Sebastian Cox, head of the Royal Air Force’s Air Historical Branch, discusses the significance of the service’s centenary, its history, its legacy of innovation, dispelling communications-related myths about the Battle of Dunkirk and much more during a wide-ranging, April 16, 2018, interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies’ commemoration of the Royal Air Force’s 100th anniversary in northern Virginia.

Group Capt. Stephen Richards, RAF, assistant air attaché at the British Embassy Washington, discusses the Royal Air Force’s legacy, how it inspired him to join the service, and his experience flying the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II fighter jet and the Panavia Tornado Air Defence Variant during an April 16, 2018, interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies’ commemoration of the Royal Air Force’s 100th anniversary in northern Virginia.

Gen. Kevin “Chili” Chilton, USAF Ret., the former commander of US Strategic Command and a former NASA astronaut, discusses the US Defense Department’s 2018 Nuclear Posture Review, why an integrated national strategy is needed to deter the Russian nuclear threat, the significance of forward-deployed US nuclear assets, North Korea and more in an April 13, 2018, interview at the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies in northern Virginia.

Gen. John Hyten, USAF, commander of US Strategic Command, says the US government must fund “the Big 6” programs to modernize and improve America’s nuclear deterrent — the Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine, the B-21 Raider bomber and its companion long-range strike weapon, intercontinental ballistic missiles, nuclear weapons, and nuclear command and control — and discusses how to improve the agility of the force, Russia’s nuclear strategy and how the United States and its allies must respond, deterring war in space and much more in a wide-ranging April 12, 2018, interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the Pentagon.

Vice Adm. Andreas Krause, chief of the German Navy, discusses Baltic security, NATO’s Atlantic Command, deterring Russia, how readiness challenges are shaping his service’s modernization strategy and much more during an April 12, 2018, interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the Atlantic Council think tank in Washington.

Gene Young, senior director for military business development at Airbus Helicopters, discusses why the company’s H135 offering is well-suited to the US Navy’s training helicopter requirements, how low maintenance costs can compensate for higher acquisition costs associated with a twin-engine aircraft, and more during an April 11, 2018, interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at the Navy League’s 2018 Sea-Air-Space Symposium outside of Washington. Our coverage was sponsored by Fincantieri Marine Group, Huntington Ingalls Industries and Leonardo DRS.