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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. 10h ago

    Defense & Aerospace Air Power Podcast [Nov 12, 26] Season 4 E40 Coming Attractions

    The U.S. Air Force has announced a new force structure plan to carry it into the future. We get the strategist’s view from former Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategy Lieutenant General Clint “Q” Hinote. (He speaks his mind; wait until you hear what he has to say about 5th generation aircraft and the best use for a B-21.) Plus the week’s headlines in airpower. Powered by GE!

  2. 2d ago

    DEFAERO Strategy Series [Nov 10, 26] CNA’s Bendett & Carnegie’s Rumer on Ukraine War, Peace Talks & Drone Warfare

    DEFAERO Strategy Series [Nov 10, 26] CNA’s Bendett & Carnegie’s Rumer on Ukraine War, Peace Talks & Drone Warfare by Defense & Aerospace Report, sponsored by Bell

  3. 3d ago

    Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Nov 9, 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 Democrat’s return to power in the House and Senate, and what that means for the Trump administration’s ambitious $1.5 trillion defense spending request and Iran war supplemental; whether the change in Washington will prompt governments worldwide to back away from efforts to develop “sovereign” weapons without US components; possible implications for US allies as Xi Jinping prepares to host a meeting with President Trump and Vladimir Putin to work together to end the Ukraine and Iran wars; and a look ahead to the week in Washington and beyond.

  4. 4d ago

    Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Nov 8, ’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 a brutal week on Wall Street on AI worries; Democrats win a historic electoral landslide in the House and Senate, changing Washington’s domestic and foreign policy dynamic through the end of President Trump’s administration; outlook for defense spending as lawmakers return to DC after the election; how allies and partners see the election outcome; reports that the president’s envoys struck a deal with Vladimir Putin on European security that will be unveiled at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Shenzhen where Trump and Putin will reportedly unveil the new initiative that appears not to have been negotiated in concern with European leaders; ShieldAI’s $5.3 billion deal to acquire radar-maker Echodyne; Embraer’s sale of three KC-390 tanker-transport aircraft to Greece as a piggyback on Portugal’s six-jet buy; Sierra Nevada joined Boeing and Lockheed Martin to withdraw from the US Navy’s Undergraduate Jet Training System competition to replace the T-45 Goshawk, leaving only Textron and Leonardo as the only bidder with the twin-engine M346 aircraft; the US Air Force’s nearly $700 million contract to Lockheed Martin for the AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon; and the Federal Aviation Administration’s decision to retire floppy disks from the nation’s air traffic control system by 2028.

  5. 6d ago

    Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Nov 6, ’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, former DoD Europe chief Jim Townsend of the Center for a New American Security, and former Pentagon Comptroller Dr. Dov Zakheim of the Center for Strategic and International Studies join Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian to discuss the biggest Democratic electoral landslide since 1976 that repudiated President Trump and the GOP, garnering at least 250 House and 54 Senate seats; what a change in power on Capitol Hill means after lawmakers return to town and after Democrats take charge; how a “big tent” party will cover in office; how Republicans will reshape their party; how the world sees the Nov. 3 election and whether nations that were reducing their reliance on Washington will now change course; how Democrats can hold the administration accountable if those involved don’t cooperate or are pardoned by the president; prospect Trump and Putin will announce a new European security framework at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit in Shenzhen where the US and Russian leaders will also meet with Xi Jinping; what such a pact would mean for Europe as well as America’s allies in Asia; Trump’s announcement that Israel would no longer receive $4 billion in annual US military assistance; Israel’s parties maneuver to form a government; and more.

  6. 6d ago

    Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Nov 6, ’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, former DoD Europe chief Jim Townsend of the Center for a New American Security, and former Pentagon Comptroller Dr. Dov Zakheim of the Center for Strategic and International Studies join Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian to discuss the biggest Democratic electoral landslide since 1976 that repudiated President Trump and the GOP, garnering at least 250 House and 54 Senate seats; what a change in power on Capitol Hill means after lawmakers return to town and after Democrats take charge; how a “big tent” party will cover in office; how Republicans will reshape their party; how the world sees the Nov. 3 election and whether nations that were reducing their reliance on Washington will now change course; how Democrats can hold the administration accountable if those involved don’t cooperate or are pardoned by the president; prospect Trump and Putin will announce a new European security framework at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit in Shenzhen where the US and Russian leaders will also meet with Xi Jinping; what such a pact would mean for Europe as well as America’s allies in Asia; Trump’s announcement that Israel would no longer receive $4 billion in annual US military assistance; Israel’s parties maneuver to form a government; and more.

  7. Nov 5

    Defense & Aerospace Air Power Podcast [Nov 6, 26] Season 4 E39 Gas, Gas, Gas

    We get tanker-geeky with Tim Walton of the Hudson Institute, one of the leading thinkers on aerial refueling. His new report argues for a medium-size tanker (that could very well be a blended wing body) and some new concepts of operation. Plus we have this week’s headlines in airpower. Powered by GE!

    Defense & Aerospace Air Power Podcast [Nov 6, 26] Season 4 E39 Gas, Gas, Gas

  8. Nov 4

    DEFAERO Strategy Series [Nov 04, 26] Ipsos’ Bricker and ADI’s Herson on Midterm Elections and Defense Implications

    On today’s Strategy Series program, sponsored by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Dr. Darrell Bricker, the CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs who advises on the agenda of the annual Halifax International Security Forum, joins Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian to discuss the results from US national elections that gave Democrats their best House and Senate results since Watergate; what drove voters; what it means for President Trump and his “Make America Great Again” movement; how Democrats should meet the moment in a divided nation; the importance of political parties in an age of cacophony; and whether it’s possible for lawmakers to deliver the kind of prosperity America enjoyed in the decades after World War II that candidates promise; and Michael Herson of the American Defense International lobbying firm discusses what’s next on Capitol Hill; who will lead key committees; how Democrats should government; and implications for the Pentagon.

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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.

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    Defense & Aerospace Report, sponsored by Bell
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2026
  • Episodes
    500
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