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Ellen Lord, under secretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, says the US military services should only aim to “fail fast” during the prototyping phase of acquisition, and discusses how to prevent poor program-execution decisions, next steps for fast-tracking foreign military sales authorities, what the reorganized US Defense Department acquisitions, technology and logistics apparatus will look like and much more during a May 23, 2018, press conference at the National Defense Industrial Association’s 2018 Special Operations Forces Industry Conference, held May 21-24, 2018, in Tampa, Fla. Our coverage was sponsored by FLIR.

Col. Melissa Johnson, USAF, program executive officer for fixed wing aviation at US Special Operations Command, discusses key lines of effort within her portfolio, transitioning to the Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules airframe for strike- and special-mission purposes, developing systems with denied environments and survivability in mind, sustainability and more during a May 24, 2018, interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian during the National Defense Industrial Association’s 2018 Special Operations Forces Industry Conference, held May 21-24, in Tampa, Fla. Our coverage was sponsored by FLIR.

Stephen Scott, head of future battlefield capability at MBDA, Europe’s leading missile manufacturer, discusses the company’s Enforcer shoulder-launched guided weapon system, its specifications, capabilities and cost, the battlefield of the future and more during a May 22, 2018, interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the National Defense Industrial Association’s 2018 Special Operations Forces Industry Conference, held May 21-24, in Tampa, Fla. Our coverage was sponsored by FLIR.

Col. John Reim, USA, program executive officer for SOF Warrior Systems at US Special Operations Command, discusses his priorities, preparing special operators for great-power competition, countering communications challenges in the field, problems he’d like industry to help solve, rapid acquisition lessons learned, how to foster agility and more in a May 24, 2018, interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the National Defense Industrial Association’s 2018 Special Operations Forces Industry Conference, held May 21-24, in Tampa, Fla. Our coverage was sponsored by FLIR.

Lt. Gen. Bill Phillips, USA Ret., vice president for Army/Special Operations Forces and Huntsville Customer Engagement at Boeing. discusses the company’s MH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopter, the roadmap for the AH-6 light attack/armed reconnaissance helicopter platform (also known as Little Bird), training solutions, the future of the SOF market and more during an interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the National Defense Industrial Association’s 2018 Special Operations Forces Industry Conference, held May 21-24, in Tampa, Fla. Our coverage is sponsored by FLIR.

Lisa Sanders, director of science and technology for US Special Operations Command, discusses what she’s seeking from the defense industry, great-power competition’s impact on the command’s S&T goals, sustainability, artificial intelligence and more during a May 23, 2018, interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the National Defense Industrial Association’s 2018 Special Operations Forces Industry Conference, held May 21-24, in Tampa, Fla. Our coverage is sponsored by FLIR.

David Ray, president of FLIR’s government and defense business unit, discusses the company’s Ranger family of radars and Recon V ultra-light, next-generation, portable, thermal handheld sensor , his research and development priorities, strategic investment and much more in a wide-ranging, May 22, 2018, interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the National Defense Industrial Association’s 2018 Special Operations Forces Industry Conference, held May 21-24, in Tampa, Fla.  Our coverage is sponsored by FLIR.