Defense & Aerospace Podcast [Friday Roundtable Aug 30, 2019]

On this Roundtable episode of the Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast, sponsored by Bell, a Textron company, our guests include Todd Harrison, the director of defense budget analysis and the Aerospace Security Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Travis Sharp, a Research Fellow at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments along with Mark Faram and Chris Cavas naval contributors for the Defense & Aerospace Report.
Topics:
— Analysis of Defense Secretary Mark Esper and incoming Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley’s guidance
— Concerns that an Army-centric DoD team will reduce focus on air and sea power
— Esper’s efforts to slash “Fourth Estate” overhead to increase investment on capabilities
— Border wall and defense spending outlook
— DoD IG investigation on Adm. Bill Moran
— Adm. John Richardson’s legacy as CNO
— Adm. Mike Gilday’s priorities and challenges as CNO