Interviews

Defense News offers exclusive interviews with military and industry decision-makers from around the globe.


  • Interview: Richard Lombardi
    Interview: Richard Lombardi

    With the Feb. 2 release of President Obama’s fiscal 2016 budget request, the Air Force made clear it is threading the needle between current requirements and developing, and procuring, new technologies.

  • Carter to Affirm Need for Spending Restraint
    Carter to Affirm Need for Spending Restraint

    President Barack Obama’s nominee to be the next secretary of defense will take a stand for sweeping defense reforms in his opening remarks slated to be delivered at his Wednesday confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee, while also hinting at some of the tensions that have roiled the tenure of his predecessor, a…

  • In the Mideast, Chaos and Questions
    In the Mideast, Chaos and Questions

    The leadership crisis in Yemen and the death of Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz has raised alarms all over Middle Eastern capitals concerning the Gulf Cooperation Council’s (GCC’s) security setting.

  • London Meeting Signals Closer UK-Japan Ties
    London Meeting Signals Closer UK-Japan Ties

    Britain and Japan have pledged to increase cooperation in military training, weapons development, cyber, security and other areas following a meeting in London of the nations’ foreign and defense ministers on Wednesday.

  • Interview: Derek Chollet
    Interview: Derek Chollet

    It has been a busy two and a half years for Derek Chollet, as events have left the White House and Pentagon scrambling to deal with complex issues in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, driven in large part by groups of non-state actors.

  • US, UK Teaming on Dozens of New Cyber, Space Programs
    US, UK Teaming on Dozens of New Cyber, Space Programs

    Top US and UK defense officials met at the Pentagon on Wednesday to discuss broadening a collaborative effort to allow the allies to share more cutting-edge science and technology research, particularly commercial products that could have defense applications, officials from both countries have said.

  • Interview: Richard Lombardi
    Interview: Richard Lombardi

    With the Feb. 2 release of President Obama’s fiscal 2016 budget request, the Air Force made clear it is threading the needle between current requirements and developing, and procuring, new technologies.

  • Carter to Affirm Need for Spending Restraint
    Carter to Affirm Need for Spending Restraint

    President Barack Obama’s nominee to be the next secretary of defense will take a stand for sweeping defense reforms in his opening remarks slated to be delivered at his Wednesday confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee, while also hinting at some of the tensions that have roiled the tenure of his predecessor, a…

  • In the Mideast, Chaos and Questions
    In the Mideast, Chaos and Questions

    The leadership crisis in Yemen and the death of Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz has raised alarms all over Middle Eastern capitals concerning the Gulf Cooperation Council’s (GCC’s) security setting.

  • London Meeting Signals Closer UK-Japan Ties
    London Meeting Signals Closer UK-Japan Ties

    Britain and Japan have pledged to increase cooperation in military training, weapons development, cyber, security and other areas following a meeting in London of the nations’ foreign and defense ministers on Wednesday.

  • Interview: Derek Chollet
    Interview: Derek Chollet

    It has been a busy two and a half years for Derek Chollet, as events have left the White House and Pentagon scrambling to deal with complex issues in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, driven in large part by groups of non-state actors.

  • US, UK Teaming on Dozens of New Cyber, Space Programs
    US, UK Teaming on Dozens of New Cyber, Space Programs

    Top US and UK defense officials met at the Pentagon on Wednesday to discuss broadening a collaborative effort to allow the allies to share more cutting-edge science and technology research, particularly commercial products that could have defense applications, officials from both countries have said.

  • Interview: Richard Lombardi
    Interview: Richard Lombardi

    With the Feb. 2 release of President Obama’s fiscal 2016 budget request, the Air Force made clear it is threading the needle between current requirements and developing, and procuring, new technologies.

  • Carter to Affirm Need for Spending Restraint
    Carter to Affirm Need for Spending Restraint

    President Barack Obama’s nominee to be the next secretary of defense will take a stand for sweeping defense reforms in his opening remarks slated to be delivered at his Wednesday confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee, while also hinting at some of the tensions that have roiled the tenure of his predecessor, a…

  • In the Mideast, Chaos and Questions
    In the Mideast, Chaos and Questions

    The leadership crisis in Yemen and the death of Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz has raised alarms all over Middle Eastern capitals concerning the Gulf Cooperation Council’s (GCC’s) security setting.

  • London Meeting Signals Closer UK-Japan Ties
    London Meeting Signals Closer UK-Japan Ties

    Britain and Japan have pledged to increase cooperation in military training, weapons development, cyber, security and other areas following a meeting in London of the nations’ foreign and defense ministers on Wednesday.

  • Interview: Derek Chollet
    Interview: Derek Chollet

    It has been a busy two and a half years for Derek Chollet, as events have left the White House and Pentagon scrambling to deal with complex issues in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, driven in large part by groups of non-state actors.

  • US, UK Teaming on Dozens of New Cyber, Space Programs
    US, UK Teaming on Dozens of New Cyber, Space Programs

    Top US and UK defense officials met at the Pentagon on Wednesday to discuss broadening a collaborative effort to allow the allies to share more cutting-edge science and technology research, particularly commercial products that could have defense applications, officials from both countries have said.