On this episode of Defence Deconstructed:

Dr. Alexander Salt speaks to George Takach about his book, Cold War 2.0 and the role of technology in geopolitics and warfare.

Then (34:49), Dr. Col (ret'd) Al Stephenson speaks to Marc Rodgers, MGen Sylvain Ménard, and LGen Michael Schmidt about putting the F-35 into Canadian service. That conversation was a panel from Triple Helix’s first annual conference, which took place on May 1, 2024. This event was made possible thanks to the support of the Department of National Defence’s MINDS program, CGAI’s strategic sponsors Lockheed Martin Canada, General Dynamics, Hanwha Ocean and Defence, and Cenovus, as well as the American Chamber of Commerce in Canada, reception sponsor L3Harris Technologies, and coffee break sponsor Bell.

Guest bios:

George Takach is an expert on law and technology and the author of Cold War 2.0: Artificial Intelligence in the New Battle between China, Russia, and America. https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Cold-War-2-0/George-S-Takach/9781639365630

Dr and retired Colonel Alan Stephenson is a CGAI Fellow.

Marc Rodgers is Director General, Major Project Delivery Air and Land at the Department of National Defence

Major-General Sylvain Ménard was, at time of recording, Chief Fighter Force and NORAD Capabilities for the Royal Canadian Air Force,

Lieutenant-General Michael Schmidt is Program Executive Officer and Director F-35 Lightning Program at the F-35 Joint Program Office

Host bio:

Dr. Alexander Salt is Triple Helix Post Doctoral Fellow.

Recording Date: 20 July 2024 & 1 May 2024

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Produced by Charlotte Duval-Lantoine. Music credits to Drew Phillips