Boeing’s Tinseth on Embraer Partnership, DHL Freighter Deal, Impact of Trade Controversy
Randy Tinseth, vice president for marketing at Boeing Commercial Airplanes, discusses his company’s deal to…
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Brizard on Farnborough International Airshow Fashion, Sartorial Do’s and Don’ts
In this special report from the 2018 Farnborough International Airshow, Virginie Brizard, global communications manager at Bell, a Textron company, shares fashion insights and sartorial do’s and don’ts from this year’s event in a July 17, 2018, interview with Defense &. Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. Our coverage is sponsored by Farnborough International and Leonardo DRS. Bell sponsors our Defense & Aerospace Business Report podcast.
Airbus CEO Enders on Brexit, Free Trade, Defense Spending, Transatlantic Friction
Tom Enders, PhD, CEO of Airbus, argues that industrialists must make the case for free trade but agrees with President Donald Trump’s assertion that “Europe is not spending enough on defense,” discusses Brexit, the tariffs and transatlantic friction, the future of the European industrial landscape, reflects on successes and lessons learned from his tenure at Airbus and much more in a wide-ranging, July 17, 2018, interview at the 2018 Farnborough International Airshow. Our coverage is sponsored by Farnborough International and Leonardo DRS.
Boeing’s Caret on KC-46 Pegasus Partnerships with Embraer and Saab, Cutting Costs
Leanne Caret, president and CEO of Boeing Defense, Space & Security, discusses cost-cutting efforts, the…
UK’s Bebb on Future Combat Air Strategy, Transatlantic Relations, Efficiencies
Guto Bebb, MP, the UK’s former minister for defense procurement, discusses the country’s newly announced Future Combat Air Strategy and Tempest fighter, transatlantic trade war, the 750 million pound efficiency goal expected to be part of Britain’s upcoming Strategic Defence and Security Review, Australia’s decision to buy the Type 26 frigate being developed for the Royal Navy by BAE Systems and the outlook for a ground system strategy in a July 16, 2018, interview at the 2018 Farnborough International Airshow outside London. This was his final media interview before his July 16, 2018, resignation over a Brexit vote in Parliament later that evening. Our coverage is sponsored by Farnborough International and Leonardo DRS.
RAF’s Hillier on Future Combat Air Strategy, More Capability for Less, Readiness
Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Hillier, RAF, chief of the Royal Air Force, discusses lessons learned from his service’s first 100 years, the newly announced Future Combat Air Strategy and Tempest fighter, the importance breaking the current mold of buying fewer numbers of ever more expensive systems in favor of larger numbers of less expensive ones, RAF vision for its next-generation air platform, tradeoffs needed to achieve efficiency goals expected to be part of the upcoming Strategic Defence and Security Review, and much more during a wide-ranging, July 16, 2018, interview at the 2018 Farnborough International Airshow outside London. Our coverage is sponsored by Farnborough International and Leonardo DRS.
DoD’s Chewning on Industrial Base Strategy, M&A Approval Approach
Eric Chewning, deputy assistant defense secretary for manufacturing and industrial base policy, says the US must leverage its “full national-security innovation base,” previews the Pentagon’s input into the Trump administration’s ongoing national industrial base assessment and strategy process, discusses industrial base considerations in contract awards, merger and acquisition approval policy, and much more in a wide-ranging, July 16, 2018, interview at the 2018 Farnborough International Airshow outside London. Our coverage is sponsored by Farnborough International and Leonardo DRS.
UK’s Everest on Type 26 Frigate Deal with Australia, Future Combat Air Strategy
Simon Everest, director of the UK Department for International Trade Defence & Security Organisation (also known as DIT DSO), discusses Australia’s selection of BAE Systems’ Type 26 frigate for its SEA 5000 future frigate program, the contract’s economic importance to the UK, Type 26 and 31E frigate sales projections, the new Future Combat Air Strategy, global demand for UK defense, aerospace and security systems during a July 16, 2018, interview at the 2018 Farnborough International Airshow outside London. Our coverage is sponsored by Farnborough International and Leonardo DRS.
Paloméros on NATO Summit, Dangers of Disunity, Protecting the US-EU Relationship
Gen. Jean-Paul Paloméros, French Air Force Ret., NATO’s former Supreme Allied Commander Transformation and former French Air Chief, discusses the 2018 NATO Summit, the risks posed by alliance disunity, the importance of preserving the US-EU relationship and more in a July 13, 2018, interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian interview at the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford in the United Kingdom. Our RIAT coverage is sponsored by Leonardo DRS.
INTERVIEWS PODCAST: Airbus UK’s Bennett on Brexit, A220 Deal with Bombardier, Defense-Industrial Strategy
On this episode of the Defense & Aerospace Report Interviews podcast, sponsored by L3 Technologies, Katherine Bennett, senior vice president of Airbus UK, discusses the challenge of carrying out Brexit while safeguarding international trade, the potential impact of “a hard Brexit” on the company’s business, its A220 jet deal with Bombardier, UK defense-spending projections, European market opportunities, defense-industrial strategy and more in a wide-ranging, July 13, 2018, interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford in the United Kingdom. Our RIAT 2018 coverage is sponsored by Leonardo DRS.