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DEFAERO Strategy Series [Nov 18, 25] Leonardo DRS' Bill Lynn
Update: 2025-11-18
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On today’s Strategy Series program, sponsored by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Bill Lynn a former deputy defense secretary and Pentagon comptroller who since 2012 has served as the president and CEO of Leonardo DRS, joins Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian to discuss the Trump administration’s defense acquisition reforms; what can be bought commercially to address military needs and what has to be developed; role of government funding in bolstering production capacity; outlook for US defense spending and global defense cooperation; the transformation of Leonardo DRS on his watch; and how politics in Washington have changed over the past decades. Lynn’s tenure will end at the close of year when he will be succeeded by John Baylouny, the company’s chief operating officer.
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