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.
Brig. Gen. Philippe Adam, French Air Force, commander of the service’s Air Operations Brigade, discusses lessons learned from the counter-ISIS fight, the French response to the recent attack on US Army Special Forces soldiers in Niger and more during a Nov. 11, 2017, interview with the Defense & Aerospace Report at the 2017 Dubai International Air Chiefs Conference. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is in partnership with SEGMA and 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.
Danny Sebright, executive director of the U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council, says the United Arab Emirates’ acquisition of the F-35 Lightning II is vital for successful “interoperability and coalition operations” with the US, says “the UAE is never going to attack Israel,” and discusses the regional Iran threat, the council’s mission and more during a Nov. 11, 2017, interview with the Defense & Aerospace Report at the 2017 DIAC. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is in partnership with SEGMA and is sponsored by FLIR Systems.
Vince Tobin, executive vice president for military programs at Bell Helicopter, discusses business opportunities and challenges in the Gulf region, the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey and Bell V-280 Valor tiltrotor aircraft, 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. Bell Helicopter sponsors our weekly Defense & Aerospace Business Report podcast.
Lt. Gen. Enzo Vecciarelli, commander of the Italian Air Force, discusses modernization and operational priorities, lessons learned from recent missions and integrating Italy’s Eurofighter Typhoon and F-35 Lighting II fighters, Russia and more during a Nov. 11, 2017, interview with the Defense & Aerospace Report at the 2017 Dubai International Air Chiefs conference. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is in partnership with DIAC organizer SEGMA and is sponsored by FLIR Systems.
Staff Maj. Gen. Pilot Abdullah Al Hashmi, UAE Air Force, assistant undersecretary for support services at the United Arab Emirates Ministry of Defence and Dubai Air Show executive director, discusses the value of the Dubai International Air Chiefs conference, lessons learned from Afghanistan, Libya, counter-ISIS and Yemen operations, need for the F-35 Lightning II fighter and why the UAE does not constitute a threat to Israel or vice versa during a Nov. 11, 2017, interview with the Defense & Aerospace Report at the 2017 DIAC. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is in partnership with DIAC organizer SEGMA and is sponsored by FLIR Systems.