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Defense & Aerospace Report
Welcome to the Defense and Aerospace Report podcast, our weekly podcast on the global defense and aerospace business sponsored by Bell, and hosted by Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. Each week, we’ll bring you interviews with industry leaders and the business’ best analysts to put events in context, identify trends and keep an eye on what’s next in a fast-moving world. Defense & Aerospace Report is your global source for national security and aerospace news, thought leadership…
Episodes
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Defense & Aerospace Air Power Podcast [Oct 29, 26] Season 4 E38 USAF's 1,509-Fighter Plan for 2035
USAF Plans for 1,509 Fighters in 2035: How the US Air Force plans to grow its manned fighter fleet to more than 1,500 jets from nearly 1,300 today and change…
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DEFAERO Strategy Series [Oct 28, 26] CEPA’s Lewis on AI-Powered Cyber Attacks and US Cybersecurity
On today’s program, Dr. Jim Lewis, a Distinguished Fellow with the Tech Policy Program at the Center for European Policy Analysis, joins Defense & Aerospace…
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DEFAERO Daily Podcast [Oct 27, 26] Ipsos’ Bricker on US Midterms and America’s Global Standing
On today’s Strategy Series program, sponsored by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Dr. Darrell Bricker, the CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs who advises on the…
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Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Oct 26, 2026] Look Ahead w/ Byron Callan
On today’s Look Ahead program, sponsored by HII, Byron Callan of the independent Washington research firm Capital Alpha Partners joins Defense & Aerospace…
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Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Oct 25, ’26 Business Report]
On this week’s Defense & Aerospace Report Business Roundtable, sponsored by Bell, Dr. “Rocket” Ron Epstein of Bank of America Securities, Sash Tusa of the…
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Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Oct 23, ’26 Washington Roundtable]
On this week’s Defense & Aerospace Report Washington Roundtable, sponsored by L3Harris, Dr. Patrick Cronin of the Hudson Institute think tank, former DoD…
Defense & Aerospace ReportDefense & Aerospace Air Power Podcast [Oct 22, 26] Season 4 E37 FA-XX and Future of Naval Aviation
The Birth of FA-XX and the Future of Naval Aviation: The US Navy’s decision pick Boeing to oversee the FA-XX program to develop the service’s sixth-generation…
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DEFAERO Strategy Series [Oct 21, 26] Serpens Institute’s Buchatskiy on Ukraine’s War Strategy
On this Strategy Series program, sponsored by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Cat Buchatskiy, the cofounder of the Ukrainian security think tank the…
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DEFAERO Daily Podcast [Oct 20, 26] CSIS’ Marlow and AUSA’s Roper on Army Transformation
On today’s Land Warfare Series program, sponsored American Rheinmetall, Melanie Marlow of the Center for Strategic and International Studies and Dan Roper of…
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Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Oct 19, 2026] Look Ahead w/ Byron Callan
On today’s Look Ahead program, sponsored by HII, Byron Callan of the independent Washington research firm Capital Alpha Partners joins Defense & Aerospace…
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Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Oct 18, ’26 Business Report]
On this week’s Defense & Aerospace Report Business Roundtable, sponsored by Bell, Dr. “Rocket” Ron Epstein of Bank of America Securities, Sash Tusa of the…
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Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Oct 16, ’26 Washington Roundtable]
On this week’s Defense & Aerospace Report Washington Roundtable, sponsored by L3Harris, Dr. Patrick Cronin of the Hudson Institute think tank, Michael Herson…
Defense & Aerospace ReportDefense & Aerospace Air Power Podcast [Oct 15, 26] Season 4 E36 Arms Bazaar
Military aircraft aren’t just for superpowers anymore. An increasing number of less traditional countries are beginning to make big inroads in the global…
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Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Oct 14, 2026] Lockheed Martin's Tim Cahill
On today’s Land Warfare Series program, sponsored American Rheinmetall, Tim Cahill, the president of Lockheed Martin Missiles & Fire Control, joins Defense &…
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Defense & Aerospace Technology Report [Oct 13, 26] Interviews from APEX Europe Pt2
On today’s Technology Report, sponsored by Clarion Defence, joining Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian from Apex Europe 2026 are Bryan Grubert…
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Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Oct 12, 2026] Look Ahead w/ Byron Callan
On today’s Look Ahead program, sponsored by HII, Byron Callan of the independent Washington research firm Capital Alpha Partners joins Defense & Aerospace…
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Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Oct 11, ’26 Business Report]
On this week’s Defense & Aerospace Report Business Roundtable, sponsored by Bell, Dr. “Rocket” Ron Epstein of Bank of America Securities, Sash Tusa of the…
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Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Oct 09, ’26 Washington Roundtable]
On this week’s Defense & Aerospace Report Washington Roundtable, Dr. Patrick Cronin of the Hudson Institute think tank, Michael Herson of American Defense…
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Defense & Aerospace Technology Report [Oct 08, 26] Interviews from APEX Europe Pt1
On this month’s Technology Report, sponsored by Clarion Defence, Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian is joined by retired British Army Lt. Gen…
