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Gen. Philippe Lavigne, French Air Force, the chief of the French Air Force, discusses the priorities for his force, capabilities needed for high-intensity operations, lessons learned from recent missions in Africa and against ISIS, his requirements for the new French-German-Spanish combat aircraft program — also known as SCAF — and cooperation with the United States and Britain. With Defense & Aerospace Report’s Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at the 2019 Paris Air Show where our coverage was sponsored by Bell and Leonardo DRS.

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Gen. Tod D. Wolters, USAF, NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander and the commander of the US European Command, discusses his priorities, combating Moscow’s disinformation, the recent intercept of Russian aircraft, and the deploy of 1,000 additional troops to Poland with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the 2019 Paris Air Show where our coverage is sponsored by Bell and Leonardo DRS.

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Wil Roper, PhD, the assistant secretary of the United States Air Force for acquisition logistics and Technology discusses his priorities at the 2019 Paris airshow, confidence in Boeing in the wake of production issues with the companies KC 46 a tanker aircraft, changing acquisition culture to speed programs, maintaining competition despite corporate mergers and acquisition’s, and the need for more new programs with Defense and Aeropace report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at the 2019 Paris airshow where our coverage was sponsored by Belle and Leonardo DRS.

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Stuart Andrew, Britain’s minister for defense procurement, discusses the UK Tempest and the French-German-Spanish SCAF fighter efforts, the Type 26 frigate program, UK shipbuilding industrial strategy, the Dreadnought nuclear ballistic missile submarine program and budget review with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at the 2019 Paris Air Show where our coverage was sponsored by Bell and Leonardo DRS.

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Walter Pinto Junior, the vice president for programs at Embraer Defense and Security, discusses the upcoming delivery of the first  KC-390 transport to the Brazilian Air Force, the plane’s capabilities, the global market for new tactical air-lifters, Embraer’s partnership with Boeing to market the new jet, and how the commercial and military sides of the Brazilian company have helped shape development of civil and military products with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at the 2019 Paris Air Show at Le Bourget outside the French capital where our coverage was sponsored by Bell and Leonardo DRS.