Capt. Stephen “Cage” Cecil, USAF, chief of training for the 58th Fighter Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base, discusses what advantages the F-35A Lightning II Fighter by Lockheed Martin has over General Dynamics’ F-16 Fighting Falcon, in terms of design, technology and ease of use, during a June 21, 2017, interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at Paris-Le Bourget Airport during the 2017 Paris Air Show. Defense & Aerospace Report’s Paris Air Show coverage is sponsored by L3 Technologies & Leonardo DRS.

Leanne Caret, president and CEO of Boeing Defense, Space & Security, discusses lessons learned from competition losses, the metrics of success, corporate reorganization, the T-100 trainer, KC-46 tanker, the defense budget and investment during a June 21, 2017, interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at Paris-Le Bourget Airport during the 2017 Paris Air Show. Defense & Aerospace Report’s Paris Air Show coverage is sponsored by L3 Technologies & Leonardo DRS.

Lt. Gen. Olivier Taprest, the French Air Force’s operations chief, discusses ongoing global missions, lessons learned, air superiority and the importance of the Airbus A400M transport for his force with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at Paris-Le Bourget Airport during the 2017 Paris Air Show. Defense & Aerospace Report’s Paris Air Show coverage is sponsored by L3 Technologies and Leonardo DRS.

Filippo Bagnato, managing director of Leonardo Aircraft, tells Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian that France should be part of Europe’s next combat aircraft program and discusses the company’s trainer jets during an June 18, 2017, interview conducted at Paris-Le Bourget Airport during the 2017 Paris Air Show. Defense & Aerospace Report’s Paris Air Show coverage is sponsored by L3 Technologies & Leonardo DRS.

Gen. André Lanata, chief of staff of the French Air Force, discusses priorities and maintaining global operations during a June 21, 2017, interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian during the 2017 Paris Air Show at Paris-Le Bourget Airport. Defense & Aerospace Report’s Paris Air Show coverage is sponsored by L3 Technologies and Leonardo DRS.

Michael Strianese, chairman and CEO of L3 Technologies, discusses the company’s 2017 Paris Air Show offerings, the changing security environment, airport security, the merger-and-acquisitions outlook, combatting the US Defense Department’s readiness and training shortages and more during an interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted during at Paris-Le Bourget Airport on June 19, 2017. Defense & Aerospace Report’s Paris Air Show coverage is sponsored by L3 Technologies & Leonardo DRS.

Camille Grand, assistant secretary general for defence investment at NATO, discusses the alliance’s ministerial meeting next week, plans to modernize and eventually replace the AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) fleet and interoperability with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was held on June 20, 2017, at the 2017 Paris Air Show at Paris-Le Bourget Aiport. Defense & Aerospace Report’s Paris Air Show coverage is sponsored by L3 Technologies and Leonardo DRS.

Rick Yuse, president of Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems, identifies next-generation air defense platforms for both air and ground as future investment priorities and discusses evolving threats, commercial ISR, the Multi-Spectral Targeting System and the Next Generation Jammer program with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian during a June 20 interview. The interview was conducted at the 2017 Paris Air Show at Paris-Le Bourget Airport. Defense & Aerospace Report’s 2017 Paris Air Show coverage is sponsored by L3 Technologies and Leonardo DRS.

Christophe Robin, communications director at GIFAS (the French Aerospace Industries Association) and the Paris Air Show, previews this year’s event during a June 18, 2017, interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian conducted at Paris-Le Bourget Airport. Defense & Aerospace Report’s 2017 Paris Air Show coverage is sponsored by L3 Technologies & Leonardo DRS.

Paulo Gastão Silva, vice-president of Embraer Defense & Security’s KC-390 program, discusses program updates and makes the case for the company’s new KC-390 transport aircraft as a military jet during an interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at the 2017 Paris Air Show at Paris-Le Bourget Airport on June 18, 2017, immediately following the jet’s first-ever media flight. Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage of the 2017 Paris Air Show is sponsored by L3 Technologies & Leonardo DRS.