Defense and Aerospace Report

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French Air Force’s Lavigne on Priorities, High-Intensity Warfighting, SCAF Combat Aircraft

Gen. Philippe Lavigne, French Air Force, the chief of the French Air Force, discusses the priorities for his force, capabilities needed for high-intensity operations, lessons learned from recent missions in Africa and against ISIS, his requirements for the new French-German-Spanish combat aircraft program — also known as SCAF — and cooperation with the United States and Britain. With Defense & Aerospace Report’s Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at the 2019 Paris Air Show where our coverage was sponsored by Bell and Leonardo DRS.

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SACEUR Wolters on Priorities, Disinformation, Baltic intercepts, Troops in Poland

Gen. Tod D. Wolters, USAF, NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander and the commander of the US European Command, discusses his priorities, combating Moscow’s disinformation, the recent intercept of Russian aircraft, and the deploy of 1,000 additional troops to Poland with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the 2019 Paris Air Show where our coverage is sponsored by Bell and Leonardo DRS.

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USAF‘s Roper on Paris Airshow Priorities, Confidence in Boeing, and changing Acquisition Culture

Wil Roper, PhD, the assistant secretary of the United States Air Force for acquisition logistics and Technology discusses his priorities at the 2019 Paris airshow, confidence in Boeing in the wake of production issues with the companies KC 46 a tanker aircraft, changing acquisition culture to speed programs, maintaining competition despite corporate mergers and acquisition’s, and the need for more new programs with Defense and Aeropace report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at the 2019 Paris airshow where our coverage was sponsored by Belle and Leonardo DRS.

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UK’s Andrew on European Fighters, Type 26 Frigate, Industrial Strategy, Dreadnought, Budget Review

Stuart Andrew, Britain’s minister for defense procurement, discusses the UK Tempest and the French-German-Spanish SCAF fighter efforts, the Type 26 frigate program, UK shipbuilding industrial strategy, the Dreadnought nuclear ballistic missile submarine program and budget review with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at the 2019 Paris Air Show where our coverage was sponsored by Bell and Leonardo DRS.

AAAA 2019
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GE’s Seda-Hoelle on T700 Engine, Manufacturing Developments And Artificial Intelligence

Cristina Seda-Hoelle, head of global services for GE Aviation Military Systems Operation, discusses the T700 engine that powers the AH-64 Apache attack and UH-60 Black Hawk utility helicopters, additive manufacturing, artificial intelligence and more with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at the Army Aviation Association of America’s 2019 conference and tradesheow in Nashville, Tenn., where our coverage was sponsored by Bell and Leonardo DRS.

GFS 2019
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AM General’s Vanslager on Humvee Revamp, Outlook and Future Upgrades

Chris Vanslager, the executive vice president for US defense at AM General, discusses continuous improvements to the company’s Humvee, the outlook for the vehicle and future upgrades with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at the Association of the United States Army’s 2019 Global Force Symposium in Huntsville, Ala., where our coverage was sponsored by L3 Technologies and Leonardo DRS.

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EDA’s Domecq on Improving EU, NATO Capabilities, Investment Priorities, Cooperation

Amb. Jorge Domecq, the chief executive of the European Defence Agency, discusses improving European Union defense capabilities to bolster NATO, investment priorities and cooperation with the United States with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian one the sidelines of the EU’s annual defense and security conference in Washington that was sponsored by the EU and Foreign Policy.

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AIA’s Luddy on Trump Administration’s ‘Mines to Magnets’ Rare Earths Plan, Industrial Policy, Tariffs

John Luddy, the vice president for national security policy at the Aerospace Industries Association, discusses the Trump administration’s “mines to magnets” effort to safeguard access to rare earth elements vital to national security — the Air Force Research Lab last week issued a request for information for sintered neodymium iron boride rare earth permanent magnets — defense industrial policy and implications of tariffs with Defense and & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.