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!)Kevin discusses real world application of the Acquisition Time Zones with Myran Hunter. Myran is a capture manager at Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.The Acquisition Time Zones are a foundational concept of the Contracting Officer Podcast. Each zone aligns to a phase of the government acquisition process. Listen and learn how Myran applies the Acquisition Time Zones to win new business through improved communications within his team. (as well as many other benefits)The Acquisition Time Zones are, in chronological order:The Requirements Zone (Episode 012)The Market Research Zone (Episode 013)The Request for Proposal (or “RFP”) Zone (Episode 014)The Source Selection Zone (Episode 015)If you'd like to contact Myran directly, send a note to myran.hunter@hii-tsd.com.__________This episode is brought to you by Skyway Acquisition. To get help with the Government market, become a Skyway Community member. The Skyway Community ensures you are better positioned to take advantage of opportunities and better equipped to manage the challenges of government contracts. Members have access to one-on-one insights, time-saving tools, and training resources from Skyway’s team of former COs, including the ability to get the perspective of the entire team in the “Ask A Contracting Officer” Forum, get specialized training from on-demand webinars and articles, targeting support through the RFP Score™ assessment tool, as well as custom consulting from Skyway’s team of former COs who help solve your unique puzzles. To learn more, visit askskyway.com or call 877-884-5280. ___________Kevin Jans and Paul Schauer created the Contracting Officer Podcast to help Government and Industry acquisition professionals understand more about how the other side thinks. Admittedly, the podcast’s name sounds very limiting. It is not just for contracting officers or even just for those in the contracting profession. Anyone with an interest in the Federal acquisition world can benefit from the insight and down-to-earth explanations of complicated topics provided by the hosts.

On this episode of the Business Podcast, sponsored by Bell, we discuss the week on world markets with guests“Rocket Ron” Epstein, PhD, of Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Richard Aboulafia of the Teal Group consultancy and Sash Tusa of Agency Partners. Topics: — Repercussions of US Air Force decision to stop accepting deliveries of KC-46 tanker aircraft from Boeing after tools and manufacturing debris found on plane already handed over to the service — More on USAF acquisition of Boeing’s F-15X fighter — Impact on Huntington Ingalls Industries of expected US Navy decision to cancel refueling complex overhaul of USS Harry S. Truman and retire the carrier 30 years earlier than planned and cut acquisition of two San Antonio-class amphibious ships. — Impact of military action between India and Pakistan on New Delhi’s competition for a new fighter. — British Airway’s order for Boeing 777-9X jetliners and large aircraft market outlook. — Thales, Dassault, Babcock and Rolls-Royce earnings

On the newest episode of the Defense & Aerospace Business Report podcast, sponsored by Bell, we discuss the national security implications of President Donald Trump’s new tariffs on aluminum and steel from Canada, Mexico and Europe, a weaker transatlantic alliance, the Italian Navy’s Fincantieri-built ITS Alpino anti-submarine warfare frigate that visited multiple US cities last week, Capitol Hill defense-budget deliberations, and the week in defense and aerospace markets. This week’s guests include Gordon Adams, PhD, American University professor emeritus and Stimson Center distinguished fellow, Christopher Cavas, naval analyst and commentator with Round Tower Productions, Ron Epstein, PhD, of Bank of America Merrill Lynch, former Pentagon Comptroller Bob Hale, PhD, (who now advises Booz Allen Hamilton — his thoughts are his own), Sash Tusa of Agency Partners, and former Pentagon comptroller Dov Zakheim, PhD, who is now on the board of the Atlantic Council think tank. Fincantieri and Huntington Ingalls Industries sponsored our coverage of the Navy League’s 2018 Sea-Air-Space conference and trade show.

Education is changing and apprenticeships could be an essential part of our future workforce. Mike Petters, CEO of Huntington Ingalls Industries, discusses how his company is using apprenticeships to supply its workforce.

