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BAE’s Signorelli on Contributions to Royal Navy’s Type 26 Frigate, Budget Uncertainty Impact
Mark Signorelli, vice president for strategy and business development at BAE Systems’ Platforms & Services, discusses the Mk 45 5-inch naval gun and ammunition-handling system it will contribute to the Royal Navy’s Type 26 frigate, and the impacts of US and UK defense budget uncertainty on corporate strategy during Part 2 of a Sept. 13, 2017, interview at the 2017 Defence and Security Equipment International conference and trade show in London. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is in partnership with DSEI and Clarion Events.
BAE’s Signorelli on CV90 Armored Vehicle Upgrades, Expanding the BvS10 Family
Mark Signorelli, vice president for strategy and business development at BAE Systems’ Platforms & Services, discusses upgrades to the CV90 armored vehicle and the BvS10 family of all-terrain, amphibious vehicles — including the introduction of the unarmored Beowulf variant — during Part 1 of a Sept. 13, 2017, interview at the 2017 Defence and Security Equipment International conference and trade show in London. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is in partnership with DSEI and Clarion Events.
Anderson on AFA Lifetime Achievement Award, Joining USAF, Becoming a Fighter Pilot
Col. Clarence “Bud” Anderson, USAF Ret., a WWII triple ace and 2017 Air Force Association Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, reflects on the honor, what the organization means to him, why he joined the US Air Force, becoming a fighter pilot and flying the P-51 Mustang during Part I of a Sept. 19, 2017, interview at AFA’s 2017 Air, Space & Cyber conference and trade show near Washington. Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is sponsored by L3 Technologies & Leonardo DRS, and this interview is in partnership with AFA.
Otto on Balancing Single Motherhood with Life as a Rosie the Riveter
Elinor Otto, the nation’s longest-working Rosie the Riveter and a 2017 Air Force Association Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, discusses the challenges of balancing single motherhood with work as a Rosie the Riveter, life during wartime, getting recruited for an aircraft industry job at age 95 and what AFA means to her during Part 3 of her interview at AFA’s 2017 Air, Space & Cyber conference and trade show near Washington. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is sponsored by L3 Technologies and Leonardo DRS, and this interview is in partnership with AFA.
Otto on Finding Work After WWII, the Aircraft Industry’s Evolution, Remembering Rosies
Elinor Otto, the nation’s longest-working Rosie the Riveter and a 2017 Air Force Association Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, discusses life during WWII, getting laid off and re-entering the aircraft business after it ended, her favorite planes to work on, the industry’s evolution and her current efforts to found parks in memory of fellow Rosies in Part 2 of her interview at AFA’s 2017 Air, Space & Cyber conference and trade show near Washington. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is sponsored by L3 Technologies and Leonardo DRS, and this interview is in partnership with AFA.
UTC Aerospace Systems’ Patch on ACES 5 Ejection Seat
Jim Patch, senior manager for business development for the ACES 5 ejection seat at UTC Aerospace Systems, discusses the product’s design, safety features, market prospects, potential improvements and more during an interview at the Air Force Association’s 2017 Air, Space & Cyber conference and trade show near Washington. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is sponsored by L3 Technologies and Leonardo DRS.
CAE’s Duquette on Making Training Adaptable, Staying Competitive
Ray Duquette, president and general manager at CAE USA, discusses how the company is using trainee data to make training an interactive, personalized experience, staying competitive in a changing industry and working with the US Air Force during the Air Force Association’s 2017 Air, Space & Cyber conference and trade show near Washington. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is sponsored by L3 Technologies & Leonardo DRS.
Heritage’s Spoehr, Atlantic Council’s Greenwalt on US Defense Industrial Base’s Future
Lt. Gen. Thomas Spoehr, US Army Ret., director of the Heritage Foundation’s National Defense Research Initiative, and Bill Greenwalt, senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, discuss the future of the US defense industrial base and share recommendations for strengthening it during a Sept. 28, 2017, interview, at the think tank’s Washington headquarters. The interview was conducted after the “Assessing the Defense Industrial Base Event” panel, cohosted by Heritage and One Defense.
Otto on AFA Lifetime Achievement Award, Becoming a ‘Rosie the Riveter’
Elinor Otto, the nation’s longest-working Rosie the Riveter and a 2017 Air Force Association Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, discusses what the honor means to her, how she entered the aerospace industry and her experience working at the Rohr Aircraft Coproration during Part 1 of her interview at AFA’s 2017 Air, Space & Cyber conference and trade show near Washington. Otto, a first-generation Rosie the Riveter, worked in the aircraft business for 68 years, until she was laid off by Boeing in 2015. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is sponsored by L3 Technologies and Leonardo DRS, and this interview is in partnership with AFA.