Defense & Aerospace ReportDefense & Aerospace Air Power Podcast [Oct 07, 26] Season 4 E35 The Defense Never Rests
The air and missile defense world is changing fast, with new concepts being developed and tried in operations around the world. We cover all the latest with…
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Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Oct 06, 2026] AUSA’s Roper & American Rheinmetall ‘s Warnick
On today’s Land Warfare Series program, sponsored American Rheinmetall, Dan Roper, a retired US Army colonel who is now the director of national security…
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Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Oct 05, 2026] Look Ahead w/ Byron Callan
On today’s program, sponsored by HII, Byron Callan of the independent Washington research firm Capital Alpha Partners joins Defense & Aerospace Report Editor…
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Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Oct 04, ’26 Business Report]
On this week’s Defense & Aerospace Report Business Roundtable, sponsored by Bell, Dr. “Rocket” Ron Epstein of Bank of America Securities and Richard Aboulafia…
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Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Oct 02, ’26 Washington Roundtable]
On this week’s Defense & Aerospace Report Washington Roundtable, sponsored by L3Harris, Dr. Patrick Cronin of the Hudson Institute think tank, former DoD…
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Defense & Aerospace Air Power Podcast [Oct 01, 26] Season 4 E34 We Go High, We Go Low
Missiles and drones (slow missiles) put the bang in airpower. But given how many we used in Iran, what would U.S. magazines have to look like to, say, defend…
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Defense & Aerospace Technology Report [Sep 30, 26] Netzer's Brad Rockstroh on Manufacturing Challenges & Opportunities
On this month’s Technology Report, sponsored by Clarion Defence, Brad Rockstroh of Netzer Metalworks joins Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian to…
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DEFAERO Strategy Series [Sep 29, 26] AIA's Fanning & Bain's Sion on 'The State of Investment in Defense'
On today’s Strategy Series program, sponsored by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Eric Fanning, the president and CEO of the Aerospace Industries…
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Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Sep 28, 2026] Look Ahead w/ Byron Callan
On today’s program, sponsored by HII, Byron Callan of the independent Washington research firm Capital Alpha Partners joins Defense & Aerospace Report Editor…
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Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Sep 27, ’26 Business Report]
On this week’s Defense & Aerospace Report Business Roundtable, sponsored by Bell, Dr. “Rocket” Ron Epstein of Bank of America Securities and Richard Aboulafia…
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Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Sep 25, ’26 Washington Roundtable]
On this week’s Defense & Aerospace Report Washington Roundtable, Dr. Patrick Cronin of the Hudson Institute think tank, Michael Herson of American Defense…
Defense & Aerospace ReportDefense & Aerospace Air Power Podcast [Sep 24, 26] Season 4 E33 Engine Room
One of the biggest headlines coming out of last week’s Air, Space, Cyber conference was a deal in which hypersonic airplane company Hermeus would build Pratt &…
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DEFAERO Strategy Series [Sep 23, 26] Michael O’Hanlon Discusses His Latest “To Dare Mighty Things: U.S. Defense Strategy Since the Revolution”
On today’s Strategy Series program, sponsored by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Dr. Michael O’Hanlon, the Philip H. Knight Chair in defense and strategy…
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Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Sep 22, ’26] Sam Bendett & Eugene Rumer on Russia, Ukraine
On today’s Land Warfare program, sponsored by American Rheinmetall, Sam Bendett of the Center for Naval Analyses and Dr. Eugene Rumer, the director of the…
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Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Sep 21, 2026] Look Ahead w/ Byron Callan
On today’s Look Ahead program, sponsored by HII, Byron Callan of the independent Washington research firm Capital Alpha Partners joins Defense & Aerospace…
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Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Sep 20, ’26 Business Report]
On this week’s Defense & Aerospace Report Business Roundtable, sponsored by Bell, Dr. “Rocket” Ron Epstein of Bank of America Securities and Richard Aboulafia…
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Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Sep 18, ’26 Washington Roundtable]
On this week’s Defense & Aerospace Report Washington Roundtable, Dr. Patrick Cronin of the Hudson Institute think tank, Michael Herson of American Defense…
Defense & Aerospace ReportDefense & Aerospace Air Power Podcast [Sep 17, 26] Season 4 E32 Crib Sheet
Crib Sheet: If you missed the Air and Space Forces Association’s Air, Space, Cyber conference outside Washington DC (or even if you didn’t!), this is your…
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DEFAERO Strategy Series [Sep 16, 26] Lewis and Sherman on Latest AI & Cyber Headlines
On today’s Strategy Series program, sponsored by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Dr. Jim Lewis of the Center for European Policy Analysis and Justin…
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Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Sep 15, 2026] Look Ahead w/ Byron Callan
On today’s program, sponsored by HII, Byron Callan of the independent Washington research firm Capital Alpha Partners joins Defense & Aerospace Report Editor…
Defense & Aerospace ReportDefense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Sep 14, 2026] Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Ken “Cruiser” Wilsbach
