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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 [Jul 31, 25] Season 3 E29: Silent Service
Electra is a fascinating company that straddles the line between traditional aviation and advanced air mobility. Their hybrid, quiet, ultra-short-takeoff…
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Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Jul 30, ’25] Preparing Land Forces for Warfare Today
On today’s Land Warfare Series program, sponsored American Rheinmetall, Sam Bendett of the Center for Naval Analyses and Dr. Eugene Rumer, the director of the…
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Defense & Aerospace Technology Report [Jul 30, 25] Dr Jim Lewis on US AI Efforts
On today’s Technology Report podcast, Dr. Jim Lewis, a distinguished fellow with the Tech Policy Program at the Center for European Policy Analysis, joins…
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DEFAERO Daily Pod [Jul 28, 25] 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 [Jul 27, ’25 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 [Washington Roundtable Jul 25, ’25]
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 24, 25] Season 3 E28: Dome Improvement
What’s the latest with the Golden Dome missile defense project? How has Ukraine’s experience influenced US air defense thinking? And what is mesh sensing? We…
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Defense & Aerospace Technology Report [Jul 23, 25] John Cofrancesco on Improving Government Procurement with AI
On today’s Technology Report podcast, sponsored by Elbit America, John Cofrancesco, the cofounder of Applied AI Company and American AI Logistics, joins…
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DEFAERO Strategy Series [Jul 22, 25] Ipsos Public Affairs CEO Dr. Darrell Bricker
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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DEFAERO Daily Pod [Jul 21, 25] Week in Review & Byron Callan’s Week Ahead
On today’s program, sponsored by HII, Byron Callan of the independent Washington research firm Capital Alpha Partners discusses the latest headlines and looks…
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Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Jul 20, ’25 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 [Washington Roundtable Jul 18, ’25]
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 17, 25] Season 3 E27: Republic Aviation
With a fleet of 160 fighters, the French Air and Space Force maintains global presence while demands increase. How do they do it, and what’s next? We get the…
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Defense & Aerospace Technology Report [Jul 16, 25] Deltek's Michael Greenman on CMMC
On today’s Technology Report, sponsored by Elbit America, Michael Greenman, the senior manager for cloud solutions at enterprise software firm Deltek, joins…
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DEFAERO Daily Pod [Jul 15, 25] Sam Bendett o the Latest Russia-Ukraine Headlines
Sam Bendett of the Center for Naval Analyses joins Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian to discuss the latest on the Ukraine war as President Trump…
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DEFAERO Daily Pod [Jul 14, 25] 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 [Jul 13, ’25 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 [Washington Roundtable Jul 11, ’25]
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 [Jul 10, 25] Season 3 E26: Red Swarm Rising
It’s a pretty sure bet that the future of airpower is increasingly uninhabited. Dr. Caitlin Lee of the RAND Corporation has six propositions to consider when…
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Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Jul 09, ’25] IISS' Ben Barry on 'Defending Europe Without the United States'
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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DEFAERO Strategy Series [Jul 08, 25] Applied Minds' Bran Ferren
On this episode of the Defense & Aerospace Report Strategy Series, sponsored by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Bran Ferren, the cofounder and CEO of the…
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DEFAERO Daily Pod [Jul 07, 25] Week in Review & Byron Callan’s Week Ahead
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 06, ’25 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 [Jun 28, ’25 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 [Washington Roundtable Jun 27, ’25]
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 26, 25] Season 3 E25: Focus Forward
Just when people were saying the future of air power was small, distributed systems like UAVs, the US struck Iran’s nuclear program infrastructure with an…
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Defense & Aerospace Technology Report [Jun 25, 25] Mark Montgomery Reviews Top Headlines
On this episode of the Defense & Aerospace Report Technology Series, sponsored by Elbit America, Mark Montgomery, a retired US Navy rear admiral who is now the…
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DEFAERO Strategy Series [Jun 24, 25] JEDI's André Loesekrug-Pietri
On today’s Strategy Series program, sponsored by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, André Loesekrug-Pietri, the director of the Joint European Disruptive…
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DEFAERO Daily Pod [Jun 23, 25] Week in Review & Byron Callan’s Week Ahead
On today’s program, sponsored by HII, Byron Callan of the independent Washington research firm Capital Alpha Partners and Chris Servello, the co-host of our…
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Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Jun 22, ’25 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 [Washington Roundtable Jun 20, ’25]
