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Podcasts & Research

Podcasts

• Marion C. Blakey, President and CEO of the Aerospace Industries Association: The Prospects for Space Exploration, Rising Global Competition, and the Defense Department’s New Approaches
• A View from Above: Jack Harrington, VP command and control systems, Raytheon Network Centric Systems
• A View from Above: Henry Hubschman, president and CEO, GE Commercial Aviation Services
• A View from Above: Justin Ryan, VP, Strategic Planning and Marketing, Honeywell Aerospace
• A View from Above: Stan Szemborski, VP of Corporate Strategy, Northrop Grumman
• A View from Above: Lucy Reilly Fitch, Senior VP, Corporate Communications, BAE Systems, Inc.
• A View from Above: David Melcher, President of Defense Electronics and Services at ITT
• Highlights from Wharton Professor Marshall Meyers Lecture "Global Perspectives China"
• FT Business School — Wharton Faculty Videos on Managing in a Downturn
• Professor Morris Cohen: Lessons in Logistics from the Terrorist Attacks in Mumbai
• A View From Above: Admiral Michael Mullen on Leadership
• A View From Above: Southwest Airlines' Colleen Barrett on 'Servant Leadership'
• Knowledge@Wharton's Continuing Coverage of the Financial Crisis
• An Interview with Ken Krieg, Former Under Secretary of Defense: Finding Talent and Opportunity in a Changing Industry

Research

• A Shortage of Engineers Threatens the Industry and National Security
• The Rise of Robotics in Warfare
• New Investments Are Flowing Into the Aerospace Sector
• Military Hardware in Disaster Relief: Is This a Growth Niche?
• The Push to Expand Defense Acquisition Workforce
• Innovation in Aerospace and Defense: From ‘Skunk Works’ to Convoy Trainers, Innovative Minds Tend to Think Alike
• The New Consensus Security Audit Guidelines
• Cyber Attacks: What Can Be Done to Stem the Tide of Defense Technology Theft?
• Fixing the Weapon Systems Acquisition Pipeline
• The Software Challenge: Balancing Costs and Security Risks
• Outsourcing in Defense and Aerospace: Demand Is Up but the Standards Are High
• Commercial Aviation Panel: Demand Is Strong, but Consolidation, Global Competition and Infrastructure Cloud the Horizon

Report Archive

November 2009

• The F-35 Is Behind Schedule and Faces Cost Overruns
• Defense Department Is Now Using Wikis for Sensitive Information
• South Africa Deals a Blow to Airbus A400M
• Work to Preserve the Innovative Fervor of a Start-up after an Acquisition
• Air Force Readies for the Gorgon Stare

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