On today’s program, sponsored by GE Aerospace, Gen. Ken “Cruiser” Wilsbach, the 24th chief of staff of the US Air Force, joins Defense & Aerospace Report…
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Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Sep 07, ’26 Business Report]
On this week’s Defense & Aerospace Report Business Roundtable, sponsored by Bell, Dr. “Rocket” Ron Epstein of Bank of America Securities and Richard Aboulafia…
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Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Sep 11, ’26 Washington Roundtable]
On this week’s Defense & Aerospace Report Washington Roundtable, Dr. Patrick Cronin of the Hudson Institute think tank, Michael Herson of American Defense…
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Defense & Aerospace Air Power Podcast [Sep 10, 26] Season 4 E31 Master of the Storm
General Chuck Horner was the air component commander for one of airpower’s defining campaigns, Operation Desert Storm. He’s the subject of a new biography by…
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DEFAERO Strategy Series [Sep 09, 26] IPSOS’ Darrell Bricker on Latest US and Worldwide Opinion
On today’s Strategy Series program, sponsored by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Dr. Darrell Bricker, the CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs who advises on the…
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Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Sep 08, 2026] Look Ahead w/ Byron Callan
On today’s Look Ahead program, sponsored by HII, Byron Callan of the independent Washington research firm Capital Alpha Partners joins Defense & Aerospace…
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Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Sep 07, ’26 Business Report]
On this week’s Defense & Aerospace Report Business Roundtable, sponsored by Bell, Dr. “Rocket” Ron Epstein of Bank of America Securities and Richard Aboulafia…
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Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Sep 04, ’26 Washington Roundtable]
On this week’s Defense & Aerospace Report Washington Roundtable, Dr. Patrick Cronin of the Hudson Institute think tank, Michael Herson of American Defense…
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Defense & Aerospace Air Power Podcast [Sep 03, 26] Season 4 E30 Higher, Faster
Stratolaunch is known for building and operating the biggest airplane in the world, the Roc, that carries launch vehicles to the upper atmosphere. But the…
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DEFAERO Strategy Series [Sep 01, 26] Lewis, Montgomery & Sherman on Latest AI and Cyber Headlines
On today’s Strategy Series program, sponsored by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Dr. Jim Lewis of the Center for European Policy Analysis, Mark…
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DEFAERO Strategy Series [Sep 01, 26] Dr. Jerry McGinn on Rebuilding and Recasting Munitions
On today’s Strategy Series program, sponsored by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Dr. Jerry McGinn, a former deputy industrial base chief who is now with…
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Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Aug 31, 2026] Look Ahead w/ Byron Callan
On today’s Look Ahead program, sponsored by HII, Byron Callan of the independent Washington research firm Capital Alpha Partners joins Defense & Aerospace…
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Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Aug 30, ’26 Business Report]
On this week’s Defense & Aerospace Report Business Roundtable, sponsored by Bell, Dr. “Rocket” Ron Epstein of Bank of America Securities and Richard Aboulafia…
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Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Aug 28, ’26 Washington Roundtable]
On this week’s Defense & Aerospace Report Washington Roundtable, Dr. Patrick Cronin of the Hudson Institute think tank, former DoD Europe chief Jim Townsend of…
Defense & Aerospace ReportDefense & Aerospace Air Power Podcast [Aug 27, 26] Season 4 E29 Let’s Get Technical
Even as current conflicts emphasize lower-technology systems like small drones, development continues on high-end technologies. Hypersonics, directed energy…
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Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Aug 26, ’26] Brooking's Michael O’Hanlon on Lessons from the Ukraine and Iran Wars for Ground Forces Worldwide
On this Land Warfare episode, sponsored by American Rheinmetall, Dr. Michael O’Hanlon, the Philip H. Knight Chair in Defense and Strategy as well as the…
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Defense & Aerospace Technology Report [Aug 25, 26]
On this innovation conversation to highlight key topics in the countdown to the Apex Defense conference Jan. 27-28 next year in Washington, sponsored by…
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Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Aug 24, 2026] Look Ahead w/ Byron Callan
On today’s Look Ahead program, sponsored by HII, Byron Callan of the independent Washington research firm Capital Alpha Partners joins Defense & Aerospace…
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Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Aug 23, ’26 Business Report]
On this week’s Defense & Aerospace Report Business Roundtable, sponsored by Bell, Dr. “Rocket” Ron Epstein of Bank of America Securities and Richard Aboulafia…
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Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Aug 21, ’26 Washington Roundtable]
On this week’s Defense & Aerospace Report Washington Roundtable, Dr. Patrick Cronin of the Hudson Institute think tank, former DoD Europe chief Jim Townsend of…
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Defense & Aerospace Air Power Podcast [Aug 20, 26] Season 4 E28 Budget Knievel
Planes fly on money, and nobody takes apart a budget like Todd Harrison of the American Enterprise Institute. He joins us to get into what the $1.5 trillion…