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 19, 25] Season 3 E24: Air Boss
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics chief Greg Ulmer joins us with fresh insights on the futures of F-35 (Block 5!), NGAD (more!), F-55, airlift, and more. Plus…
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Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Jun 18, ’25] Boeing Defense, Space & Security's Steve Parker
On today’s program from the Paris Air Show, sponsored by Alderman & Co., Steve Parker, the interim head of Boeing Defense, Space & Security, joint Defense &…
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Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Jun 17, ’25] Dr. John Nagl-Today's Lessons for Tomorrow's Army
On this Land Warfare episode, sponsored by American Rheinmetall, Dr. John Nagl, a retired US Army lieutenant colonel who is now a professor of Warfighting…
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DEFAERO Daily Pod [Jun 16, 25] Week in Review & Byron Callan’s Week Ahead
On this week’s Look Ahead Podcast, 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 15, ’25 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 [Washington Roundtable Jun 13, ’25]
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 12, 25] Season 3 E23: Research du Temps Purdue
Whether your plane is hypersonic, stealthy, or rocket powered, he knows the science behind it. Dr. Mark Lewis, former chief scientist of the Air Force and head…
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DEFAERO Daily Pod [Jun 11, 25] CSIS' Wes Rumbaugh on America’s Golden Dome
On today’s program, sponsored by Elbit America, Wes Rumbaugh with the Missile Defense Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, joins…
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DEFAERO Strategy Series [Jun 10, 25] Dr. Jeb Nadaner on Trump 47 Approach to Industrial Policy
On this episode of the Defense & Aerospace Report Strategy Series, sponsored by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Dr. Jeb Nadaner, the senior vice…
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DEFAERO Daily Pod [Jun 09, 25] Week in Review & Byron Callan’s Week Ahead
On this week’s Look Ahead Podcast, 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 08, ’25 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 [Washington Roundtable Jun 06, ’25]
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 05, 25] Season 3 E22: The Fast and the Hermeus
There’s fast, and then there’s hyperfast. Hermeus is developing a hypersonic transport for the U.S. Air Force, and they took a big step recently with the first…
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Defense & Aerospace Air Power Podcast [Jun 04, 25] Special Discussion: Implications of Ukraine’s Operation Spiderweb
On this special edition of the Air Power Podcast, sponsored by GE Aerospace, Heather Penney of the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies, Tim Walton of the…
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DEFAERO Strategy Series [Jun 03, 25] Sam Bendett & Eugene Rumer on Russia, Ukraine
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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DEFAERO Daily Pod [Jun 02, 25] Week in Review & Byron Callan’s Week Ahead
On this week’s Look Ahead Podcast, 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, ’25 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 [Washington Roundtable May 30, ’25]
On this week’s Defense & Aerospace Report Washington Roundtable, Dr. Patrick Cronin of the Hudson Institute think tank, former Pentagon Europe chief Jim…
Defense & Aerospace ReportDefense & Aerospace Air Power Podcast [May 29, 25] Season 3 E21: Commitment Issues
We’re used to thinking of UAVs as throwaway systems, but when they cost 20 or 30 million dollars apiece, that changes the approach. Travis Sharp of the Center…
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DEFAERO Daily Pod [May 28, 25] AI Strategy Corporation's Dave Mroczka
On today’s program, sponsored by Elbit America, Dave Mroczka, the president and chief executive of the innovative firm AI Strategy Corporation, joins Defense &…
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DEFAERO Daily Pod [May 27, 25] Week in Review & Byron Callan’s Week Ahead
On this week’s Look Ahead Podcast, 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 26, ’25 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 [Washington Roundtable May 23, ’25]
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 [May 22, 25] Season 3 E20: Go Navy, Beat China
Naval aviation has been busy, with real-world operational experience in the Red Sea, the Med, and elsewhere while they welcome and adapt to a new generation of…
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Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [May 21, ’25] AEI's Dr. Bill Greenwalt on Exports and ITAR
On today’s program, sponsored by Elbit America, Dr. Bill Greenwalt, a former Pentagon industrial affairs chief who is now with the American Enterprise…
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Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [May 20, ’25] Army Sec Dan Driscoll & Chief of Staff Gen Randy George
On today’s Land Warfare Series program, sponsored American Rheinmetall, Dan Driscoll, the 26th secretary of the United States Army and Gen Randy George, the…
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DEFAERO Daily Pod [May 19, 25] Week in Review & Byron Callan’s Week Ahead
On this week’s Look Ahead Podcast, 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, ’25 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 [Washington Roundtable May 16, ’25]
On this week’s Defense & Aerospace Report Washington Roundtable, Dr. Patrick Cronin of the Hudson Institute think tank, Michael Herson of American Defense…