Location: The Heritage Foundation's Lehrman Auditorium
While
shipbuilding challenges have often dominated the Navy budget debate
in Congress, the naval aviation fleet is aging rapidly and requires
significant recapitalization. Given the focus of Navy
Department leadership on stabilizing the shipbuilding account in
pursuing its goal of a 313-ship fleet, what challenges do the Navy
and Marine Corps face in trying to recapitalize their entire
collective inventory of fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft? Are
the right steps being taken now to prevent a severe aircraft
shortfall in the next decade?
More About the Speakers
Featuring a Panel Discussion with:
Bill Balderson
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy - Air,
Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Rear Admiral Bruce Clingan
Director,
Air Warfare Division (OPNAV N88),
United States Navy
Christopher Griffin
Research Fellow,
American Enterprise Institute
Eric Labs, Ph.D.
Senior Analyst for Naval Forces and Weapons,
Congressional Budget Office
Brigadier General Robert Walsh
Deputy Assistant Commandant for Aviation,
United States Marine Corps
Moderated by:
Mackenzie Eaglen
Senior Policy Analyst for National Security,
The Heritage Foundation