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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.

Magnus Lewis-Olsson, Saab’s head of marketing for Europe, discusses Gripen E flight testing, weapons integration, international customers and interest, technology transfer, the aircraft’s architectural philosophy and more in a July 17, 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.

Mitch Snyder, CEO of Bell, a Textron company, discusses V-280 Valor tiltrotor development testing, showing the US Army why changing its mission approach to accommodate tiltrotors can be worthwhile, cost-cutting strategy, model-based design and continuous innovation, materials costs, ramping up Bell 505 Jet Ranger X commercial light helicopter deliveries, market projections, concerns over a transatlantic trade rift and much more during a wide-ranging, July 18, 2018, interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the Farnborough International Airshow outside London. Our coverage is sponsored by Farnborough International and Leonardo DRS. Bell sponsors our weekly Defense & Aerospace Business Report podcast.

Randy Tinseth, vice president for marketing at Boeing Commercial Airplanes, discusses his company’s deal to…

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.

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.

Leanne Caret, president and CEO of Boeing Defense, Space & Security, discusses cost-cutting efforts, the…

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.