Cold War: Part Duex In early February, Defense Secretary James Mattis and Vice Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Paul Selva testified to Congress about two recently released war strategy documents: The National Defense Strategy and the Nuclear Posture Review. In this episode, hear some of the most powerful people in the world discuss their plans to reboot the Cold War, including an extremely expensive plan, which has already begun, to replace the United States entire nuclear weapons arsenal. Please Support Congressional Dish Click here to contribute using credit card, debit card, PayPal, or Bitcoin Click here to support Congressional Dish for each episode via Patreon Mail Contributions to: 5753 Hwy 85 North #4576 Crestview, FL 32536 Thank you for supporting truly independent media! Recommended Congressional Dish Episodes CD067: What Do We Want in Ukraine? CD093: Our Future in War Short Story Long Podcast Appearance Additional Reading Article: Trump's favorite general: Can Mattis check an impulsive president and still retain his trust? by Greg Jaffe and Missy Ryan, The Washington Post, February 7, 2018. Report: Beijing hits back at US defence strategy and 'cold war mindset' by Kinling Lo, South China Morning Post, January 20, 2018, Report: A top secret desert assembly plant starts ramping up to build Northrop's B-21 bomber by Ralph Vartabedian, W.J. Hennigan, and Samantha Masunaga, The Los Angeles Times, November 10, 2017. Article: Lockheed close to massive F-35 fighter jet deal with 11 nations by Thom Patterson, CNN Money, June 19, 2017. Article: Russian lawmaker: We would use nukes if US or NATO enters Crimea by Patrick Tucker, Defense One, May 28, 2017. Report: Russia is now the world's third largest military spender by Ivana Kottasova, CNN Money, April 24, 2017. Article: The F-35 may carry one of the US's most polarizing nuclear weapons sooner than expected by Alex Lockie, Business Insider, January 12, 2017. Article: Henry Kissinger's war crimes are central to the divide between Hilary Clinton and Bernie Sanders by Dan Froomkin, The Intercept, February 12, 2016. Review: Hillary Clinton reviews Henry Kissinger's 'World Order' by Hillary Rodham Clinton, The Washington Post, September 4, 2014. Resources Congressional Budget Office: Approaches for Managing the Costs of U.S. Nuclear Forces, 2017 to 2046 Congressional Research Service: Navy Columbia (SSBN-826) Class Ballistic Missile Submarine Program: Background and Issues for Congress Defense.gov: 2018 Summary of the National Defense Strategy Indictment: Internet Research Agency Indictment Media.defense.gov: 2018 Nuclear Posture Review OpenSecrets.org: Huntington Ingalls Industries, Profile for 2016 Election Cycle OpenSecrets.org: General Dynamics Organization Summary OpenSecrets.org: Lobbyists Representing General Dynamics, 2017 OpenSecrets.org: Northrop Grumman Organization Summary OpenSecrets.org: Northrop Grumman Lobbying Info Book: World Order by Henry Kissinger Visual Resources Sound Clip Sources Hearing: National Defense Strategy and Nuclear Posture Review, C-SPAN, House Armed Services Committee, February 6, 2018. Witnesses James Mattis - Secretary of the Department of Defense General Paul Silva - Vice Chair of the Joints Chiefs of Staff 12:25 Defense Secretary James Mattis: To advance the security of our nation, these troops are putting themselves in harm’s way, in effect, signing a blank check payable to the American people with their lives. They do so despite Congress’ abrogation of its constitutional responsibility to provide sufficient stable funding. Our military have been operating under debilitating continuing resolutions for more than 1,000 days during the past decade. These men and women hold the line for America while lacking this most fundamental congressional support: a predictable budget. Congress mandated—rightfully mandated—this National Defense Strategy—the first one in a decade—and then shut down the government the day of its release. Today we are again operating under a disruptive continuing resolution. It is not lost on me that as I testify before you this morning we are again on the verge of a government shutdown, or, at best, another damaging continuing resolution. I regret that without sustained, predictable appropriations, my presence here today wastes your time because no strategy can survive, as you pointed out, Chairman, without the funding necessary to resource it. 19:15 Defense Secretary James Mattis: Our second line of effort is to strengthen traditional alliances while building new partnerships. History is clear that nations with allies thrive. We inherited this approach to security and prosperity from the Greatest Generation, and it has served the United States well for 70 years. Working by, with, and through allies who carry their fair share is a source of strength. Since the costly victory in World War II, Americans have carried a disproportionate share of the global-defense burden while others recovered. Today the growing economic strength of allies and partners has enabled them to step up, as demonstrated by more than 70 nations and international organizations participating in the Defeat ISIS campaign and again in the 40-some nations standing shoulder to shoulder in NATO’s Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan. Most NATO allies are also increasing their defense budgets, giving credence to the value of democracies standing together. 