In an exclusive, wide-ranging exit interview, Lt. Gen. Chris Bogdan, USAF, program executive officer for the F-35 Lightning II fighter, discusses the world’s largest and most complex weapons program as he prepares to hand the reins to Vice Adm. Mat Winter, USN, on May 25, 2017, and retire after more than three decades in uniform.

In the sixth and final installment of Defense & Aerospace Report’s exclusive exit interview with F-35 Lightning II Fighter PEO Lt. Gen. Chris Bogdan, he discusses the accomplishments he’s most proud of, advice for his successor, Vice Adm. Mat Winter, USN, and his post-retirement plans. The interview was conducted May 11, 2017, at the Joint Strike Fighter program office in Arlington, Va.

In the fifth installment of Defense & Aerospace Report’s exclusive exit interview with Lt. Gen. Chris Bogdan, USAF, program executive officer for the F-35 Lightning II Fighter, he discusses decisions he’d make again, ones he wouldn’t repeat in other programs and how to fight obsolescence. The interview was filmed May 11, 2017, at the Joint Strike Fighter program office in Arlington, Va.

In the fourth installment of Defense & Aerospace Report’s exclusive exit interview with Lt. Gen. Chris Bogdan, USAF, program executive officer for the F-35 Lightning II Fighter, he discusses lessons learned from his career in defense acquisitions. The interview was filmed May 11, 2017, at the Joint Strike Fighter program office in Arlington, Va.

Defense & Aerospace Report caught up with Lt. Gen. Chris Bogdan, USAF, program executive officer for the F-35 Lighting II Fighter, for an exclusive exit interview (and his last on camera) before he retires from the US Air Force. In the wide-reaching, six-part series, he shares insights into the Joint Strike Fighter program, lessons learned and advice for his successor, Adm. Winters. The interview was conducted on May 11 at the program’s offices in Arlington, Virginia.

In the third installment of Defense & Aerospace Report’s exclusive exit interview with Lt. Gen. Chris Bogdan, USAF, program executive officer of the F-35 Lightning II, Bogdan discusses President Donald Trump’s impact on contract negotiations for Lot 10 of the fighter jets. He also discusses international interest in the aircraft. The interview was held at the Joint Strike Fighter program office in Arlington, Virginia.

In the second installment of Defense & Aerospace Report’s exclusive exit interview with Lt. Gen. Chris Bogdan, USAF, program executive officer of the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter program, Bogdan discusses operational lessons learned from fighter jets already in the field, the state of F-35 connectivity and the “competition” between the F-35 Lightning II and the F/A-18 Super Hornet.

In his final video interview in uniform, Lt. Gen. Chris Bogdan, USAF, program executive officer for the F-35 Lighting II Fighter, provides a status report on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program in an exclusive interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted on May 11 at the program’s offices in Arlington, Virginia. This is the first video in a series, all excerpted from Bogdan’s exit interview with Defense & Aerospace Report.