This week on defense news, responding to russian provocations, fleet modernization and his partnership with the United States. Plus, with the armys new concept will mean for future weapons frams from the armys acquisition secretary. Later, john nagle on his new ook. Welcome to defense news. Im vagvag. Cutting edge air defense destroyers in service already and to be joined in the coming years by t two g giant Aircraft Carriers, as well as mew frigates. The carriers will operate the short takeoff of lockheed martins f35 fighter that will also than used by the u. S. Marine corps. Rush why continues to provoke its neighbors. Last week a suspected r russian sub waspotteded in swedish waters as a russssian spy plane briefly penetrated atonian air space. We met with an admiral, britains first sea lord and a top nato commander who was in washington last week for a meeting with top defense leaders. Given the threat from russia, i asked him what the contingency rce should look like andow itit wi