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What Gets Measured Gets Done: Achieving Mission Effectiveness
August 11 by Melanie DiAntonioBudgets across the board are growing tighter – especially within the Department of Defense. With this comes great scrutiny. Melanie DiAntonio, Chief ACC/AFS021, US Air Force, explains how the...
There’s No Recession in UAVs
June 09 by IDGA EditorIn a famous scene from the 1967 movie The Graduate, a young Ben Braddock, played by Dustin Hoffman, is pulled aside by a family friend to hear the secret of future economic success. The friend whisp...
Boeing the Winner of Tanker Decision
March 09 by IDGA EditorThe Air Force announced on February 24th the award of a $3.5 billion engineering and manufacturing development contract for the KC-46A aerial refueler to Boeing Co. of Seattle, Washington. Much c...
Future Cockpit Avionics with Guy Woolman
January 25 by IDGA EditorGuy Woolman, of the Southwest Airlines Pilots' Association, discusses the latest projects in cockpit avionics that could change the way the aviation industry does business. He discusses the trainin...
Air Combat Electronics with CAPT Ralph Portnoy, USN
January 20 by IDGA EditorCAPT Ralph Portnoy, Program Manager of PMA 209 the air combat electronics office at NAVAIR, discusses the latest projects involving combat avionics. He details how he sees these next generation avi...
Rotorcraft Survivability in Afghanistan
January 19 by IDGA EditorCOL John Leaphart, Project Manager for Aircraft Survivability Equipment, discusses rotorcraft survivability in Afghanistan at IDGA's Helicon. He details the fact that threats continue to become inc...
Next Generation Avionics with Capt Robert Torn
January 13 by IDGA EditorCapt Robert Torn, the International Federation of Airline Pilots Association Air Traffic Service Committee Chair and the ALPA's Next Generation Project Lead, discusses next generation avionics syste...
Army Armed Scout Helicopter Update
January 05 by IDGA EditorLTC Scott Rauer, Project Manager for the OH-58D Kiowa Warrior at PEO Aviation, discusses the latest with Army armed scout helicopters at IDGA's Helicon 2010. He details new developments with the Ki...
Role of Manned/Unmanned Teaming in the Full Combat Aviation Brigade
December 23 by IDGA EditorCOL Gregory Gonzalez, Project Manager for Unmanned Aircraft Systems at PEO Aviation, discusses the role of manned/unmanned teaming in the full combat aviation brigade at IDGA's Helicon 2010. He det...
Rotorcraft Adaptability: The Changing Role of the Helicopter
December 17 by IDGA EditorCOL Anthony Potts, Project Manager for Aviation Systems at PEO Aviation, discusses how the changing war environment has created multiple roles for helicopters and provided a need for upgrades at IDG...
Coevolution of NCW: Challenges with Cyberspace and Organizational Development
December 16 by IDGA | Institute for Defense & Government AdvancementDue to technical difficulties, this Webinar is not available at this time. The U.S. military is facing an entire new front in warfare, the cyber domain. Controlling and dominating this new...
Latest on U.S. Army Aviation from its Center of Excellence
October 27 by IDGA EditorBGen Kelly Thomas, Deputy Commanding General of the U.S. Army's Aviation Center of Excellence, discusses the latest in Army Aviation and UAV development at IDGA's UAV Summit in April 2010. He detai...