John “Slick” Baum chats with Robert “Otis” Winkler from KRATOS Defense about what it’s like to design, develop, and field a next generation UAV, what the Air Force now calls Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA).
John Baum chats about the challenges of operating drone swarms during a great power conflict with Dr. Doug Meador, the Autonomous Collaborative Vehicles Portfolio manager within AFRL’s Aerospace Systems Directorate; Lt Colonel Ryan “SCUDS” Slaughter, the lead for Autonomous Collaborative Platforms in the Headquarters AF Strategy, Integration and Requirements directorate; plus Caitlin Lee and Mark Gunzinger from the Mitchell Institute team.
In this Rendezvous episode, we discuss how the struggle to elect a Speaker of the House has implications for defense. We also discuss the latest F-35 contract and how new pricing will impact the future of the program. Plus we assess the challenges and opportunities for the Space Force as we look to 2023.
John “Slick” Baum chats with Dr. Justin Bronk of the Royal United Services Institute for Defense and Security Studies along with Heather “Lucky” Penney and Lt Col Michael “Mongo” Kingry of our Mitchell Institute team about key takeaways from the Ukraine-Russia war. This episode explores the strategies and tactics the combatants are employing, the hardware they are bringing to the fight, and what it means for the wider war. We’ll also look at what lessons can be learned by NATO and the United States as war rages in Eastern Europe and adversaries around the globe evaluate the Western response.
In Part 2 of this series, we decided it was time to kick back and reflect upon the high adventures of past years. This week, we hear stories from Gen Kevin Chilton, USAF (Ret.), Maj Gen Larry “Stutz” Stutzriem, USAF (Ret.), Chris “Jekyll” Brunner, Heather Penney, and Slick.
In Part 1 of this series, we decided it was time to kick back and reflect upon the high adventures of past years. This week, we hear stories from Lt Gen Joseph Guastella Jr., USAF (Ret.), Lt Gen Dave Deptula, USAF (Ret.), Mark Gunzinger, plus Air Force Fellows Lt Col Michael Kingry and Lt Col Sarah Brehm.
