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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
- Defense & Aerospace Report
Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Mar 23, 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 22 ’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 20, ’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 19, 26] Season 4 E10 Mind Kaboom
Operation Epic Fury continues targeting Iran, principally with airpower. This week, we get the strategist’s view from former Air Force planning chief LtGen…
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Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Mar 18, 2026] David Schild on the Comeback Factories Securing America’s Tech Future
On today’s Technology Report; David Schild, the executive director of the Printed Circuit Board Association of America, joins Defense & Aerospace Report Editor…
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DEFAERO Strategy Series [Mar 17, 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, joins Defense &…
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Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Mar 16, 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 15 ’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 13, ’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…
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Defense & Aerospace Air Power Podcast [Mar 12, 26] Season 4 E9 Master of the Air
Operation Epic Fury continues targeting Iran, principally with airpower. Last week, we looked at the air campaign from the planner’s perspective. This week, we…
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Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Mar 11, 2026] Lewis & Montgomery on New National Cyber Strategy
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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DEFAERO Strategy Series [Mar 10, 26] Rumer on Latest US-Iran & Russia-Ukraine Headlines
On today’s Strategy Series program, sponsored by General Atomic Aeronautical Systems, Dr. Eugene Rumer, the director of the Russia and Eurasia program at the…
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Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Mar 09, 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 08 ’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 06, ’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 [Mar 05, 26] Season 4 E8 In the Planning Cell
Airpower is in action, with the U.S./Israeli Operation Epic Fury targeting Iran, and many countries defending themselves from Iranian retaliation. The…
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Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Mar 04, 2026] Aboulafia & Michaels on Time Machines: Business Aviation’s Dynamic Journey
Richard Aboulafia and Dr. Kevin Michaels of the AeroDynamic Advisory consultancy join Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian to discuss the economic…
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Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Mar 03, 2026] Ron Epstein on Iran Market Impacts & John Cofrancesco on Anthropic Blacklisting
Dr. “Rocket” Ron Epstein of Bank of America Securities joins Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian on the sidelines of the commercial edition of…
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Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Mar 02, 2026] Dov Zakheim on Iran & 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 former Pentagon…
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Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Mar 01 ’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 [Feb 27, ’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 [Feb 26, 26] Season 4 E7 Wild, Wild West
We attended the Air and Space Forces Association Warfare Symposium so you didn’t have to. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems president Dave Alexander gives…
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Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Feb 25, 2026] Mesh Feigenbaum on Global Industrial Capacity
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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DEFAERO Strategy Series [Feb 24, 26] Bendett and Rumer on Latest Russia-Ukraine Headlines
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 [Feb 23, 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 [Feb 22 ’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 [Feb 20, ’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 [Feb 19, 26] Season 4 E6 Designs on Victory
How should the US Air Force design itself to meet today’s challenges – and tomorrow’s? Tim Walton and Dan Patt of the Hudson Institute have a new report out…
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DEFAERO Strategy Series [Feb 18, 26] Retired Admiral Mike Rogers on America's Unpreparedness for a GPS Attack
On today’s Strategy Series program, sponsored by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Mike Rogers, a retired US Navy admiral and former director of the…
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Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Feb 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…
- Defense & Aerospace Report
Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Feb 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 the…
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Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Feb 13, ’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 [Feb 12, 26] Season 4 E5 Buy, Buy Blue Birds
The US Air Force is changing the way it does acquisition – or the Department of Defense is changing the way the Air Force does acquisition. Either way, we get…
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DEFAERO Strategy Series [Feb 04, 26] Dr. Eugene Rumer on Latest Russia-Ukraine Headlines
On today’s Strategy Series program, sponsored by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Dr. Eugene Rumer, the director of the Russia and Eurasia program at the…
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DEFAERO Strategy Series [Feb 10, 26] Steve Grundman on Acquisition Reform and Recent DoW Headlines
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 [Feb 09, 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 Report
Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Feb 08 ’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…
- Defense & Aerospace Report
Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Feb 06, ’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 [Feb 05, 26] Season 4 E5 Blue’s Qs
The US Air Force faces a lot of questions, and the service’s thought leaders came together in Washington last week to work through them. We have a readout from…
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DefAero Tech Report [Feb 04, 25] Innovation & Acquisition Take Aways from Apex Defense Year Two
Bryan Clark of the Hudson Institute and Cavas Ships co-host Chris Servello join Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian to discuss takeaways from the…
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DEFAERO Strategy Series [Feb 03, 26] Mark Montgomery on Trump Administration’s National Defense Strategy
On today’s Strategy Series program, sponsored by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Mark Montgomery, a retired US Navy rear admiral who is now the senior…
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Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Feb 02, 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 Report
Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Feb 01 ’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…
- Defense & Aerospace Report
Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Jan 30, ’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 Report
Defense & Aerospace Air Power Podcast [Jan 29, 26] Season 4 E4: The Asymmetric System
Disruptive warfare is a new concept to counter traditional ideas of mass with technology and unconventional strategies and tactics. How does it work, and what…
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Defense & Aerospace Technology Report [Jan 28, 25] Brig. Gen. “Geoff” Kent on Sustaining & Supporting in Highly Contested Conflicts
On today’s program from the Apex Defense conference, Brig. Gen. James “Geoff” Kent, the special advisor to the commander of the US Army Materiel Command joins…
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Defense & Aerospace Technology Report [Jan 27, 25] Using AI to Thoughtfully Fix an Outdated Supply System
John Cofrancesco, the founder of American AI Logistics, joins Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian to discuss the biggest challenges to the defense…
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Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Jan 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…
- Defense & Aerospace Report
Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Jan 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 [Jan 23, ’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 [Jan 22, 26] Season 4 E3: Getting Defensive
Congress’s new appropriations report includes news for the Golden Dome air and missile defense system. At the same time, US allies are rethinking their…
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DEFAERO Strategy Series [Jan 21, 26] Richard Fontaine on Trump Admin's Drive to Aquire Greenland
On today’s Strategy Series program, sponsored by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Richard Fontaine, the president and CEO of the Center for a New American…
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Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Jan 20, 2026] Look Ahead w/ Byron Callan & Chris Servello
On today’s program, sponsored by HII, Byron Callan of the independent Washington research firm Capital Alpha Partners and Chris Servello, a founder of…
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Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Jan 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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Jan 16, ’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 [Jan 15, 26] Season 4 E2: Global View
In a week when airpower news came from every angle, Becca Wasser was on top of it all. She leads defense research at Bloomberg Economics, and we cover…
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Defense & Aerospace Technology Report [Jan 14, 25] Hudson's Bryan Clark on Pickets, Pouncers, and Protectors
On this month’s innovation conversation to highlight key topics in the countdown to the Apex technology and innovation conference Jan 27-28, 2026, in…
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DEFAERO Daily Pod [Jan 13, 26] Surface Navy Association Symposium Preview & Larger Naval Discussion w/ Cavas and Servello
The cohosts of the Cavas Ships Podcast — Chris Cavas and Chris Servello — join Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian to discuss the capabilities Navy…
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DEFAERO Daily Pod [Jan 12, 26] Week in Review & Byron Callan’s Week Ahead
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 [Jan 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 and Richard Aboulafia…