24:33 Defense Secretary James Mattis: As Senator McCain said last week, since the end of the Cold War, we have let our nuclear capabilities atrophy under the false belief that the era of great power competition was over. As the new National Defense Strategy rightfully acknowledges, we now face the renewed threat of competition from Russia and China, and we cannot ignore their investments in nuclear weapons in addition to conventional forces. The 2018 Nuclear Posture Review reaffirms the findings of previous reviews that the nuclear triad—comprised of silo-based intercontinental ballistic missiles, bomber aircraft, and nuclear submarines—is the most strategically sound means of ensuring nuclear deterrence. To remain effective, however, we must recapitalize our Cold War legacy nuclear-deterrence forces, continuing a modernization program initiated during the previous administration. 27:05 Defense Secretary James Mattis: We need Congress to lift the defense spending caps and support the budget for our military of 700 billion for this fiscal year and 716 billion for next fiscal year. Let me be clear: as hard as the last 16 years of war have been on our military, no enemy in the field has done as much to harm the readiness of the U.S. military than the combined impact of the Budget Control Act’s defense spending caps, worsened by operating for 10 of the last 11 years under continuing resolutions of varied and unpredictable duration. The Budget Control Act was purposely designed to be so injurious that it would force Congress to pass necessary budgets. It was never intended to be the solution. 34:50 General Paul Selva: Two supplemental capabilities recommended in the Nuclear Posture Review—the nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile and a modification of a small number of existing submarine-launched ballistic missile warheads—would enhance deterrence by ensuring that no adversary under any set of circumstances can perceive an advantage through the use of a limited nuclear escalation or other strategic attack. Fielding these capabilities will not lower the threshold at which the U.S. would employ nuclear weapons; rather, it will raise the nuclear threshold for potential adversaries, making the use of nuclear weapons less likely. 35:45 General Paul Selva: It is important to note that the National Defense Strategy and the Nuclear Posture Review both make the assumption that the military will receive timely, predictable, and sufficient funding to execute these strategies. As General Mattis has emphasized, we in uniform appreciate the support of this committee and the Congress, and we trust that the Congress will provide the funding needed to turn these strategies into reality. 1:03:05 Representative Joe Wilson (SC): Secretary Mattis, your Nuclear Posture Review, NPR, recommends that U.S. develop two supplemental nuclear capabilities: first, a low-yield submarine-launched ballistic missile, SLBM; and second, a sea-launched cruise missile. Why are these needed for deterrence and assurance? And following on that, some are arguing that they lower the threshold for the U.S. to use nuclear weapons. Do you believe that the addition of these capabilities to the U.S. nuclear arsenal is an increase or decrease the likelihood of a nuclear war? And another angle: why should we need a low-yield SLBM when we already have a low-yield nuclear gravity bomb? Are these capabilities redundant? Defense Secretary James Mattis: Congressman, I don’t believe it lowers the threshold at all. What it does, it makes very clear that we have a deterrent. If the Russians choose to carry out what some of their doctrine people have promoted, their political leaders have promoted, which would be to employ a low-yield nuclear weapon in a conventional fight in order to escalate to de-escalate; in other words, to escalate to victory and then de-escalate. We want to make certain they recognize that we can respond in kind. We don’t have to go with a high-yield weapon; thus, the deterrent effort stays primary. It is not to in any way lower the threshold to use nuclear weapons. On the sea-launched cruise missile, as you know, we have an ongoing issue with Russia’s violation of the INF. I want to make certain that our negotiators have something to negotiate with, that we want Russia back into compliance. We do not want to forgo the INF, but at the same time, we have options if Russia continues to go down this path. Discussion: Kissinger and Schultz on Global Challenges, C-SPAN, Senate Armed Services Committee, January 25, 2018. Witnesses: Henry Kissinger National Security Advisor & Secretary of State in Nixon & Ford Administrations George Shultz Secretary of State in Reagan Administration Richard Armitage Deputy Secretary of State in the first term of the George W. Bush administration 12:45 Henry Kissinger: The international situation facing the United States is unprecedented. What is occurring is more than a coincidence of individual crises. Rather, it is a systemic failure of world order, which is gathering momentum and which has led to an erosion of the international system rather than