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Chris Raymond, vice president and general manager for autonomous systems at Boeing Defense, Space & Security, discusses the company’s unmanned- and autonomous-systems strategy, lessons learned from these subsidiaries, technology sharing, the Echo Voyager unmanned undersea vehicle, collaborating with General Motors Defense and more during a wide-ranging, April 9, 2018, interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at the Navy League’s 2018 Sea-Air-Space Symposium, held April 9-11, 2018, outside of Washington. Our coverage is sponsored by Fincantieri Marine Group, Huntington Ingalls Industries and Leonardo DRS.

Thomas Modly, US Navy under secretary, discusses how the service needs to think differently to prepare for great-power competition, the rationale behind his proposed clean-sheet education review, driving efficiency and more during a wide-ranging, April 11, 2018, interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at the Navy League’s 2018 Sea-Air-Space Symposium, held April 9-11, 2018, outside of Washington. Our coverage is sponsored by Fincantieri Marine Group, Huntington Ingalls Industries and Leonardo DRS.

Vice Adm. Thomas Moore, USN, commander of Naval Sea Systems Command — also known as NAVSEA — discusses the US Navy’s March 2018 request for proposals to acquire two Ford-class aircraft carriers under one contract to help the service save money, cutting acquisition costs for new carriers and other warships, reducing the service’s ship-repair backlog and much more during a wide-ranging, April 10, 2018, interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at the Navy League’s 2018 Sea-Air-Space Symposium, held April 9-11, 2018, outside of Washington. Our coverage is sponsored by Fincantieri Marine Group, Huntington Ingalls Industries and Leonardo DRS.

Air Traffic Controller Chief Shelly Cosman, the senior adviser for air traffic control at the US Navy Space and Naval Warfare Command’s Systems Center Atlantic, and Richard DeForest, integrated product team lead for air traffic control at the center, discuss the new version of the Visual Information Display System (or VIDS), the program’s evolution and tentative timeline during an April 10, 2018, interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at the Navy League’s 2018 Sea-Air-Space Symposium, held April 9-11, 2018, outside of Washington. Our coverage is sponsored by Fincantieri Marine Group, Huntington Ingalls Industries and Leonardo DRS.

Rear Adm. Christian “Boris” Becker, commander of the US Navy’s Space and Naval Warfare Command — also known as SPAWAR — discusses how his command is delivering key capabilities, integrating new and legacy systems, network security, information warfare, fostering innovation and more during a wide-ranging interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at the Navy League’s 2018 Sea-Air-Space Symposium, held April 9-11, 2018, outside of Washington. Our coverage is sponsored by Fincantieri Marine Group, Huntington Ingalls Industries and Leonardo DRS.

Vice Adm. Rick Hunt, USN Ret., Fincantieri Marinette Marine’s new strategy chief, discusses why he thinks the company’s FREMM frigate is well suited to the US Navy’s needs, how it’s planning to make the vessel as American as possible, strategic priorities in the US defense market, the outlook for US Navy innovation and more during an April 9, 2018, interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted during the Navy League’s 2018 Sea-Air-Space Exposition that’s being held April 9-11, 2018, in National Harbor, Maryland. Our coverage is sponsored by Fincantieri Marine Group, Huntington Ingalls Industries and Leonardo DRS.