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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 Technology Report [Jun 03, 25] CISO Vince Crisler on AI Impact on Cyber Security
On today’s Technology Report, Vince Crisler, who was the chief information security officer at the White House during the George W Bush administration who is…
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DEFAERO Strategy Series [Jun 02, 26] Securing America’s Future Energy
On today’s Strategy Series program, sponsored by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, joining Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian are Abigail…
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Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Jun 01, 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 [May 31, ’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 [May 29, ’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 [May 28, 26] Season 4 E18: Pacing Threat
Dr. Brendan Mulvaney directs the China Aerospace Studies Institute at National Defense University, which had their big biennial conference last week, and he…
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Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [May 27, ’26] Dr. Gian Gentile on Ground Take Aways from Ukraine War
On this Land Warfare episode, sponsored by American Rheinmetall, Dr. Gian Gentile, a retired US Army colonel who is now a senior historian at the Rand…
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Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [May 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 [May 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 Agency…
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Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [May 22, ’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 [May 21, 26] Season 4 E17: Visionary USAF
The US Air Force has ambitious plans, which even the proposed budget increases for fiscal 27 might not cover. Former Air Force acquisition chief Andrew Hunter…
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Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [May 20, 2026] NAVIER's Dr. Sampriti Bhattacharyya
Dr. Sampriti Bhattacharyya, the founder and CEO of Navier — an innovative company that’s developed scalable, hybrid-electric hydrofoil technologies to for…
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DEFAERO Strategy Series [May 19, 26] IISS' Nigel Inkster
On today’s Strategy Series program, sponsored by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Nigel Inkster, a former director of operations and intelligence at…
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Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [May 18, 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 [May 17, ’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 [May 15, ’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 [May 13, 26] Season 4 E16: Small Bang Theory
Is a bigger bomb always a better bomb? Tyler Hacker and Luke Widenhouse from the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments say no, and make their case in…
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DEFAERO Strategy Series [May 13, 26] AIA's Eric Fanning on FY '27 Budget Request, Acquisition Reform and More
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 [May 12, 26] Atlantic Council's Steve Grundman
On today’s Strategy Series program, sponsored by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Steve Grundman, a former Pentagon industrial base chief now with the…
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Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [May 11, 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 [May 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 [May 08, ’26 Washington Roundtable]
On this week’s Defense & Aerospace Report Washington Roundtable, sponsored by L3Harris, Dr. Patrick Cronin of the Hudson Institute think tank,Cavas Ships…
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Defense & Aerospace Air Power Podcast [May 07, 26] Season 4 E15: Numbers Matter
Among the many lessons of Ukraine and the Iran war is the role of small, distributed air and missile defenses, whether using -- or defending against --…
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Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [May 06, 2026] Justin Sherman on Cyber Components of FY '27 Budget Request
Justin Sherman, the founder of Global Cyber Strategies, a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative, and the author of…
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DEFAERO Strategy Series [May 05, 26] Sam Bendett & Eugene Rumer on Russia, Ukraine
On today’s Strategy Series program, sponsored by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Sam Bendett of the Center for Naval Analyses and Dr. Eugene Rumer, the…
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Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [May 04, 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 [May 03, ’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 [May 01, ’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 of…
Defense & Aerospace ReportDefense & Aerospace Air Power Podcast [Apr 30, 26] Season 4 E15: Cold Hard Cash
The US Air Force is providing the bulk of firepower for Operation Epic Fury. Does their new budget request provide the Air Force the nation needs? We asked…
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Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Apr 29, 2026] DEAFAERO Team Breaks Down FY'27 Budget Request
The Defense & Aerospace Report Team — Laura Winter of The DownLink, Cavas Ships Podcast cohosts Chris Cavas and Chris Servello, and Air Power Podcast co-host…
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DEFAERO Strategy Series [Apr 28, 26] Dr Jerry McGinn on Multi-sourcing, MOSA, and Producibility
