Dan Gillian, vice president of F/A-18 and E/A-18 programs at Boeing, discusses the impact of the recent defense spending measure and the Trump administration’s FY19 budget request on the Block III version of the Super Hornet, the new fighter’s capabilities including connectivity with the F-35 Lightning II, and more during an April 9, 2018 interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at the Navy League of the United States’ 2018 Sea-Air-Space Exposition, held April 9-11, 2018, in National Harbor, Maryland. Our coverage is sponsored by Fincantieri Marine Group, Huntington Ingalls Industries and Leonardo DRS.