Tom Conard, Boeing’s T-X Capture Team lead, discusses the advantages of the Boeing/SAAB T-X trainer over its competitors in the US Air Force’s T-X Trainer Competition, its design philosophy and approach, and Saab’s commitment to building its portions of the aircraft within the US during a Sept. 19, 2017, interview at the Air Force Association’s 2017 Air, Space & Cyber conference and trade show in National Harbor, Md. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is sponsored by L3 Technologies & Leonardo DRS.
