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Ron Epstein, PhD, senior equity analyst at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, discusses commercial aviation market takeaways from the 2017 Dubai Airshow, the UAE’s interest in the F-35 Lightning II fighter, Embraer’s KC-390 transport aircraft that experienced an unanticipated loss of altitude during an Oct. 12, 2017, stall test and more during a Nov. 13, 2017, interview with the Defense & Aerospace Report at this year’s event. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is sponsored by FLIR Systems.

Col. Al Worden, USAF Ret., a former NASA astronaut and Apollo 15 command module pilot, discusses the urgency of STEM education, the Emirates Mars Mission and his new books, and reminisces about his legendary lunar mission during a Nov. 12, 2017, interview with the Defense & Aerospace Report during the 2017 Dubai Airshow. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is sponsored by FLIR Systems.

Fahad Al Mheiri, business development director at the Emirates Defence Industries Company, discusses the company’s creation by the Emirati government, mission, strategy, goals, dedication to sustainability and more during a Nov. 12, 2017, interview with the Defense & Aerospace Report at the 2017 Dubai Airshow. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is sponsored by FLIR Systems.

Randy Tinseth, vice president of marketing at Boeing Commercial Airplanes, discusses the status of the 787-10 Dreamliner, operational lessons learned from the company’s 787 program, the 777X program and more during a Nov. 12, 2017, interview with the Defense & Aerospace Report at the 2017 Dubai Airshow. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is sponsored by FLIR Systems.

Brett Pierson, a retired US Navy captain who now works as the senior test and demonstration pilot for government and special mission aircraft at Textron Aviation Defense, discusses the Scorpion program’s status, the company’s advantages in the US Air Force’s OA-X competition and more during a Nov. 12, 2017, interview with the Defense & Aerospace Report at the 2017 Dubai Airshow. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is sponsored by FLIR Systems.

John Elbon, director of global sales & marketing at Boeing Space Programs discusses the relationship between space exploration and diplomacy, the role of the Gulf region in corporate strategy and more during a Nov. 12, 2017, interview with the Defense & Aerospace Report at the 2017 Dubai Airshow. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is sponsored by FLIR Systems.

Tony Castilleja, a systems engineer who works in sales and marketing at Boeing Defense, Space & Security’s CST-100 Starliner program, discusses the program’s status and timeline, on-board autonomous systems, the Atlas V rocket that it’ll be launched on and more during an interview with the Defense & Aerospace Report at the 2017 Dubai Airshow. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is sponsored by FLIR Systems.