its consolidation, a rejection of territorial acquisition by force, expansion of mutual trade benefits without coercion, which are the hallmark of the existing system are all under some kind of strain. Compounding this dynamism is the pace of technological development, whose extraordinary progress threatens to outstrip our strategic and moral imagination and makes the strategic equation tenuous unless major efforts are made to sustain it. 19:45 Henry Kissinger: There is no doubt that the military capacity of China, as well as its economic capacity, is growing, and there have been challenges from Russia which have to be met, especially in Ukraine, Crimea, and Syria. And this raises these fundamental questions: What is the strategic relationship between these countries vis-a-vis the prospect of peace? Is their strength comparable enough to induce restraint? Are their values compatible enough to encourage an agreed legitimacy? These are the challenges that we face. The balance of power must be maintained, but it is also necessary to attempt a strategic dialogue that prevents the balance of power from having to be tested. This is the key issue in our relationship. 25:10 George Shultz: And I take the occasion to particularly underline one of the things that Henry brought out in his testimony, that is the concern we must have about nuclear proliferation. As you remember in the Reagan period, we worked hard. President Reagan thought nuclear weapons were immoral, and we worked hard to get them reduced. And we had quite a lot of success. And in those days, people seemed to have an appreciation of what would be the result of a nuclear weapon if ever used. I fear people have lost that sense of dread. And now we see everything going in the other direction, nuclear proliferation. The more countries have nuclear weapons, the more likely it is one’s going to go off somewhere, and the more fissile materials lying around—anybody who gets fissile material can make a weapon fairly easily. So this is a major problem. It can blow up the world. So I think we have to get at it. And the right way to start is what Henry said, is somehow to be able to have a different kind of relationship with Russia. After all, Russia and the United States have the bulk of all the weapons. 31:20 George Shultz: First, let me talk about the economy. What is happening as a result of these forces is de-globalization. This is already happening. This is not something for the future. The reason is that it’s becoming more and more possible to produce the things you want close to where you are. So the advantages of low labor costs are disappearing. And the more you produce things near where you are, the less you need shipping, and it has a big impact on energy, and it has a huge impact on the countries that are providing low-cost labor and a huge impact on places like ourselves which will wind up being able to produce these things near where we are. It’s a revolution. And a revolution in the economy has all sorts of security implications that need to be thought about. But this is a very big deal. 33:30 George Shultz: Robotics, 3-D printing, and artificial intelligence are driving manufacturers to reconsider not only how and what they make but where they make it. The world is on the very front end of a big shift from labor to automation. Robot sales are expected to reach $400,000 annually in 2018. This estimate does not account for the newly developed cobots, that is, collaborative robots. They assist human workers and, thus, dramatically increase human productivity. There are other things about all this that I won’t go into which underline it, but the new technologies are bringing manufacturing back to the United States. The United States has lost manufacturing jobs every year from 1998 to 2009, a total of 8 million jobs. Over the last 6 years, it regained about a million of them. With the cost of living no longer a significant advantage, it makes little sense to manufacture components in Southeast Asia, assemble them in China, and then ship them to the rest of the world when the same item can either be manufactured by robots or printed where it will be used. So this is a huge revolution taking place. It also underlines the enhanced ability to protect your intellectual property because you don’t have to ship it around. 35:35 George Shultz: You want to look at the dramatic improvements in nano-energetics, artificial intelligence, drones, and 3-D printing. They’re producing a revolution of small, smart, and cheap weapons that will redefine the battlefield. Open-source literature says nano-aluminum created ultra high burn rates which give nano-explosives four to ten times the power of TNT. The obvious result, small platforms will carry a very destructive power. Then you can put these small platforms on drones. And drones can be manufactured easily, and you can have a great many of them inexpensively. So then you can have a swarm armed with lethal equipment. Any fixed target is a real target. So an airfield where our Air Force stores planes is a very vulnerable target. A ship at anchor is a vulnerable target. So you’ve got to think about that in terms of how you deploy. And in terms of the drones, while such a system cannot be jammed, it would only serve to get a drone—talking about getting a drone to the area of where its target is, but that sure could hit a specific target. At that point, the optical systems guided by artificial intelligence could use on-board, multi-spectral imaging to find a target and guide the weapons. It is exactly that autonomy that makes the technologic convergence a threat today. Because such drones will require no external input other than the signature of the designed target, they will not be vulnerable to jamming. Not requiring human intervention, the autonomous platforms will also be able to operate in very large numbers. 