Mike Griswold, capture lead for Lockheed Martin’s T-50 program, discusses the advantages of the Lockheed Martin/KAI T-50 aircraft-training system combo — the company’s entry into the US Air Force’s T-X Trainer competition — and says it’s ready to immediately start production on it if it wins during a Sept. 19, 2017, interview at the Air Force Association’s 2017 Air, Space & Cyber conference and trade show in National Harbor, Md. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is sponsored by L3 Technologies & Leonardo DRS.

Jeff Babione, executive vice president and general manager of Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Program, discusses efforts to cut F-35 Lightning II fighter production and operating costs as well as cost implications of a smaller UK acquisition of F-35B aircraft during an interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted on Sept. 18, 2017, during the Air Force Association’s Air, Space & Cyber conference just outside Washington. Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is sponsored by L3 Technologies and Leonardo DRS.

Marc Lindsley, vice president for T-100 Programs at Leonardo DRS, says its T-100 Integrated Training System’s maturity and integration give it a leg up in the US Air Force’s T-X Trainer competition during a Sept. 18, 2017, interview at the Air Force Association’s 2017 Air, Space & Cyber conference and trade show in National Harbor, Md. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is sponsored by L3 Technologies and Leonardo DRS.