Where do airpower, charity, and bourbon intersect? Retired E-2 Hawkeye legend Rear Admiral Scott Sanders has the answer. And CSIS’s Dr. Tom Karako joins us with the latest on air and missile defense, especially Golden Dome. All powered by GE!
It’s been a huge couple of weeks in airpower, with more coming soon. Boeing’s win in the Next Generation Air Dominance program is the biggest story, but there are so many more that we’re catching you up this week with a full All Wings Considered episode; Vago and J.J. break down all the stories and try to make some sense out of them. All powered by GE!
The big news of the week, the month, and perhaps the decade so far is Boeing’s F-47. We get its backstory today with two men who made the program happen – former Air Force secretary Frank Kendall and former Air Force acquisition executive Andrew Hunter. How does NGAD differ from F-22? What were the higher budget priorities that led to the NGAD pause? Was Boeing’s win winner-take-all? (No!) And lots more. Plus other airpower headlines. All powered by GE!
The prime contractors that make airpower possible are built on a foundation of suppliers – and that foundation has been heavily challenged in recent years by shortages of people, unpredictable economics, and unexpected demand. We get a fresh view into the supplier world with Chris Celtruda, CEO of Chromalloy; Mesh Feigenbaum, managing Director of Engineered Metal Tech; and Industry analyst Jerry Lundquist of the Lundquist Group. Plus headlines in airpower. All powered by GE!
The US Air Force convened a very senior panel to review its next generation programs. That panel has reported out in favor of Next Generation Air Dominance, but not Next Generation Aerial Refueling. Former Air Force Chief General John Jumper joins us to explain their work. And, yes, headlines. All powered by GE!
We hopscotch the Air and Space Forces Association’s warfare symposium, bringing you up to date on the F-35 program with Lockheed’s Chauncey Macintosh and talking CCAs with Dave Alexander of General Atomics. Plus a review of the event with Air and Space Forces magazine editor Tobias Naegele. And, yes, headlines. All powered by GE!
With the start of a new administration, airpower advocates are presenting their ideas for the future force. Retired Lieutenant General David Deptula, Dean of The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies, joins us to detail that organization’s recommendations. And John Tirpak of Air and Space Forces magazine helps preview next week’s AFA Warfare Symposium. Plus, we have headlines in airpower. All powered by GE!
A lot of eyebrows went up when the U.S. Air Force contracted with a company called JetZero to design the tanker of the future. In our 100th episode, JetZero’s chief operating officer, Dan DaSilva, joins us to discuss how the company got where they are, and where they hope to be going. And we have headlines in airpower. All powered by GE!
B-21, Sentinel, NGAD The US Air Force is modernizing almost every piece of hardware in its inventory. We get into details with the man who was deep into all those programs, former Air Force acquisition chief Andrew Hunter. Plus airpower headlines. All powered by GE!
Air Force Global Strike Commander General Thomas Bussiere brings us up to date on B-21, Sentinel, and maintaining deterrence in an increasingly multipolar world. Plus airpower headlines. All powered by GE!