Since taking over the reins of the Aerospace Industries Association this summer, David Melcher, a retired three-star Army general and the former chief executive of Exelis, has reshaped the organization and filled several empty slots. In a wide-ranging interview with InsideDefense.com this week, Melcher said he has benefited from viewing AIA from both of his prior perspectives -- as a government official and as the chief of a member company. And he said he's acutely aware companies are under...
