Jim Patch, senior manager for business development for the ACES 5 ejection seat at UTC Aerospace Systems, discusses the product’s design, safety features, market prospects, potential improvements and more during an interview at the Air Force Association’s 2017 Air, Space & Cyber conference and trade show near Washington. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is sponsored by L3 Technologies and Leonardo DRS.
Ray Duquette, president and general manager at CAE USA, discusses how the company is using trainee data to make training an interactive, personalized experience, staying competitive in a changing industry and working with the US Air Force during the Air Force Association’s 2017 Air, Space & Cyber conference and trade show near Washington. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is sponsored by L3 Technologies & Leonardo DRS.
Lt. Gen. Thomas Spoehr, US Army Ret., director of the Heritage Foundation’s National Defense Research Initiative, and Bill Greenwalt, senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, discuss the future of the US defense industrial base and share recommendations for strengthening it during a Sept. 28, 2017, interview, at the think tank’s Washington headquarters. The interview was conducted after the “Assessing the Defense Industrial Base Event” panel, cohosted by Heritage and One Defense.
Elinor Otto, the nation’s longest-working Rosie the Riveter and a 2017 Air Force Association Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, discusses what the honor means to her, how she entered the aerospace industry and her experience working at the Rohr Aircraft Coproration during Part 1 of her interview at AFA’s 2017 Air, Space & Cyber conference and trade show near Washington. Otto, a first-generation Rosie the Riveter, worked in the aircraft business for 68 years, until she was laid off by Boeing in 2015. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is sponsored by L3 Technologies and Leonardo DRS, and this interview is in partnership with AFA.
Gen. Ellen Pawlikowski, USAF, commander of the US Air Force Materiel Command, says a revised command and control process and additive manufacturing can help improve logistics, and expresses concerns over sustaining the Air Force’s F-35 Lightning II Fighter fleet during Part 2 of her Sept. 21, 2017, interview at the Air Force Association’s 2017 Air, Space & Cyber conference and trade show. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is sponsored by L3 Technologies & Leonardo DRS.
Gen. Tony McPeak, USAF Ret., 14th US Air Force chief of staff and a 2017 Air Force Association Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, discusses why he joined the Air Force, flying the F-104 and F-100 aircraft, and facing his fear of inverted flight during Part 1 of his Sept. 18, 2017, interview at AFA’s 2017 Air, Space & Cyber conference and trade show. The event was held in National Harbor, Md., just outside of Washington. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is sponsored by L3 Technologies & Leonardo DRS, and this interview is in partnership with the Air Force Association.
Gen. Ron Fogleman, USAF Ret., 15th US Air Force chief of staff and 2017 Air Force Association Lifetime Achievement award recipient, discusses his journey to the Air Force Academy and motivations for joining the service during an excerpt from a wide-ranging Sept. 18, 2017, interview at the association’s 2017 Air, Space & Cyber conference and trade show near Washington. Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is sponsored by L3 Technologies and Leonardo DRS, and this interview is in partnership with the Air Force Association.
Chris Pocock, defense editor at Aviation International News, says the RQ-4 Global Hawk and U-2 “Dragon Lady” should be seen as complementary vs. competitor aircraft, praises the US Air Force’s decision not to sunset the U-2, and discusses necessary upgrades, manpower challenges and the program’s future outlook during an interview at the Air Force Association’s 2017 Air, Space & Cyber conference and trade show near Washington. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is sponsored by L3 Technologies and Leonardo DRS.
Bruce Rush, program manager at General Dynamics Mission Systems, discusses what its F-16 Wideband Radome does, what sets it apart from its predecessors and design challenges involved in its construction in an interview at the Air Force Association’s 2017 Air, Space & Cyber conference and trade show near Washington. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is sponsored by L3 Technologies and Leonardo DRS.
Gen. Ron Fogleman, USAF Ret., 15th US Air Force chief of staff and 2017 Air Force Association Lifetime Achievement award recipient, discusses being recognized for his service and what AFA means to him during an excerpt from a wide-ranging Sept. 18, 2017, interview at the association’s 2017 Air, Space & Cyber conference and trade show near Washington. Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is sponsored by L3 Technologies and Leonardo DRS, and this interview is in partnership with the Air Force Association.