MISCELLANEOUS

MISCELLANEOUS
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Andrew Hunter, the director of the Defense Industrial Initiatives Group at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, discusses the think tank’s new report ion Artificial Intelligence and National Security with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The report was sponsored in part by Thales North America.

AFA 2018 Air Space and Cyber Conference
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Rick Lemaster, the director of global sales and marketing for Boeing’s vertical lift and aircraft programs, discusses the merits of the company’s bid that includes Leonardo’s MH-139 helicopter for the US Air Force’s competition to replace the service’s aging Bell UH-1H Huey helicopters. The interview was conducted at the Air Force Association’s annual Air Space & Cyber conference Sept. 17-19, 2018, where our coverage was sponsored by Elbit Systems of America, L3 Technologies and Leonardo DRS. Boeing won the $2.8 billion USAF contract on Sept. 24, beating proposals by Lockheed Martin and Sierra Nevada.