Defense News TV – Previous Episode


  • National Purple Heart Day
    National Purple Heart Day

    The Purple Heart medal is awarded to service members wounded or killed in battle. Defense News TV reports on the observance of National Purple Heart Day.

  • Changing the look of wheeled armored vehicles
    Changing the look of wheeled armored vehicles

    Defense News TV recently visited the United Arab Emirates for a firsthand look at the latest in all-terrain armored vehicles.

  • Spc. Jim McCloughan receives Medal of Honor
    Spc. Jim McCloughan receives Medal of Honor

    Retired Army Sgt. Mike Martino and Spc. Jim McCloughan describe the events in Vietnam that led to McCloughan recently being awarded the Medal of Honor at the White House.

  • Honoring MoH recipient Spc. Jim McCloughan
    Honoring MoH recipient Spc. Jim McCloughan

    Watch the Vietnam-era soldier tell his story about how he earned the nation’s highest medal for valor.

  • Pentagon acquisition restructure
    Pentagon acquisition restructure

    Defense News Associate Editor Aaron Mehta discusses the Pentagon’s plan to split its acquisition structure into two groups, one for research and development, and the other for aquisition and sustainment.

  • Privatizing Afghan air support
    Privatizing Afghan air support

    Could an out-sourced air force and soldiers-for-hire succeed in Afghanistan? We discuss the issue with Military Times reporter Shawn Snow.

  • Next-gen aircraft; Bradley Fighting Vehicle gets a home
    Next-gen aircraft; Bradley Fighting Vehicle gets a home

    An update on Bell Helicopter’s next-generation vertical lift aircraft. Plus, it was the Iraq War’s prize fighting vehicle. Now the Bradley Fighting Vehicle moves to its new home for all to see.

  • Offense, defense: Training for cyber warriors
    Offense, defense: Training for cyber warriors

    From this year’s Black Hat conference, a lesson in offensive and defensive training to meet looming cyberthreats.

  • The US Navy’s Arabian Gulf strategy
    The US Navy’s Arabian Gulf strategy

    Defense News TV brings you an analysis of the U.S. Navy’s strategy in the Arabian Gulf in the wake of a recent naval encounter with Iran, plus how the strategy could affect weapons procurement.

  • Analysis of encounter between US Navy, Iranian patrol boat
    Analysis of encounter between US Navy, Iranian patrol boat

    Defense News Executive Editor Jill Aitoro is joined by a panel of defense and foreign policy experts to discuss the U.S. Navy’s recent confrontation with an Iran patrol vessel on the Arabian Gulf.