Joseph DeAntona, vice president and business development executive at Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems, discusses Sweden’s commitment to acquire the company’s Patriot Missile Defense System, other global market prospects, the system’s projected longevity and more in an interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian during the 2017 Dubai Airshow. Our coverage was sponsored by FLIR Systems.

Maj. Brian “Bear” Privette, USAF, and Capt. Matt “Rumble” Powell, USAF, of the 336th Fighter Squadron from Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C., discuss the F-15E Strike Eagle mission in the fight against ISIS and operating in increasingly contested airspace with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian during the Dubai Airshow. Coverage was sponsored by FLIR Systems.

Capt. Dave Cooke, USAF, a pilot with the US Air Force’s 960th Airborne Air Control Squadron based at Tinker AFB, Okla., discusses the mission of the E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian during the Dubai Airshow. Coverage was sponsored by FLIR Systems.

Fred Cromer, president of commercial aircraft at Bombardier, discusses the company’s partnership with Airbus to manufacture its C-Series jets in the United States, responds to the US government’s aircraft-dumping allegations against his company, as well as US-Canada trade relations and more during a Nov. 13, 2017, interview with the Defense & Aerospace Report during the 2017 Dubai Airshow. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is sponsored by FLIR Systems.

Christopher Davis, president of Raytheon International, discusses the company’s priorities in the Gulf region, demand for precision munitions, cyber offerings and more with the Defense & Aerospace Report during a Nov. 13, 2017, interview at the 2017 Dubai Airshow. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is sponsored by FLIR Systems.

Ron Epstein, PhD, senior equity analyst at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, discusses commercial aviation market takeaways from the 2017 Dubai Airshow, the UAE’s interest in the F-35 Lightning II fighter, Embraer’s KC-390 transport aircraft that experienced an unanticipated loss of altitude during an Oct. 12, 2017, stall test and more during a Nov. 13, 2017, interview with the Defense & Aerospace Report at this year’s event. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is sponsored by FLIR Systems.

Col. Al Worden, USAF Ret., a former NASA astronaut and Apollo 15 command module pilot, discusses the urgency of STEM education, the Emirates Mars Mission and his new books, and reminisces about his legendary lunar mission during a Nov. 12, 2017, interview with the Defense & Aerospace Report during the 2017 Dubai Airshow. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is sponsored by FLIR Systems.

In her first video interview since taking office, Ellen Lord, under secretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, discusses importance of the US-UAE partnership, her priorities (including simplifying the acquisition system), DoD’s new organization, and reviewing merger and acquisition policy during an interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian on Nov. 12, 2017, at the Dubai Airshow. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is sponsored by FLIR Systems.

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.

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.