38:48 George Shultz: I think there’s a great lesson here for what we do in NATO to contain Russia because you can deploy these things in boxes so you don’t even know what they are and on trucks and train people to unload quickly and fire. So it’s a huge deterrent capability that is available, and it’s inexpensive enough so that we can expect our allies to pitch in and get them for themselves. 40:10 George Shultz: The creative use of swarms of autonomous drones to augment current forces would strongly and relatively cheaply reinforce NATO, as I said, that deterrence. If NATO assists frontline states in fielding large numbers of inexpensive autonomous drones that are pre-packaged in standard 20-foot containers, the weapons can be stored in sites across the countries under the control of reserve forces. If the weapons are pre-packaged and stored, the national forces can quickly deploy the weapons to delay a Russian advance. So what’s happening is you have small, cheap, and highly lethal replacing large, expensive platforms. And this change is coming about with great rapidity, and it is massively important to take it into account in anything that you are thinking about doing. 54:10 George Shultz: Well, I read what I guess was an early version—somehow it was sent to me—of the national-security strategy. And I liked the beginning of it because it talked about our commitment to getting rid of nuclear weapons. But as you read on, it almost sounded a little bit as though there might be this or that occasion where we would use nuclear weapons. And this notion of using them that is spreading around is deeply disturbing to me. Video: Pinky and the Brain - The Really Great Dictator, March 6, 2011. Video: War on Iraq Breaking News - Shock & Awe Iraq, Sky News, October 20, 2006. Cover Art Design by Only Child Imaginations Music Presented in This Episode Intro & Exit: Tired of Being Lied To by David Ippolito (found on Music Alley by mevio)  

US Navy Recovers Remaining USS John S. McCain Sailors aboard Ship, Navy Intends to Restore USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) at Huntington Ingalls Industries

Huntington Ingalls Industries president and CEO Mike Petters discusses the importance of diversity and inclusion to the company's culture and success.

Today's guest is Everett Jordan, the Director of Education for The Apprentice School at Newport News Shipbuilding, a Division of Huntington Ingalls Industries in Newport News, Virginia. Jordan began his career at Newport News Shipbuilding in 1973 as an apprentice ship fitter. Throughout his career, he has held increasingly responsible positions including supervisor, general foreman, superintendent, and trade director of dimensional control, ship fitters, and welders. Jordan has received a number of awards including the Newport News Shipbuilding President's Model of Excellence Award for leadership and is a Master Shipbuilder. In this episode, Jordan talks about the apprentice model of learning and believes that at The Apprentice School, “The future is consistently in front of our students.” The Apprentice School provides high quality, comprehensive four and five-year apprentice programs for students interested in shipbuilding careers. Since 1919, these programs have produced over 9,800 graduates in support of the operational needs of Newport News Shipbuilding. If you would like to learn more about The Apprentice School, you can visit www.apprenticeschool.com

We take a close look at the Violence Against Women Act re-authorization as the President signs it into law. We also look at the continuing resolution passed by the House, which funds defense while leaving the rest of the government in chaos. S. 47: Violence Against Women Re-Authorization Act of 2013... Was signed by the President! This one is law. President Obama signs VAWA on March 7, 2013 Definition Changes Adds stalking and date rape to the list of offenses. Includes cyber stalking in the definition of stalking. Replaces "spouses" with "parties' Indian Affairs Adds "sex trafficking" and "stalking" to eligible grant programs for Indian women Allows Indian tribes to have jurisdiction over domestic violence crimes unless neither the victim or defendant are Indians. Includes D.C., Indian tribes, and Puerto Rico in the grant funding (decreases funding) Immigrants Allows children to stay in U.S. on their victimized parent's U Visa even if they turn 21 while the VISA is pending New Programs Grants for training programs for law enforcement and medical personnel Funding for pro-bono legal assistance for victims Protects the confidentiality of child victims of domestic violence or sexual assault Protects students from violence stemming from their immigrant status and gender identity Grants for elder abuse training; Defines "elder" as someone over the age of 50 Prevents victims from being evicted from public housing because they were involved in a domestic violence incident, however, the violent person can be evicted. Public housing authorities will need to transfer victims to new housing if their safety is at risk and they request the transfer. Orders an audit of unprocessed DNA evidence for sexual assault crimes that haven't passed the statute of limitations. Program ends 12/31/18. Prohibits any lobbying activity in relation to DNA audit grants and prohibits violators from receiving a grant for at least 5 years. 