National Defense Radio Show Archives
Damon Wayans Sr
We welcome the hilarious actor, comedian, and entertainer Damon Wayans Sr. to the show to talk about his life, career, and acting alongside his son on CBS’ “Poppa’s House.” Randy and Damon talk about the show, Damon’s career, and much more.
Bill Sheehy, AMPV Program Director at BAE Systems, Inc
Two massive pieces of artillery from BAE Systems, Inc. loomed large over the AUSA Conference. Randy welcomed BAE’s AMPV Program Director Bill Sheehy to the show to talk about his company’s impressive products and give a little walking tour of these massive defense machines.
AM General LIVE from AUSA Conference : Jim Cannon
Jim Cannon, the CEO of AM General, joins the show to discuss their 150-year history of providing transportation systems for the American military. Randy gets the scoop on AM General, from carts to Humvees to their new JLTV-A2.
Hypori President and CEO Jared Shepard
We welcome Army veteran, President, and CEO of Hypori, Jared Shepard, to the show to discuss the role of mobile devices’ security in the field. Department of Defense and Defense Industrial Base (DIB) personnel require the ability to access their enterprise apps and data securely, and Hypori provides zero-trust secure access to DOD data and apps from any mobile device, guarantees user privacy, and reduces liability and security risks while empowering staff worldwide from their devices.
Scott D. Thompson SmartShooter Inc.
The National Defense welcomes Scott Thompson, VP and GM for U.S. Operations for SmartShooter Inc., from the AUSA Conference. SmartShooter develops state-of-the-art Fire Control Systems for small arms that significantly increase weapon accuracy and lethality when engaging static and moving targets on the ground and in the air, day and night.
D-Fend Solutions Anti-Drone Technologies
Randy welcomes Jeffrey Starr, the Chief Marketing Officer at D-Fend Solutions, live from the ASUA Conference. Jeffrey will talk about his firm’s work in controlling the skies above, in particular, in countering and controlling dangerous drones. Jeffrey will walk us through why this type of tech is so crucial and how the mitigation of dangerous drones can take place.
Nick Francis Getting Us Moving With Polaris
We spoke with Nick Francis from Polaris at the AUSA Conference about his company’s decades of work in the recreational and working vehicle category. Nick filled us in on what the Polaris folks have in store for the men and women who wear the uniform of the U.S. Military.
US Army and Air Force Exchange Service at AUSA Conference
Lt. Col. Matt Cox with the US Army and Air Force Exchange Service joins the show to discuss an integral part of the everyday lives of our soldiers and their families. Randy and Matt discuss the new and improved mobile Exchange platform that can be loaded and dispatched in less than 48 hours to areas that need services that might not be able to safely or efficiently operate in the traditional brick-and-mortar setup.
General Micro Systems at the ASUA Conference
Randy Miller speaks with Chris Ciufo, General Micro Systems’ chief commercial officer and chief technology officer, on the show to discuss his company, particularly its development of the X9 Spider, an all-in-one mobile networking and computing platform that is giving the American military the cutting edge in 21st-century peacekeeping operations.
Oshkosh Defense at the AUSA Conference
We speak with Marine veteran and senior director of program Management for Oshkosh Defense Janet Keech at the program to discuss the massive display that Oshkosh had on display at the AUSA conference, including an autonomous vehicle developed to support soldiers on the battlefield.
Israel Aerospace Industries and Robotic Warfare
Amir Geva is the Executive Vice President of North American Affairs for Israel Aerospace Industries. At the AUSA Conference, he spoke with Randy Miller about his military service, robotic combat missions, and more.
Art Boghozian, Dir of Engineering, Science & Tech for Amentum
We speak with Art Boghozian, the Director of Engineering, Science, and technology, about his company’s work and how they have been supporting integration for weapon systems, aircraft, or back-end business systems. Randy and Art discuss the advances in technology and how the warfighter landscape has changed and continues to change.
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