About Finmeccanica North America (click here)
Finmeccanica North America is the U.S. headquarters for Finmeccanica SpA, a global aerospace, defense, and transportation holding company headquartered in Italy that is comprised of many operating companies, each with its own specialization. In the U.S., the Finmeccanica Group concentrates on the following strategic areas: aeronautics, helicopters, defense systems, defense electronics, space, transportation, and energy.
The Finmeccanica Group has ca. 11,000 employees operating in 28 U.S. states through its operating companies: AgustaWestland North America, Alenia Aermacchi North America, AnsaldoBreda, Ansaldo STS, DRS Technologies, ELSAG North America, Global Military Aircraft Systems, MBDA, OTO Melara North America, SELEX Communications, Inc., SELEX Galileo Inc., SELEX Systems Integration Inc., Telespazio, and Thales Alenia Space. Worldwide, Finmeccanica employs more than 70,000 people, and ranks as the eighth largest defense contractor.
Finmeccanica’s U.S. companies are reliable partners with the U.S. Government, providing superior, mission-critical products & services to the Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security...
The 2013 Global Security Forum (click here) was held on Tuesday, November 5th, in the new CSIS headquarters located at 1616 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, Washington DC 20036. Select the links below to find out more about each session and view recordings of those sessions.
III. Has The Budget Crisis Shattered The Cold War Consensus On Defense Budgets? (click here)
Steven Cortese Former Staff Director, Senate Committee on Appropriations
Jim Dyer Former Staff Director, House Committee on Appropriations
Charles J. Houy Former Staff Director, Senate Committee on Appropriations
David Lyles
Former Staff Director, Senate Committee on Armed Services
Moderator: David J. Berteau Senior Vice President and Director, National Security Program on Industry and Resources, CSIS
And who paid for the spectacular new building? Ask me if I believe the USA taxpayer is racked over the coals on their military budget? You betcha. Now, about those food stamps, student loans and Fannie and Freddie?
As Delivered by Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, Washington D.C., Tuesday, November 05, 2013
Bill, thank you. To my friend, John Hamre, thank you. Thank you each for what you’ve done for our country, what you continue to do, and congratulations on this spectacular new building, John. This is not only a remarkable achievement but it is a testament to this institution and what it has meant for so many years to this country as it has contributed to the shaping and the molding and the outcomes of our policies in the world and you continue to do that. So, to your board and to your leaders, everyone associated with CSIS, I congratulate you and thank you for what you do and what you continue to do....
Bill, thank you. To my friend, John Hamre, thank you. Thank you each for what you’ve done for our country, what you continue to do, and congratulations on this spectacular new building, John. This is not only a remarkable achievement but it is a testament to this institution and what it has meant for so many years to this country as it has contributed to the shaping and the molding and the outcomes of our policies in the world and you continue to do that. So, to your board and to your leaders, everyone associated with CSIS, I congratulate you and thank you for what you do and what you continue to do....
...I would like to take this opportunity this morning to join you in looking out across the strategic landscape and share with you a few perspectives on:
- our shifting long-term national security challenges;
- the U.S. military’s role in addressing these challenges; and,
- what this means for the Department of Defense going forward.
