Defense & Aerospace Report

Defense & Aerospace Report, sponsored by Bell
  • 3.3 (12)
  • NEWS
  • UPDATED DAILY

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 and analysis, founded and edited by Vago Muradian.

  1. 13 HRS AGO

    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 Vago Muradian to discuss the new movie — The New Frontier: Inside the Comeback Factories Securing America’s Tech Future — that will be premiering in Washington on March 25 at the Miracle Theater on Capitol Hill; status of legislation and funding to bolster the US printed circuit board industrial base; the entire printed circuit board supply chain; the extent domestic manufacturers can sustain themselves without significant government support; and what it will take for the industry to surge to support dramatically increased production of weapons called for by the Trump administration.

    34 min

  2. 1D AGO

    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 & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian to discuss US and worldwide opinion on the US-Israel war on Iran; impact on the war on America and Israel’s reputational standing; China’s standing as nations worldwide hedge their economic and security bets; whether America’s reputation will heal after these rifts as it did from discord in the wake of the Iraq war; a look ahead to the US elections in November; the reality that foreign policy matters less to voters than economic and other social issues; and Prime Minister Mark Carney’s popularity a year into his tenure.

    46 min

  3. 2D AGO

    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 Report Editor Vago Muradian to discuss the US-Israel war on Iran as the conflict enters its third week as energy prices soar; whether nation’s will provide the warships Washington demands to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz; lessons from the 1980s tanker wars; prospect US land forces will enter the fight; the outlook for global defense spending in the wake of the war; uncertain future for US defense spending; and a look ahead to the big events of the coming in Washington and beyond.

    33 min

  4. 3D AGO

    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 independent equity research firm Agency Partners and Richard Aboulafia of the AeroDynamic advisory consultancy join host Vago Muradian to discuss more Wall Street turbulence as the US-Israel war on Iran drives up energy prices and a weaker than expected US employment figures and fourth quarter 2025 economic growth; oil prices edge higher despite releasing 400 million barrels from reserve stocks and US decision to life Russia energy sanctions for 30 days; impact of higher oil prices on air travel and commercial carriers; how more Russia energy revenue will impact Moscow’s war on Ukraine; Kyiv and European allies scramble for more air and missile defenses in midst of Iran war demands; Trump administration calls on allies to help to escort tankers through the Strait of Hormuz; White House’s so-called section 301 investigations into some 60 countries including China, the EU, Britain, Brazil, India, Japan, Mexico, Russia, South Korea, and Vietnam as the administration seeks new ways to impose tariffs after Supreme Court’s ruling last month; economic news to expect from Trump’s trip to Beijing next month; Canada’s plan to invest $24 billion in Arctic security to bolster the country’s northern bases; US Army’s unprecedented $20 billion multi-year award to Anduril for hardware, software, infrastructure, and services in lump sumps without smaller contracts in the name of accelerating acquisition and reducing bureaucracy; India’s interest in replacing its 105 Antonov-32 transport planes; takeaways from Howmet’s investor day and the International Society of Transport Air Traders conference; and and a look at the surging Asia-Pacific defense market.

    57 min

  5. 5D AGO

    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 of American Defense International, Cavas Ships podcast co-host Chris Servello, former DoD Europe chief Jim Townsend of the Center for a New American Security, and Pentagon comptroller Dr. Dov Zakheim of the Center for Strategic and International Studies join Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian to discuss prospects for a supplemental and reconciliation 2.0 spending packages as the US-Israel war on Iran spans into its third week; confusion about the nature of the mission after conflicting statements from senior administration officials; as energy prices soar in the wake of the war despite the release of an unprecedented 400 million barrels of oil from strategic reserves, Washington lifts sanction on Russian energy for 30-days; implications of lifting sanctions on Moscow as Russia continues its war on Ukraine; what it will take to ensure to normalize traffic through the Strait of Hormuz; France’s naval deployment to the Middle East where 400,000 of its citizens live; US shifts air and missile defenses from Australia and South Korea to the Gulf; new alignment between European nations and China over energy concerns; China’s 15th five-year plan as Xi Jinping prepares to meet with Trump in Beijing; Israel has steps up strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon with more than 700,000 evacuating after being warned to leave their homes.

    1h 21m

  6. 6D AGO

    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 get the operator’s view from former Air Combat Command chief Gen. Mike “Mobile” Holmes. Plus the week’s headlines in airpower. Powered by GE!

    47 min

  7. MAR 11

    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 Cyberspace Solarium Commission senior adviser join Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian to analyze the Trump administration’s new National Cyber Strategy; whether strategy weighted toward offensive operations will succeed; how the administration will execute an interagency approach to cybersecurity when cyber capabilities across government and law enforcement have been gutted; the implications of issuing a strategy that doesn’t name Russia and China that are America’s leading cyber threats; whether commercial cyber firms can fill the gap in diminished government cyber capacity; takeaways from the Pentagon’s feud with Anthropic; and an update on CMMC.

    42 min

  8. MAR 10

    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 Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, joins Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian to discuss the implications of the US-Israel war on Iran on Moscow; how Washington should respond to Moscow’s sharing of intelligence to help Tehran strike US forces and allies in the region; update on Russia’s war on Ukraine as Kyiv works with allies and partners to develop capabilities to better defend itself; the message lifting of US energy sanctions on Russia would send and how such a move would improve Moscow’s financial prospects; Ukraine’s pledge to help Washington and allies better defend themselves against attack drones like Iran’s Shahed; whether US operations worldwide including in Venezuela and Iran bolster Washington’s hand in negotiating with Moscow; Lithuania’s assessment that Russia is increasing forces on NATO’s borders; and Russia’s efforts to fight corruption.

    31 min
See All (500)

3.3
out of 5
12 Ratings

About

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 and analysis, founded and edited by Vago Muradian.

Information

  • Creator
    Defense & Aerospace Report, sponsored by Bell
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2026
  • Episodes
    500
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © All rights reserved
  • Show Website
    Defense & Aerospace Report

You Might Also Like