US Air Force

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The US Air Force, Army, and Navy are currently debating the importance of integrating the US Space Force into the structure of the armed forces.
But the current debate belies a crucial point. For decades, those same services have starved space of required resources and talent. Making up for this deficit, and responding to the new directives of the president and Congress, will consume most of the Space Force’s efforts for years. The service is going to start small and undermanned.

DEFAERO REPORT Daily Podcast
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On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guest Todd Harrison of the Center for Strategic and International Studies discusses Russia’s recent anti-satellite test during which larger spacecraft deployed a smaller one, implications of a new generation of ground- as well as space-based weapons, how to deter adversaries from attacking US and allied space assets, update on Space Force legislation and budget, and a look ahead to CSIS’ “State of the Space Industrial Base 2020” event at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, July 28 with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. Event Registration required–link.

AWS 2020
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Chris Johnson, the executive director for mobility and diverse engines at Pratt & Whitney, discusses the company’s PW815 engine as a replacement for the Pratt & Whitney TF33s now powering the US Air Force’s fleet of B-52 Stratofortress bombers with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the Air Force Association’s 2020 Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando. Our coverage was sponsored by Leonardo DRS.

AWS 2020
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Shawn Warren, the vice president for large combat and mobility engines at GE Aviation, discusses the company’s two offerings for the US Air Force’s competition to re-engine the B-52 Stratofortress bomber — the CF34-10 and the Passport powerplants — and how to attract a new generation to engineering with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the Air Force Association’s 2020 Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando. Our coverage was sponsored by Leonardo DRS. Our coverage of the Surface Navy Association’s 2020 national symposium and the Navy League’s 2020 Sea Air Space conference and tradeshow are sponsored by GE Marine.

AWS 2020
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Prat Kumar, the vice president and F-15 program manager at Boeing Defense, Space & Security, discusses the new EX version of the venerable F-15 Eagle fighter, capabilities of the new jet and outlook for future sales with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the Air Force Association’s 2020 Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando. Our coverage was sponsored by Leonardo DRS.

AWS 2020
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Sneak peak of our conversation with Gen. CQ Brown Jr., USAF, the commander of Pacific Air Forces, at the Air Force Association’s 2020 Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando where our coverage was sponsored by Leonardo DRS. For the full conversation be sure to listen to our Friday Roundtable Podcast.

VIDEOS
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Stacie Pettyjohn, PhD, the director of the strategy and doctrine program at RAND Project Air Force, discusses her the report she co-authored with RAND Senior Political Scientist Becca Wasser “Competing in the Grey Zone: Russian Tactics and Western Responses” with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. Our coverage was sponsored by Boeing and Leonardo DRS.

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Jaime Morin, PhD, the vice president for defense systems operations at the Aerospace Corp., and Bill LaPlante, PhD, the senior vice president and general manager for MITRE’s National Security Sector, discuss how to ensure that a new Space Force is correctly established with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the 2019 West Coast Aerospace Forum. The event was organized by Aerospace Corp, MITRE, the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies and the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Our coverage was sponsored by Boeing and Leonardo DRS.

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