LIVE NOW: 2025 Reagan National Defense Forum Features Defense Leaders, Keynote Speech by War Secretary Hegseth (Air Force One Pavilion)

U.S. government officials and defense leaders attend the 2025 Reagan National Defense Forum on Dec. 6 at two sites in the Reagan Center, California. (Video courtesy of Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute.) Schedule (Air Force One Pavilion): 7:45 a.m.–9:00 a.m. PST – Panel 1 & Breakfast Opening Plenary: The Nation’s Voices on National Defense: Shaping Public Perspectives Panelists: Mike Gallagher, Head of Defense at Palantir Technologies Katie Pavlich, contributor at Fox News Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Ranking Member on the House Armed Services Committee Moderator: Tom Bevan, RealClearPolitics 9:00 a.m.–9:30 a.m. PST – Morning break 10:10 a.m.–11:05 a.m. PST – Reindustrializing Defense: Recapitalizing and Revitalizing the Industrial Base...