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WATCH: Scale AI on the future of defense intelligence
Scale AI's Dan Tadross, Head of Public Sector and Jared Yonker, a Senior Director for the company, talk AI development, smart AI regulations and their efforts to keep models built for defense secure, safe and efficient.
Satellite intelligence company Vantor wades into using A.I. for defense
Dan Smoot, CEO at Vantor, sits down with Defense and National Security Correspondent John T. Seward to discuss the company's new projects using artificial intelligence.
Watch: U.S. is now in a 'second Cold War' in space
Then-United Launch Alliance CEO Tory Bruno joined National Security Editor Guy Taylor and National Security Correspondent John T. Seward for an exclusive video interview at the 2025 Reagan National Defense Forum, discussing the urgency of space operations in the great power competition between the U.S., China, Russia and more.
LISTEN: Is China dominating the AI race?
Booz Allen Hamilton President and CEO Horacio Rozanski joins the show from the 2025 Reagan National Defense Forum for an exclusive interview on U.S.-China competition for AI dominance and a range of other advanced-tech issues intersecting with national security.
WATCH: Aerospace and the Trump administration's push for acquisition reform
National Security Editor Guy Taylor sits down with Eric Fanning, president and CEO of the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) for a discussion on challenges and opportunities at play within the evolving transformation of how the government acquires and delivers new tech for the U.S. military. (Dec. 11, 2025)
AI warfare, China threats & 'Golden Dome': Inside the 2025 Reagan Defense Forum
National Security Correspondents John Seward and Bill Gertz break down the key takeaways from the 2025 Reagan Defense Forum.
WATCH: Inside the advance of counter-drone systems with Jon Rambeau from L3Harris Technologies
Jon Rambeau, president of the Integrated Mission Systems segment at L3Harris Technologies, speaks with National Security Editor Guy Taylor at the 2025 Reagan National Defense Forum about the global proliferation of cheaper, faster, and more deadly drones -- and the U.S. defense industry's push to develop more effective counter-drone systems for American military forces and their allies.
New defense tech the talk of Reagan National Defense Forum amid Pentagon spending debate
The looming Capitol Hill vote on the annual defense authorization will be a test of whether Congress is ready to deliver on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's push for major reforms to accelerate the Pentagon's process for acquiring new advanced tech weaponry for American warfighters.
Space combat moves from science fiction to threat as China, Russia outpace U.S.
It's gone from science fiction to a matter of serious military planning in a remarkably short time.
'Golden Dome' czar quietly consults with private companies on missile defense project's architecture
President Trump's Golden Dome czar says he has held "one-vs.-one" talks with more than 300 private companies in recent months to hash out the secretive architecture of the futuristic missile defense shield that the administration is determined to put into operation over the entire U.S. homeland by mid-2028.
Hegseth defends strike on drug-boat survivors, touts Trump's Reagan-style defense policies
President Trump is the true heir to Ronald Reagan when it comes to championing the former president's policy of "peace through strength," Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Saturday.
Indo-Pacific Command admiral set to wage AI-powered warfare
Information warfare, drone strikes and advanced weapons are becoming more lethal through artificial intelligence and will provide key advantages in a future war with China or other adversaries, the commander of the Indo-Pacific Command said Saturday.
Americans want U.S. to lead through powerful military but doubt armed forces can win: Survey
Most Americans want the U.S. to engage more with allies and partners but have a growing doubt in the Pentagon's capabilities to meet the challenges presented by China and other adversaries, a new national defense survey by the Ronald Reagan Institute shows.
