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AFA Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient Anderson on WWII Missions, Air Combat
Col. Clarence “Bud” Anderson, USAF Ret., a World War II triple ace and 2017 Air Force Association Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, reflects on his WWII missions and discusses what air combat was like then during Part 2 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.
CSIS: ‘Escalation and Deterrence in the Second Space Age’
In a new report published by the Center for Strategic and International Studies’ Aerospace Security Project entitled “Escalation and Deterrence in the Second Space Age,” co-authors Todd Harrison, CSIS Aerospace Security Project director, Zack Cooper, CSIS senior fellow for Asian security, Kaitlyn Johnson, CSIS International Security Program manager and research associate, and Thomas Roberts, CSIS Aerospace Security Program coordinator and research assistant, “discuss the evolution of space as a contested domain, the changing threats to U.S. space systems, deterrence theory and its applications to the space domain, and findings from a space crisis exercise administered by CSIS last year,” CSIS writes.
McPeak: ‘No Country with Adult Leadership Wants to Fight the US Air Force’
Gen. Tony McPeak, USAF Ret., 14th US Air Force chief of staff and a 2017 Air Force Association Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, discusses the role of people in the US Air Force’s contemporary legacy and the autonomous weapons threat during Part 5 of his Sept. 18, 2017, interview at AFA’s 2017 Air, Space & Cyber conference and trade show. The event was held in National Harbor, Md., just outside of Washington. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is sponsored by L3 Technologies and Leonardo DRS, and this interview is in partnership with the Air Force Association.
Raytheon’s Probert on ‘Modernization Through Sustainment,’ Data and Systems Integration, Cyber
Todd Probert, vice president for mission support and modernization at Raytheon’s Intelligence, Information and Services business, discusses its “modernization through sustainment” strategy, systems and data integration, and cybersecurity in a Sept. 19, 2017, interview at the Air Force Association’s 2017 Air, Space & Cyber conference and trade show near Washington. He also talks about the industry’s push to meet US Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein’s goal of developing a true command and control system. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is sponsored by L3 Technologies and Leonardo DRS.
Former USAF Chief McPeak on Lessons Learned from Reorganizing the Service
Gen. Tony McPeak, USAF Ret., 14th US Air Force chief of staff and a 2017 Air Force Association Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, reflects on lessons learned from reorganizing the US Air Force and why military jointness can be a challenge for the service during Part 4 of his Sept. 18, 2017, interview at AFA’s 2017 Air, Space & Cyber conference and trade show. The event was held in National Harbor, Md., just outside of Washington. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is sponsored by L3 Technologies and Leonardo DRS, and this interview is in partnership with the Air Force Association.
McPeak Reflects on Morality of Vietnam War, Challenges of Leading USAF
Gen. Tony McPeak, USAF Ret., 14th US Air Force chief of staff and a 2017 Air Force Association Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, discusses the morality of the US involvement in the Vietnam War, becoming US Air Force chief and the job’s challenges during Part 3 of his Sept. 18, 2017, interview at AFA’s 2017 Air, Space & Cyber conference and trade show. The event was held in National Harbor, Md., just outside of Washington. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is sponsored by L3 Technologies and Leonardo DRS, and this interview is in partnership with the Air Force Association.
McPeak on MISTY Pilot Experience During Vietnam War, Leadership Lessons Learned
Gen. Tony McPeak, USAF Ret., 14th US Air Force chief of staff and a 2017 Air Force Association Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, discusses his experience as a MISTY Fast Forward Air Controller during the Vietnam War and leadership lessons learned in Part 2 of his Sept. 18, 2017, interview at AFA’s 2017 Air, Space & Cyber conference and trade show. The event was held in National Harbor, Md., just outside of Washington. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is sponsored by L3 Technologies and Leonardo DRS, and this interview is in partnership with the Air Force Association.
Defense & Aerospace Business Report [October 2, 2017]
On this week’s episode of the Defense & Aerospace Business Report podcast, sponsored by Bell Helicopter, a Textron company, we discuss ongoing US federal and defense budget considerations, the recent Airbus A380 engine failure that warranted an emergency landing in Canada, Monarch Airlines’ bankruptcy and more. This week’s guests include Byron Callan of Capital Alpha Partners, Ron Epstein of Bank of America Merrill Lynch, former Pentagon comptroller Bob Hale (who is now with the Center for a New American Security) and Sash Tusa of Agency Partners.
