Podcasts

THE CYPRESS PERSPECTIVE

August 5, 2021

This series focuses on what the Navy needs from industry to make the future Carrier Air Wing more effective in Distributed Maritime Operations (DMO).  Jim McCarthy, SES, USN (Ret.), former Assistant Deputy CNO, Integration of Capabilities and Resources (OPNAV N8B) and current VP of Naval Programs at Cypress International acts as moderator of the discussion. Guest speakers include:

  • ADM Scott Swift, USN (Retired), former Commander, US Pacific Fleet
  • VADM Bruce Lindsey, USN (Retired), former Deputy Commander, US Fleet Forces Command, and former Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic

Part I of this series includes topics such as the “why, how, and what” of building the future Carrier Air Wing, TACAIR Integration of USN and USMC (plus allies), the capability and capacity requirements within the strategic context and current budgets, and the current and future roles and missions of the nuclear aircraft carrier and of unmanned aircraft and the in future Carrier Air Wing.

August 5, 2021

 

This series focuses on what the Navy needs from industry to make the future Carrier Air Wing more effective in Distributed Maritime Operations (DMO).  Jim McCarthy, SES, USN (Ret.), former Assistant Deputy CNO, Integration of Capabilities and Resources (OPNAV N8B) and current VP of Naval Programs at Cypress International acts as moderator of the discussion. Guest speakers include:

  • ADM Scott Swift, USN (Retired), former Commander, US Pacific Fleet
  • VADM Bruce Lindsey, USN (Retired), former Deputy Commander, US Fleet Forces Command, and former Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic

Part II of this series picks up where Part I left off regarding the contributions and risks of current and future type/model/series aircraft in the Carrier Air Wing and autonomous systems, trust, and AI in the future Carrier Air Wing.  The subsequent discussion centers around the role of innovation, ingenuity, and technology to drive down total ownership costs, the role of LVC training in building readiness and trust in autonomous systems, and the attributes of Naval DMO systems required to interoperate with the other services and contribute to SECDEF’s Integrated Deterrence mission.

May 27, 2021

 

This podcast series will focus on what the Navy needs from industry to help Unmanned Systems more effectively support the War Fighter in the evolving Distributed Maritime Operations (DMO) environment. Jim McCarthy, SES, USN (Ret.), former Assistant Deputy CNO, Integration of Capabilities and Resources (OPNAV N8B) and current VP of Naval Programs at Cypress International acts as moderator of the discussion. Guest speakers include:

  • ADM Jamie Foggo, USN (Retired), former Commander of US Naval Forces Europe
  • RADM Bob Girrier, USN (Retired), former Director Unmanned Systems on Chief of Naval Operations Staff