AFA 2017 Air, Space & Cyber

AFA 2017 Air, Space & Cyber
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Gen. Ellen Pawlikowski, USAF, commander of the US Air Force Materiel Command, says a revised command and control process and additive manufacturing can help improve logistics, and expresses concerns over sustaining the Air Force’s F-35 Lightning II Fighter fleet during Part 2 of her Sept. 21, 2017, interview at the Air Force Association’s 2017 Air, Space & Cyber conference and trade show. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is sponsored by L3 Technologies & Leonardo DRS.

AFA 2017 Air, Space & Cyber
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Gen. Tony McPeak, USAF Ret., 14th US Air Force chief of staff and a 2017 Air Force Association Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, discusses why he joined the Air Force, flying the F-104 and F-100 aircraft, and facing his fear of inverted flight during Part 1 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 & Leonardo DRS, and this interview is in partnership with the Air Force Association.

AFA 2017 Air, Space & Cyber
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Gen. Ron Fogleman, USAF Ret., 15th US Air Force chief of staff and 2017 Air Force Association Lifetime Achievement award recipient, discusses his journey to the Air Force Academy and motivations for joining the service during an excerpt from a wide-ranging Sept. 18, 2017, interview at the association’s 2017 Air, Space & Cyber conference and trade show near Washington. Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is sponsored by L3 Technologies and Leonardo DRS, and this interview is in partnership with the Air Force Association.

AFA 2017 Air, Space & Cyber
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Chris Pocock, defense editor at Aviation International News, says the RQ-4 Global Hawk and U-2 “Dragon Lady” should be seen as complementary vs. competitor aircraft, praises the US Air Force’s decision not to sunset the U-2, and discusses necessary upgrades, manpower challenges and the program’s future outlook during an interview at the Air Force Association’s 2017 Air, Space & Cyber conference and trade show near Washington. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is sponsored by L3 Technologies and Leonardo DRS.

AFA 2017 Air, Space & Cyber
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Bruce Rush, program manager at General Dynamics Mission Systems, discusses what its F-16 Wideband Radome does, what sets it apart from its predecessors and design challenges involved in its construction in an interview at the Air Force Association’s 2017 Air, Space & Cyber conference and trade show near Washington. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is sponsored by L3 Technologies and Leonardo DRS.

AFA 2017 Air, Space & Cyber
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Gen. Ron Fogleman, USAF Ret., 15th US Air Force chief of staff and 2017 Air Force Association Lifetime Achievement award recipient, discusses being recognized for his service and what AFA means to him during an excerpt from a wide-ranging Sept. 18, 2017, interview at the association’s 2017 Air, Space & Cyber conference and trade show near Washington. Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is sponsored by L3 Technologies and Leonardo DRS, and this interview is in partnership with the Air Force Association.

AFA 2017 Air, Space & Cyber
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Krisstie Kondrotis, Spirit AeroSystems’ senior vice president for defense programs, discusses the company’s commercial and growing defense partnerships, its design philosophy and future plans, and additive manufacturing during a Sept. 21, 2017, interview at the Air Force Association’s 2017 Air, Space & Cyber conference and trade show near Washington. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is sponsored by L3 Technologies and Leonardo DRS.

AFA 2017 Air, Space & Cyber
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Gen. Carlton “Dewey” Everhart II, commander of the US Air Force’s Air Mobility Command, discusses the combat role of his command, problems with aging jets and improving readiness during a Sept. 20, 2017, interview at the 2017 Air Force Association Air, Space & Cyber conference and trade show near Washington. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is sponsored by L3 Technologies and Leonardo DRS.