Rear Adm. Francis Morley, left, deputy assistant secretary of the Navy's international programs, speaks during a panel on the naval global capabilities race during the Defense News Conference on Sept. 6, 2017. (Amber Corrin/Staff)House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee Chairwoman Kay Granger, R-Texas, talks budget gridlock, aid for Hurricane Harvey victim and budget caps at the Defense News Conference. (Amber Corrin/Staff)An attendee of the Defense News Conference listens to a panel on unmanned platforms on Sept. 6, 2017. (Amber Corrin/Staff)Defense News air warfare reporter Valerie Insinna, left, moderates a panel on unmanned platforms. (Amber Corrin/Staff)Mike Horowitz, adjunct senior fellow with the Technology and National Security Program of the Center for a New American Security, speaks during a panel on unmanned platforms the Defense News Conference at The Ritz-Carlton in Pentagon City, Va., on Sept. 6, 2017. (Amber Corrin/Staff)Vice Adm. Mathias W. Winter, F-35 program executive officer, speaks during the Defense News Conference in Pentagon City, Va., on Sept. 6, 2017. (Alan Lessig/Staff)U.S. Navy Secretary Richard Spencer, gives a keynote address during the Defense News Conference, where he addressed two recent collisions between Navy destroyers and merchant ships in the Pacific region. (Amber Corrin/Staff)The Defense News Conference brought together influential defense industry leaders, members of Congress, policymakers, military leadership and senior decision-makers. (Amber Corrin/Staff)Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, gives a keynote address during the Defense News Conference. He said he believes Congress will pass a stopgap spending bill to avert a government shutdown through December, with extra funding for missile defense, readiness and to mitigate troop cuts. (Alan Lessig/Staff)Adm. Charles Michel, right, vice commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, participates in a fireside chat with Defense News Executive Editor Jill Aitoro during the Defense News Conference in Pentagon City, Va., on Sept. 6, 2017. (Amber Corrin/Staff)Air Commodore Ralph Reefman, assistant chief of staff for defense planning at NATO Allied Command Transformation, gives a keynote address during the Defense News Conference. He later spoke with Defense News talk about capability gaps and the challenge of coordinating 29 member states to meet budgetary needs. (Amber Corrin/Staff)Brig. Gen. Tim Lawson, deputy commanding general for operations at U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command, speaks during panel on space and missile defense. (Amber Corrin/Staff)To see videos and read stories from the 2017 Defense News Conference, visit: http://www.defensenews.com/smr/defense-news-conference/. (Amber Corrin/Staff)
