Mark Signorelli, vice president for strategy and business development at BAE Systems’ Platforms & Services, discusses its mobile Short-Range Air Defense demonstrator (designed to showcase SHORAD upgrade options for the next-generation Bradley Fighting Vehicle), other offerings for the service (including munitions programs and vision systems), the potential to integrate technologies from the now-cancelled Ground Combat Vehicle program into future products and more during an interview at the Association of the United States Army’s 2017 Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is sponsored by AM General, Elbit Systems of America, General Motors HydroTec, L3 Technologies and Leonardo DRS.

Kelly Scheidt, business development manager and engineer for IR sensor systems at L3 Technologies, discusses its new “open platform processing system” that looks to increase battlefield awareness by better connecting preexisting US Army sensor assets, the company’s contributions to systems across the defense industry and how it is working to counter the unmanned-system threat during an interview at the Association of the United States Army’s 2017 AUSA Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is sponsored by AM General, Elbit Systems of America, General Motors HydroTec, L3 Technologies and Leonardo DRS.

Chris Georgianni, vice president for government and defense at JCB, discusses the company’s offerings for the US Army (including its High Mobility Engineer Excavator and commercial, off-the-shelf products), the outlook for US business growth, autonomy and more during an Oct. 11, 2017, interview at the Association of the United States Army’s AUSA Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is sponsored by AM General, Elbit Systems of America, General Motors HydroTec, L3 Technologies and Leonardo DRS.

John Bryant, president of Oshkosh Defense, discusses the company’s newest Joint Light Tactical Vehicle variants, the market outlook for the vehicle family, the US Army’s FMTV competition, investment challenges and more during an Oct. 11, 2017, interview at the Association of the United States Army’s 2017 AUSA Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is sponsored by AM General, Elbit Systems of America, General Motors HydroTec, L3 Technologies and Leonardo DRS.

Morten Brandtzæg, president and CEO of Nammo, discusses the company’s ammunition and rocket-motor offerings – including proximity-fuze ammunition – for the US Army, corporate growth, strategic investment, Northrop Grumman’s tentative acquisition of Orbital ATK and more during an Oct. 11, 2017, interview at the Association of the United States Army’s 2017 AUSA Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is sponsored by AM General, Elbit Systems of America, General Motors HydroTec, L3 Technologies and Leonardo DRS.

Michael Paulk, director of virtual systems sales at Meggitt Training Systems, discusses the company’s FATS 100MIL Simulation Training System and the FATS 100P Portable Virtual Training System in an interview at the Association of the United States Army’s 2017 AUSA Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is sponsored by AM General, Elbit Systems of America, General Motors HydroTec, L3 Technologies and Leonardo DRS.

Jon Hastie, product manager for large unmanned ground systems at QinetiQ North America, discusses the Titan unmanned ground vehicle, its design and application, and the challenges of making it autonomous during an interview at the Association of the United States Army’s 2017 AUSA Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is sponsored by AM General, Elbit Systems of America, General Motors HydroTec, L3 Technologies and Leonardo DRS.

Maj. Gen. Malcolm Frost, US Army, commanding general of the US Army Center for Initial Military Training, discusses the review of the service’s basic combat training curriculum, the renewed emphasis on physical fitness, adapting training for a new generation of recruits and more during an Oct. 11, 2017, interview at the Association of the United States Army’s 2017 AUSA Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is sponsored by AM General, Elbit Systems of America, General Motors HydroTec, L3 Technologies and Leonardo DRS.