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Tom Greco, intelligence chief at the US Army’s Training and Doctrine Command, discusses findings from his new report entitled “The Operational Environment and the Changing Character of Future Warfare,” how the Army should react to Russia’s Zapad 2017 exercise and more during an Oct. 10, 2017, interview at the Association of the United States Army’s 2017 AUSA Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is sponsored by AM General, Elbit Systems of America, General Motors HydroTec, L3 Technologies and Leonardo DRS.

Jim Rogers, vice president for Army programs integration and government affairs at Lockheed Martin, discusses long-range precision fires, vertical lift, short-range air defense, miniature hit-to-kill and radar technologies, and how defense budget uncertainty impacts corporate investment decisions during an interview at the Association of the United States Army’s 2017 AUSA Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is sponsored by Bell Helicopter, Elbit Systems of America, General Motors HydroTec, L3 Technologies and Leonardo DRS.

Mark Wills, the country star behind hits including “I Do (Cherish You)” and “Don’t Laugh at Me” who performed at the Association of the United States Army’s 2017 AUSA Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington, discusses what participating in AUSA means to him and the healing power of music during an Oct. 10, 2017, interview at the event. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is sponsored by AM General, Elbit Systems of America, General Motors HydroTec, L3 Technologies and Leonardo DRS.

Mike Coulter, senior vice president for business development at Leonardo DRS, discusses the company’s partnership with Rafael Advanced Defense Systems on the Trophy Active Protection System that will outfit a US tank brigade, the company’s Mounted Family of Computer Systems (MFoCS), budget uncertainty and strategic planning and more in an Oct. 11, 2017, interview at the Association of the United States Army’s 2017 AUSA Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is sponsored by AM General, Elbit Systems of America, General Motors HydoTec, L3 Technologies and Leonardo DRS.

Steven Luys, vice president for rugged and air transportation solutions at Esterline Advanced Displays, discusses the 12- and 15-inch “fully rugged,” GVA-compatible displays it’s debuting at the Association of the United States Army’s 2017 AUSA Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington during an Oct. 9, 2017, interview at the event. He also discusses the US market for the company’s rugged headsets. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is sponsored by AM General, Elbit Systems of America, General Motors HydroTec, L3 Technologies and Leonardo DRS.

Brig. Gen. Andrew Twomey, US Army Ret., senior vice president and general manager at ManTech International Corporation’s C4ILOG-SE Business Unit, discusses how the company uses its “cyber range” to train individuals and groups, why military and commercial skillsets are needed to strengthen system security, and more during an interview at the Association of the United States Army’s 2017 AUSA Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is sponsored by AM General, Elbit Systems of America, General Motors HydroTec, L3 Technologies and Leonardo DRS.

Robert Pearson, PhD, land systems director at Cobham Antenna Systems, discusses using antenna technology to counter airborne improved explosive devices, making military GPS systems less susceptible to jamming, improving in-vehicle communications without compromising network security, and more during an interview at the Association of the United States Army’s Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is sponsored by AM General, Elbit Systems of America, General Motors HydroTec, L3 Technologies and Leonardo DRS.

Mitch Snyder, president and CEO of Bell Helicopter, a Textron company, discusses the V-280 Valor tilt rotor, how design can simplify acquisition programs, doing business with the US Army, how “you can be collaborative and competitive at the same time” and more during an Oct. 10, 2017, interview at the Association of the United States Army’s 2017 AUSA Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is sponsored by AM General, Elbit Systems of America, General Motors HydroTec, L3 Technologies and Leonardo DRS.