AeroVironment has made unconventional systems for decades. Now they have a new name — AV — and a new
portfolio. Chief Growth Officer Church Hutton on what it’s like to bring a legacy company into the new-tech world. And this week’s #airpower headlines. Powered by GE!

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What will USAF leadership say at the big AFA fall conference? What won’t they? And just what is going on in the Air Force, anyway? We preview this year’s show with AEI’s Todd Harrison and Air and Space Forces magazine’s John Tirpak. Plus airpower headlines. Powered by GE!

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Mail to the Chief: With a new US Air Force Chief of Staff inbound, we assembled a team of #airpower experts to lay out a day 1 agenda. And we have the latest from the world’s largest defense exposition -- along with this week’s airpower headlines. Powered by GE Aerospace!

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U.S. Naval aviation is rebuilding its decks. Former N98, Nimitz skipper, and current Tailhook Ass’n chair RAdm Mike “Nasty” Manazir gets into the details on F/A-XX, F-35, MQ-25, and the whole future of Naval aviation. It’s rollicking, deeply informative, and powered by GE!
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The MV-75 tiltrotor has been moving fast — quietly. Design is almost 90% done, a 2nd generation in the works — and how did they get to skip Milestone A? A newsy deep dive with Army PM Col Jeff Poquette and Bell Flight VP Ryan Ehinger. Powered by GE Aerospace!

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As the US Air Force prepares for a new Chief of Staff, the Mitchell Institute is about to publish “the Mother of All Reports,” laying out futures for readiness, operations, force mix, and more. Author JV Venable explains it all. And, yes, airpower headlines. All powered by GE!

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Summer: Time to kick back and review where US airpower stands, especially the US Air Force. And it’s air show season, so the perfect guest for both is Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies Executive Director Doug Birkey. Plus airpower headlines. All powered by GE!

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What’s the latest on Golden Dome? How has Ukraine influenced US air defense? And what is mesh sensing? Deets from CSIS Missile Defense guru Dr. Tom Karako. Plus #airpower headlines, and inside skinny from the Global Air and Space Chiefs’ Conference. Powered by GE Aerospace!

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With a fleet of 160 fighters, the French Air and Space Force maintains global presence. How do they do it, and what’s next? We get the answers from France’s fighter aviation chief, Brig Gen Pierre Gaudillière. And #airpower headlines. Powered by GE Aerospace!

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It’s a pretty sure bet that the future of airpower is increasingly uninhabited. RAND’s Dr. Caitlin Lee has six propositions to consider to understand where we are with UAVs, and we go through them in detail. And a lot going on in this week’s airpower headlines. Powered by GE!

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Chorus: The future of #airpower is UAVs!

US: Hold my beer. Here’s an old-fashioned manned penetrating bombing raid.

So what is the future of airpower? We ask Mitchell’s LtGen David Deptula and Dr. Stacie Pettyjohn of CNAS. And the week’s headlines. Powered by GE Aerospace!

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Air Boss: Lockheed Martin Aeronautics chief Greg Ulmer joins us with fresh insights on the futures of F-35 (Block 5!), #NGAD (more!), F-55, airlift, and more. Plus #airpower headlines. Powered by GE Aerospace! tinyurl.com/TAPPS3E24A

Whether it’s #hypersonic, stealthy, or rocket powered, he knows the science. Dr. Mark Lewis, former Air Force chief scientist and CEO of Purdue's Applied Research Institute, gets technical with us. Plus many #airpower headlines. Powered by GE Aerospace!

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The Fast and the Hermeus: There’s fast, and then there’s hyperfast. Hermeus is developing a hypersonic jet for the US Air Force, and just flew a proof-of-concept plane. Founder/CEO AJ Piplica joins us with the inside story. Plus #airpower headlines. Powered by GE Aerospace!

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We think of UAVs as throwaway systems, but when they cost 20 mil+ each, the approach changes. We dig into the long-term issues of operating collaborative combat aircraft with Travis Sharp of CSBA. Plus #airpower headlines. Powered by GE Aerospace!

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Naval aviation is fighting (and learning) in real-world ops while adapting to a new generation carrier. RADM Paul Lanzalotta, CO of CSG TWELVE and CAW EIGHT CO CAPT Dave Dartez, from USS Gerald R. Ford, with the latest on #airpower from the sea. Powered by GE Aerospace!

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The US Government is investigating whether imported commercial jets & engines harm US national security. How do they threaten #airpower? Aerospace guru Richard Aboulafia and top trade attorney Jeff Bialos explain it all — plus E-7, that Qatari 747, and more. Powered by GE!

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