6 months after President Obama signs the bill, DHS has to publish final standards for the punishment of sexual assault in immigrant prisons, including private prisons. Prevents marriage brokers from providing information on minors Penalty Changes Penalty for assault with intent to murder is limited to 20 years and a fine Penalty for assault by attempted suffocation limited to 10 years and a fine… suffocation is regardless of intent or visible injury Report Comptroller General of the United States will issue a report to Congress in two years on the use of foreign labor contractors by U.S. employers. It will include the role of labor recruiters that provide low-wage foreigners to companies, the effectiveness of current regulators enforcement of laws already on the books, describe the jobs the foreigners are doing and how many of them are here, and identify abuses of foreigners including use of fees and debts. Funding Deletes ‘‘non- profit, non-governmental victim services or-ganizations,'' or "non-profit, private" programs and replaces it with ‘‘victim service providers, staff from population specific organizations,' in a couple of sections; but not all. Prohibits grants from going to non-profits with offshore tax havens Prohibits more than $20,000 of grant money from going towards conferences Vast majority of funding going DOWN Human Trafficking Title 12: Secretary of State will establish a fund (amount unknown) to give to foreign governments to prevent human trafficking. Orders them to come up with a strategy and suggest ways for oversight; very broad. Qualifying gov'ts need to have high prevalence of trafficking and a "demonstrated political motivation" to address it. Funding can be terminated if State determines the country is doing things contrary to our national interest or doesn't "adhere to it's responsibilities" under the agreement. Issues four grants up to $2 million each for combatting sex trafficking of minors. One of the grants needs to go to a small state with less than 5 million people. Most of the money needs to go towards residential care of minor victims of sex trafficking. Overhead can't exceed 3%. Recipients need to match the grant for every year they get the gov't money and their match percentage goes up every year the grant is renewed, topping out at 50% on their third year. Program good for four years. Decreases funding by half, from 20 to 10 million for law enforcement grants for trafficking. Increases funding for victims in other countries from 12.5 million to 14.5 million/year H.R. 933: House Continuing Resolution Right now, we are in the middle of two crisis': The sequester is one, an unfunded government that would have to shut down on March 27th is the other. This bill does nothing to solve the sequester. In fact, it expressly keeps it in place. Two of the 12 appropriations categories are funded until the end of the year in the responsible appropriations way in this bill. The other 10 are funded as a continuing resolution, that keeps the funding at old chaotic levels. The House did real work on the Defense appropriations; the Senate is going to change everything on the domestic side as this bill has a real chance of becoming law. In the defense section of the bill, I looked at what items were dramatically over-funded in comparison to what was requested by President Obama and the military. Fighter Jets Boeing F/A-18E/F fighter jets would be given $605 million more than was requested for 11 new airplanes. Boeing/Northrup EA-18G Growler fighter jets are the electronic warfare version of the Boeing F/A-18E/F. They would be given $45 million for 15 new aircraft. Budget request from the military for this item: $0. $0 request, given $45 million for 15 new aircraft Ships/Submarines General Dynamics Virginia Class nuclear submarines would be given $778 million more than requested. These submarines are built in two locations, which makes the submarines more expensive but the program is designed to keep both shipyards in operation. Location #1: General Dynamics Electric Boat in Groton, CT. The Representative in Groton, CT is Joe Courtney; his top campaign contributors are General Dynamics and Northrup Grumman. Location #2: Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Company. The Representative in Newport News, VA is Rob Wittman; he is on the Armed Services Committee & his top campaign contributor is Northrup Grumman. --- Northrup Grumman LPD-17 naval ship would be constructed at Huntington Ingalls Industries in Newport News, VA for $263 million. Budget request for this item: $0. The