Air Space & Cyber

AFA 2019
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GE’s Warren With Update on Program to Re-Engine USAF B-52 Bombers

Shawn Warren, the vice president and general manager for large military engines at GE Aviation, discusses the program to re-engine the Pratt & Whitney TF33 engines on the US Air Force’s fleet of Boeing B-52 Stratofortress bombers and the merits of the company’s two proposals — the CF34-10 and the Passport engine — with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the Air Force Association’s 2019 Air Space Cyber conference and tradeshow outside Washington DC. Our coverage was sponsored by L3 Harris and Leonardo DRS.

AFA 2019
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Virgin Orbit’s Hart on Novel Space Launch Concept, Military Advantages, Working with Branson

Dan Hart, the president and CEO of Virgin Orbit, discusses the company’s novel space launch approach that involves launching satellites​ from its former Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747 “Cosmic Girl,” the operating model’s advantages for military use, and what it’s like to work with one of the world’s leading innovators, Sir Richard Branson, with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the Air Force Association’s 2019 Air Space Cyber conference and tradeshow outside Washington, DC. Our coverage is sponsored by L3 Harris and Leonardo DRS.