Author Vago Muradian

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On many levels, this year’s Paris Air Show was historic with the launch of two new, stealthy Western fighter programs that will dominate investment for Europe’s leading nations for the coming decade.

At Le Bourget, France, Germany and Spain launched the New Generation Fighter, the manned element of the bigger Future Combat Air System program — SCAF in French — spearheaded by France’s Dassault Aviation and Airbus that is to include closely networked manned and unmanned combat aircraft. It constitutes many years of public and private work in Europe and France in particular on new stealthy manned and unmanned aircraft, including the Neuron demonstrator that was launched in 2006.

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Antonio Missiroli, NATO’s assistant Secretary general for emerging security challenges, discusses threats facing the alliance from terrorism to sophisticated disinformation operations, cyber and battlefield energy with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at NATO headquarters in Brussels.

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Michele Evans, the executive vice president for Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, discusses the latest F-35 Lightning II fighter agreement with DoD, cutting unit and operating costs, the company’s role in Europe’s new combat aircraft programs, maintaining America’s advantage as allies and competitors increase stealth capabilities with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the 2019 Paris Air Show where our coverage is sponsored by Bell and Leonardo DRS.

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Randy Tinseth, vice president for marketing at Boeing Commercial Airplanes, discusses the recent IAG intent to order 200 737 Max 8 and 10 jets, returning the 737 Max back to flight, how Airbus’ introduction of the A220 and the A321XLR shapes the company’s planned Middle of the Market aircraft, global air traffic trends and the wide body market including 777X with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the 2019 Paris Air Show where our coverage is sponsored by Bell and Leonardo DRS.

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Gen. Philippe Lavigne, French Air Force, the chief of the French Air Force, discusses the priorities for his force, capabilities needed for high-intensity operations, lessons learned from recent missions in Africa and against ISIS, his requirements for the new French-German-Spanish combat aircraft program — also known as SCAF — and cooperation with the United States and Britain. With Defense & Aerospace Report’s Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at the 2019 Paris Air Show where our coverage was sponsored by Bell and Leonardo DRS.

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Gen. Tod D. Wolters, USAF, NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander and the commander of the US European Command, discusses his priorities, combating Moscow’s disinformation, the recent intercept of Russian aircraft, and the deploy of 1,000 additional troops to Poland with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the 2019 Paris Air Show where our coverage is sponsored by Bell and Leonardo DRS.

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Stuart Andrew, Britain’s minister for defense procurement, discusses the UK Tempest and the French-German-Spanish SCAF fighter efforts, the Type 26 frigate program, UK shipbuilding industrial strategy, the Dreadnought nuclear ballistic missile submarine program and budget review with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at the 2019 Paris Air Show where our coverage was sponsored by Bell and Leonardo DRS.

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Walter Pinto Junior, the vice president for programs at Embraer Defense and Security, discusses the upcoming delivery of the first  KC-390 transport to the Brazilian Air Force, the plane’s capabilities, the global market for new tactical air-lifters, Embraer’s partnership with Boeing to market the new jet, and how the commercial and military sides of the Brazilian company have helped shape development of civil and military products with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at the 2019 Paris Air Show at Le Bourget outside the French capital where our coverage was sponsored by Bell and Leonardo DRS.

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