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 [Apr 27, 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 [Apr 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 and Richard Aboulafia…
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Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Apr 24, ’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 [Apr 23, 26] Season 4 E15: USAir
Army Aviation just came away from its biggest conference of the year, but does the new budget give them reason to celebrate? Army aviation legend retired Major…
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DEFAERO Strategy Series [Apr 22, 26] CSIS' Mark Cancian on Status of US Munitions
On today’s Strategy Series program, sponsored by General Atomic Aeronautical Systems, Mark Cancian, a senior adviser with the defense and security program at…
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Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Apr 21, 2026] Budget Preview w/ Todd Harrison
Todd Harrison of the American Enterprise Institute joins Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian to preview the Trump administration’s $1.15 trillion…
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Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Apr 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 [Apr 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 and Richard Aboulafia…
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Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Apr 17, ’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 of…
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Defense & Aerospace Air Power Podcast [Apr 16, 26] Season 4 E14: Under My Umbrella
The US/Israeli action against Iran has gained attention for its use of advanced offensive weapons and platforms. But defenses have also been busy, and burning…
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Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Apr 15, 2026] Sea, Air & Space Preview w/ Cavas & Servello
Cavas Ships co-hosts Chris Cavas and Chris Servello join Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian to discuss what they expect to hear from US Navy…
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Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Apr 14, 2026] Lewis & Montgomery on Iranian Cyber Ops
On today’s Technology Report program, Dr. Jim Lewis of the Center for European Policy Analysis and Mark Montgomery of the Defense of Democracies and a…
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Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Apr 13, 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 and Cavas Ships Podcast…
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Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Apr 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 the…
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Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Apr 10, ’26 Washington Roundtable]
On this week’s Defense & Aerospace Report Washington Roundtable, sponsored by L3Harris, Dr. Patrick Cronin of the Hudson Institute think tank, Cavas Ships…
Defense & Aerospace ReportDefense & Aerospace Air Power Podcast [Apr 09, 26] Season 4 E13: Water and Air
With all the airpower involved in Iran, we haven’t heard a lot about Naval air. Vice Admiral John “Fozzie” Miller, former commander of U.S. Naval Forces…
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DEFAERO Strategy Series [Apr 08, 26] Michigan Office of Defense and Aerospace Innovation's John Gutierrez
On today’s Strategy Series program, sponsored by General Atomic Aeronautical Systems, John Gutierrez, a retired United States Marine Corps colonel who is now…
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Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Apr 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…
- Defense & Aerospace Report
Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Apr 05, ’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 [Apr 03, ’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 [Apr 02, 26] Season 4 E12: Spicy and Smoky
One of the world’s top airpower observers, Doug Barrie of the International Institute for Strategic Studies, has a new report out on UAVs. We also talk Russia…
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DEFAERO Strategy Series [Apr 201, 26] Bendett and Rumer on Latest Russia-Ukraine Headlines
On today’s Strategy Series program, sponsored by General Atomic Aeronautical Systems, Sam Bendett of the Center for Naval Analyses and Dr. Eugene Rumer, the…
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Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Mar 31, 2026] IISS' Ben Barry
On this Land Warfare episode, sponsored by American Rheinmetall, Ben Barry, a retired British Army brigadier who is the director of land warfare studies at the…
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Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Mar 30, 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 [Mar 29 ’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 [Mar 27, ’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 [Mar 26, 26] Season 4 E11: Building Storm
China is racing to build a completely modern air force, with many new aircraft being revealed in the last year and a half, and factories and bases popping up…
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Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Mar 25, 2026] Machina Labs Ed Mehr on Intelligent Factories
On today’s Technology Report, Ed Mehr, the co-founder and CEO of Machina Labs, joins Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian to discuss the innovative…
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Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Mar 24, 2026] Echodyne's Eben Frankenberg on Affordable Electronically Scanned Radars
On today’s Technology Report, Eben Frankenberg, the CEO and cofounder of the innovative radar company Echodyne, joins Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago…