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Maj. Gen. Yoav Har-Even, IDF Ret., CEO of Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, discusses the $193 million US Army contract that it won in partnership with Leonardo DRS to provide its Trophy Active Protection System for use on Abrams tanks, the potential impact of transatlantic trade tensions on Israeli firms, US market opportunities and more during a July 2018 interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Vago Muradian at the 2018 Farnborough International Airshow. Our coverage was sponsored by Farnborough International and Leonardo DRS.

Eric Fanning, president and CEO of the Aerospace Industries Association and former US Army secretary, discusses why free trade is vital to the aerospace industry, arms export policy, workforce concerns, the federal budget outlook, the trade organization’s educational mission and much more in a wide-ranging, July 2018 interview at the 2018 Farnborough Airshow outside London. Our coverage was sponsored by Farnborough International and Leonardo DRS.

Adm. Sir Philip Jones, RN, First Sea Lord and chief of naval staff of the Royal Navy, says the service is planning “a full carrier-strike operational work-up in UK waters in 2020” that will include “a full air wing” in preparation for its deployment of an HMS Queen Elizabeth-led carrier strike group in 2021, and discusses the future of maritime combat, US-UK naval collaboration, the Elizabeth’s upcoming US deployment and much more in a wide-ranging, July 2018 interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the 2018 Farnborough International Airshow outside London. Our coverage was sponsored by Farnborough International and Leonardo DRS.

Paul Everitt, CEO of ADS — an organization of British aerospace and defense contractors — and chairman of Farnborough International, discusses highlights from the 2018 Farnborough Airshow, ADS member companies’ priorities for Brexit strategy, how the extended Brexit process is unwittingly benefitting UK industry, the brewing transatlantic trade war and much more during a wide-ranging, July 20, 2018, interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the event outside of London. Our coverage was sponsored by Farnborough International and Leonardo DRS.

Andrew Kennedy, head of strategy at BAE Systems Military Air & Information, and Clive Morrison, the business unit’s operational requirements manager, discuss the Future Combat Air Strategy that was unveiled by UK Prime Minister Theresa May and Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson last week, the plan’s £2 billion Tempest combat aircraft program (led by BAE Systems in conjunction with Leonardo, Rolls-Royce and MBDA), why the aircraft should be seen as a “complementary capability into the future” with the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighter versus a potential replacement for it and much more during a wide-ranging, July 20, 2018, interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the 2018 Farnborough International Airshow outside London. Our coverage was sponsored by Farnborough International and Leonardo DRS.

Dr. Liam Fox, UK secretary of state for international trade and the nation’s former defense secretary, discusses the potential impact of transatlantic tariffs on the British economy, the trade message he’s taking to Washington during this week’s official visit, European defense spending, Brexit strategy, the politics of the newly announced Tempest fighter, the UK Department of Trade’s space agenda, priorities for the 2019 Strategic Defense and Security Review, and more in a July 20, 2018, interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the 2018 Farnborough International Airshow outside London. Our coverage was sponsored by Farnborough International and Leonardo DRS.

Matthew Bromberg, president of military engines at Pratt and Whitney, discusses the company’s strategy for reducing production and sustainment costs of its F135 engine that powers the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighter, what kind of investment will be needed to make these cost cuts happen, the company’s Digital Depot concept, its new GatorWorks business unit focused on rapid, agile engine prototyping , and much more in a wide-ranging, July 16, 2018, interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the 2018 Farnborough International Airshow outside London. Our coverage is sponsored by Farnborough International and Leonardo DRS.