Brian Chappel, the sector vice president and general manager for autonomous systems at Northrop Grumman Aeronautics, discusses the market and the outlook for the new Firebird optionally manned aircraft the company developed for commercial and military applications with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the 2019 Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire.
Walter Pinto Junior, the vice president for programs at Embraer Defense and Security, discusses the upcoming delivery of the first KC-390 transport to the Brazilian Air Force, the plane’s capabilities, the global market for new tactical air-lifters, Embraer’s partnership with Boeing to market the new jet, and how the commercial and military sides of the Brazilian company have helped shape development of civil and military products with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at the 2019 Paris Air Show at Le Bourget outside the French capital where our coverage was sponsored by Bell and Leonardo DRS.