Representative in Newport News, VA is Rob Wittman; he sits on the Armed Services Committee and his top campaign contributor is Northrup Grumman. --- A DDG-51 Destroyer would be ordered for $1 billion. No one requested this ship. DDG-51 Destroyers are built in either Bath, ME by General Dynamic's Bath Iron Works or in Newport News, VA by Huntington Ingalls Industries (formerly Northrup Grumman). Lockheed is the lead contractor for the DDG-51 combat system Lockheed Martin [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="525"] C-130 Bad-ass Cargo Plane[/caption] Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules military transport planes would be given $180 million. Budget request: $0. --- Lockheed Martin KC-130J aerial refueling planes would be given $130 million more than requested for 2 additional planes. --- Lockheed HC-130J Coast Guard search & rescue planes would be given $126 million more than requested for 2 extra planes. --- Lockheed MC-130J Special Forces transport planes also given $126 million more than requested for 2 extra planes. --- C-130 planes are manufactured in Marietta, GA and Lockheed brags that it's "the longest continuously operating aircraft production line in history." The Representative in Marietta, GA is Phil Gingrey. Phil Gingrey's second largest campaign contributor is Lockheed Martin. --- C-27J cargo aircraft, manufactured by an Italian company but whose engines and systems are produced by Lockheed Martin, would be given $138 million. Budget request: $0. Drones Northrup Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk surveillance drones would be given $107 million more than requested in order to increase the fleet to 21 drones. Pentagon was unimpressed with the RQ-4 Global Hawk's performance after deploying them to Japan after the earthquake/tsunami and after they were used in Libya. March 2012: Air Force announced they will put the 14 Global Hawks they already have into storage, and 4 under construction would go directing into the "bone-yard" Northrup launched a multimedia campaign to block the cuts. Global Hawk's are produced in Palmdale, CA. The Representative for that district is Buck McKeon, Chairman of the Armed Services Committee. Buck McKeon's top 5 campaign contributors: Lockheed Martin General Dynamics Northrup Grumman General Atomics Boeing [caption id="" align="alignright" width="327"] MQ-9 Reaper Predator Drone[/caption] --- General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper predator drones would be given $155 million more than requested so the Air Force can order twelve more. Then Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force said in 2006 about the predator drones: "We've moved from using UAVs primarily in intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance roles before Operation Iraqi Freedom, to a true hunter-killer role with the Reaper." Missile Defense Systems Raytheon's Patriot missile defense system would be given $300 million more than requested to increase the program. --- Aegis ballistic missile defense system would be over-funded by $189 million to buy 17 additional Raytheon SM-3 interceptors, which are ship-based missile interceptors designed to shoot down short & intermediate range ballistic missiles and have been used to shoot down satellites. Israel [caption id="" align="alignright" width="360"] Emanuel Yellin[/caption] Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system would be given $211 million. Budget request: $0. Iron Dome manufactured by a Israel-owned defense technology company, but U.S. is trying to get a co-production deal like they have on their other missile defense system which is co-produced by Boeing Upper tier/Arrow programs are the "other" missile defense programs partnered with Boeing. David's sling is a third missile defense system for Israel that partners with Raytheon. The Upper Tier/Arrow and David's Sling missile programs together were given $169 million more than requested. Total in unrequested money given to Israel for missile defense: $380 million. Miscellaneous Appropriations Advanced hypersonic weapon program which "aims to develop a system to deliver a precision conventional weapon strike anywhere in the world within one hour" overfunded by $90 million. --- Defense Rapid Innovation Fund, which is supposed to funnel Department of Defense contracts to small businesses was given $250 million. Budget Request: $0. --- $5+ billion for the Afghanistan security forces (all of it requested). --- "Miscellaneous equipment" would be given to every branch of the military. Total = $1.5 billion. None of these funds were requested. Creepy Spy Sh*t Camp Williams in Utah - location of the Utah Data Center was given $191,414,000 (all of it requested). Total Classified Programs: $31,309,229,000 = $900 million more than was requested. Good News Over-funded medical research by $635 million. Things that will be studied include: substance abuse alzheimers autism breast cancer gulf war illness lung cancer MS ovarian cancer prostate cancer traumatic brain injuries vision AIDS prevention Net totals appropriated to Defense: $622 billion was spent in 2012 $597 billion requested for 2013 $598 billion given in this bill … More than requested  

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