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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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DEFAERO Strategy Series [Aug 19, 26] Steve Beckey on "Can the Defense Industrial Base Scale to Meet Unprecedented Demand?”
On today’s Strategy Series program, sponsored by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Steve Beckey of the Oliver Wyman consultancy joints Defense & Aerospace…
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Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Aug 18, ’26] Bendett & Rumer on Tenuous Nature of Russia-Ukraine Conflict
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 [Aug 17, 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 16, ’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 14, ’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 13, 26] Season 4 E27 Three’s a Cloud
The United States Air Force maintains the airborne leg of America’s nuclear triad with the B-2, and the land-based leg with Minuteman. But it also connects the…
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DEFAERO Strategy Series [Aug 12, 26] AIA's Eric Fanning
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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DEFAERO Strategy Series [Aug 11, 26] CSBA's Dr. Tom Mahnken
On today’s Strategy Series program, sponsored by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Dr. Tom Mahnken, the president and CEO of the Center for Strategic and…
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Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Aug 10, 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 09, ’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 Agency…
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Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Aug 07, ’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 [Aug 06, 26] Season 4 E26 Missile Command
Last week, we talked air and missile defenses with Dr. Tom Karako of CSIS. This week, we opened the aperture to include all missile systems, as the various US…
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Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Aug 05, 2026] CAVASSHIPS Team & Hudson's Bryan Clark
Is ship count the right metric for measuring naval power? Carriers, missiles, people, the industrial base, where should the Navy invest or divest to ensure the…
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DEFAERO Daily Pod [Aug 04, 25] National Spectrum Consortium’s Joe Kochan
Joe Kochan, the chief executive officer of the National Spectrum Consortium, joins Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian to discuss the importance of…
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Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Aug 03, 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 [Aug 02, ’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 Agency…
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Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Jul 31, ’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 [Jul 30, 26] Season 4 E25 Out of the Blue
We heard this week about further casualties from drone and missile attacks on US forces in the Middle East. How is the threat changing, and can we still defend…
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Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Jul 29, 2026] Amentum's Illy Andrews and Dr. Justin Goldberg
Illy Andrews and Dr. Justin Goldberg of Amentum join Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian to discuss the company’s role in UK defense as the…
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Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Jul 28, 2026] Honeywell Aeropsace's Jim Currier & Mike Vallillo
Jim Currier, the president and CEO of the Honeywell Aerospace, and Mike Vallillo, the vice president for international defense, join Defense & Aerospace Report…
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Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Jul 27, 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 [Jul 26, ’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 Agency…
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Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Jul 24, ’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 [Jul 23, 26] Season 4 E24 Movin’ On Up
There’s a new boss at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, and it’s OJ Sanchez, formerly the Chief Skunk. He joins us for a high-level look at what’s ahead for the…
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DEFAERO Strategy Series [Jul 22, 26] American AI Logistics' John Cofrancesco
On today’s Strategy Series program, sponsored by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, John Cofrancesco of American AI Logistics joins Defense & Aerospace…
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Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Jul 21, 2026] Boeing Defense CEO Steve Parker
Steve Parker, the chief executive officer of Boeing Defense, Space & Security, joins Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian to discuss how the giant…
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Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Jul 20, 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 [Jul 19, ’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 Agency…
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Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Jul 17, ’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 [Jul 16, 26] Season 4 E23 Sky Chiefs
In this expanded edition, Vago Muradian reports from the Global Air & Space Chiefs Conference, with former Air Marshal Greg Bagwell of the Air and Space Power…
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DEFAERO Strategy Series [Jul 15, 26] Center for the Industrial Base'Dr. Jerry McGinn
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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DEFAERO Strategy Series [Jul 14, 26] Dr. Michael Shurkin on the French Way of War
On today’s Strategy Series program, sponsored by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Dr. Michael Shurkin, a veteran of the CIA as well as the RAND…
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Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Jul 13, 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 [Jul 12, ’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 Agency…
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Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Jul 10, ’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 [Jul 09, 26] Season 4 E22 Game Season
The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies recently completed a new war game looking at the Air Force we need against China and Russia. Mark “Gonzo”…
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Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Jul 08, ’26] Sam Bendett & Eugene Rumer on Russia, Ukraine
Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Jul 08, ’26] Sam Bendett & Eugene Rumer on Russia, Ukraine by Defense & Aerospace Report, sponsored by Bell
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Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Jul 07, 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 [Jul 06, ’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 Agency…
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Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Jun 28, ’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 Agency…
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Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Jun 26, ’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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DEFAERO Strategy Series [Jun 25, 26] Former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall
On today’s Strategy Series program, sponsored by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall joins Defense & Aerospace…
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Defense & Aerospace Air Power Podcast [Jun 24, 26] Season 4 E22 Airpower on the Mall
The National Air and Space Museum is celebrating its 50th birthday by revealing a massive makeover, with all but two of its renovated galleries open to the…
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Defense & Aerospace Technology Report [Jun 23, 26] Jim Lewis & Mark Montgomery
On today’s Technology Report program, Dr. Jim Lewis of the Center for European Policy Analysis and retired US Navy Rear Adm. Mark Montgomery of the Foundation…
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Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Jun 22, 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 [Jun 21, ’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 Agency…
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Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Jun 19, ’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 [Jun 18, 26] Season 4 E21 Amis de l’Air
The French Air and Space Force is helping celebrate the United States’ 250th anniversary, but they are busy elsewhere around the world. French fighter aviation…
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Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Jun 17, ’26] Franz-Stefan Gady on Why It's so Hard to Judge Progress or Advantage in Modern Conflict
On this Land Warfare episode, sponsored by American Rheinmetall, Franz-Stefan Gady, a defense analyst and consultant in Vienna who is also an adjunct fellow…
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DEFAERO Strategy Series [Jun 16, 26] AIA's Eric Fanning
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 [Jun 15, 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 [Jun 14, ’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 Agency…
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Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Jun 12, ’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 [Jun 11, 26] Season 4 E20 Vertical Landing
After 51 years in US service, the Marine Corps said farewell last week to the AV-8 Harrier. We have reminiscences of that jet and how it grew to success from…
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DEFAERO Strategy Series [Jun 10, 26] Retired Admiral Mark Montgomery
On today’s Strategy Series program, sponsored by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Mark Montgomery of the Defense of Democracies and a Cyberspace Solarium…
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Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Jun 09, 2026] Engineered Metal Tech's Mesh Feigenbaum
Mesh Feigenbaum, a managing partner at Engineered Metal Tech who is one of the world’s leading experts on the gigantic forging presses that are critical for…
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Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Jun 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 [Jun 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, Sash Tusa of Agency…
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Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Jun 05, ’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 [Jun 04, 26] Season 4 E19: Fast Horse
Hermeus just became the first company to fly a privately-developed supersonic UAV. But that’s just a milepost on the way to a much bigger goal. Founder and…