Aviation Week Magazine

Mondo Times editors    Boulder Colorado USA

Posted at 9:07am on Monday, February 8th, 2010

Under Secretary Ashton Carter to Keynote Aviation Week's Defense Conference

New York, February 5, 2010 -- Aviation Week announced today that Ashton Carter, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, will present the keynote address on defense programs at the Defense Technology & Requirements Conference (DT&R) on February 17 in Washington, D.C. Dr. Carter will review Fiscal Year 2011 defense appropriations, with regard to spending priorities and oversight and management of defense programs.

"We are honored to have Under Secretary Carter join us for this important annual event," said Tom Henricks, president, Aviation Week. "Following Secretary Gates' statements this week and the unveiling of President Obama's budget, the entire A&D industry is interested to know what programs will continue to be a priority, and what will be cut. DT&R will help define what we can expect in 2010 and 2011."

Panel discussions and speakers will cover the FY2011 Defense Budget; the Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR); U.S. Air Force, Army, Navy, and Marine Corps requirements and resource allocations; Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR); cybersecurity; tactical aircraft; airlift and refueling tankers; ground combat vehicles and more.

In addition to Under Secretary Carter, attendees can expect to hear from top Department of Defense officials including General James E. Cartwright, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Robert F. Hale, Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller); and Zachary J. Lemnios, Director of Defense and Engineering and Chief Technical Officer for the Defense Department.

Mondo Times editors    Boulder Colorado USA

Posted at 8:50am on Thursday, January 14th, 2010

AVIATION WEEK's 'Defense 2010' Special Report Reviews Global Conflicts, Programs and Technologies

"NEW YORK, January 13, 2010 -- "Defense 2010," the January issue of Defense Technology International (DTI), published by AVIATION WEEK and launched this month, provides special reports and analyses of new technologies, major programs, and conflicts around the world. Led by DTI Editor-in-Chief Bill Sweetman, the forward-looking print issue is accompanied by an interactive website, http://aviationweek.com/defense2010, and will be followed by the Defense Technology & Requirements Conference (DTAR) on Feb. 17-18 in Washington, D.C.

"The traditional Western defense budgets and programs that dominated the defense industry for decades are under enormous strain. Around the world, governments are wondering which forces and missions will disappear," said Bill Sweetman, editor-in-chief of DTI, in his Letter from the Editor. "The 2010s will be the decade of robotics. By 2020, many military vehicles will drive themselves, and no industrialized army will send humans around a street corner, through a door, or up a flight of stairs where something has not previously rolled, crawled, jumped or been thrown."

A World Conflict Guide, found on pages 21-24 and in a companion web tool, reviews hot conflict spots, including Afghanistan, China, Iran, Iraq, Israel, and Russia, and provides insightful articles, videos, and blog posts. The top defense budgets and major programs are analyzed, including the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, shipbuilding, ballistic missile defense, the U.K.'s CVF and Eurofighter Typhoon, Russian submarines, and China's Chengdu J-10. The issue also takes a look at robotic, cyber and sustainable energy technologies, and well-known industry experts share their perspectives in guest columns."

Mondo Times editors    Boulder Colorado USA

Posted at 2:29pm on Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

AVIATION WEEK Reviews Tomorrow's Aerospace and Defense Leaders

NEW YORK, December 14, 2009 -- In its December 14th issue, AVIATION WEEK examines the new leaders in the aerospace and defense (A&D) industry. Recent changes in the executive suite reflect the importance that financial performance and operating efficiency have taken on in the sector.

"These top executives will be required to adapt to a business environment and challenges strikingly different from the ones their predecessors faced a decade ago, and how they respond will shape the landscape of the industry for many years to come," said Anthony L. Velocci, editor-in-chief of Aviation Week & Space Technology.

The article is based on numerous exclusive interviews with top A&D officials, leading analysts and widely respected industry observers. They discuss both the opportunities and pitfalls facing the new CEOs, with a comparison of the business gauntlet their predecessors had to run during the 1990s, when the industry endured a decade of major consolidation."

Mondo Times editors    Boulder, Colorado USA

Posted at 1:26pm on Friday, August 21st, 2009

More than 2,500 aviation industry professionals and executives will convene on September 22-24, 2009, during Aviation Week's 2009 Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) Europe Conference and Exhibition in Hamburg, Germany at the Hamburg Messe und Congress to discuss ways to rise out of the current economic crisis.

The event includes an educational conference and an international exhibition hall with more than 200 MRO product and services suppliers.

"The first concrete signs are emerging that European passenger traffic has bottomed out and will gradually start increasing. But that does not mean airlines can breathe easier yet, with yields still falling and cost pressures weighing on many carriers" (Aviation Week, Aug. 17, 2009, p. 34). How long will MRO market growth be delayed, and what strategic changes are required to prepare for the coming months and years? The MRO industry's "Runway to Recovery" will be mapped out at MRO Europe as attendees review changes in contracts, aircraft aging and ordering, inventory management, economic pressures, fuel consumption, process improvement, and more.

In addition, Overhaul & Maintenance magazine will present the prestigious MRO Europe Awards, which recognize the best companies and individuals in the aviation MRO industry for their outstanding service and contributions.