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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. 12H AGO

    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 Partners, and Richard Aboulafia of the AeroDynamic advisory consultancy join host Vago Muradian to discuss another strong week on Wall Street on stronger than expected US jobs figures and momentum trading despite ongoing negotiations between Washington and Tehran continue to negotiate an end of the Iran war as both sides continue to fire on each others forces and Iranian attacks on international shipping; air travel outlook as jet fuel prices soar; President Trump’s summit with Xi Jinping in Beijing, the first of four meetings this year between the leaders as Washington pursues its “grand bargain” with talks that will cover trade, critical minerals, Taiwan and AI; Trump’s threat that European nations face a 25 percent tariffs on cars unless the EU accepts a trade deal by July 4 as the president threatens to withdraw troops from Italy and Spain and reassess its relationship with NATO after members of the defensive alliance refused to participate in the US-Israel offensive war on Iran; Rheinmetall’s new joint venture company with Destinus with plans to start production later this year of a new cruise missile with more than 430 miles of range and the German giant’s proposal to take over Germany’s F126 frigate program from Damen and deliver six ships under a 12 billion euro contract; Turkey’s plans for a new ICBM with a three-ton warhead and range of nearly 4,000 miles; outlook for British defense as Labour lawmakers call for Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s resignation after a drubbing in local across England, Scotland and Wales; AirAsia’s decision to order 150 Airbus A220 jetliners; and a look at Embraer, Hensoldt, Howmet, Rheinmetall, RocketLab, and Transdigm earnings.

    1h 7m

  2. 2D AGO

    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 podcast co-host Chris Servello; 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 what’s next for the Iran war as Tehran and Washington continue talks while exchanging fire that damaged cargo ships in the Strait of Hormuz and the UAE’s key oil port at Fujairah; Washington’s Project Freedom mission to escort ships through the strait; Israel’s continuing strikes on Lebanon; how the energy crisis precipitated by the war shaped the European Political Community summit in Yerevan and the ASEAN meeting in the Philippines; Ukraine gains the upper hand with strikes deep into Russia as Moscow prepares to commemorate Victory Day and Russians grow increasingly frustrated with the war; President Trump threatens European allies with a 25 percent tariff on cars if the EU doesn’t approve a trade pact by July 4; analysis of the administration’s decision to cut 5,000 of 36,000 American troops from Germany and threat to pare back US forces from Italy and Spain as well; what to expect when Trump and Xi Jinping meet in Beijing; Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s visit to Australia and Vietnam as Tokyo considers exporting used warships to the Philippines; and North Korea’s new constitution that drops reuniting with the south as a goal.

    1h 6m
  3. Defense & Aerospace Air Power Podcast [May 07, 26] Season 4 E15: Numbers Matter

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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 -- missiles or drones. Dr. Stacie Pettyjohn, Director of the Defense Program at the Center for a New American Security, details how effective small weapons can be, whether massed drones could undermine U.S. operational concepts, the implications of using big weapons to counter little ones, and many more insights. Plus the week’s airpower headlines. Powered by GE Aerospace!

    54 min

  4. 3D AGO

    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 the book “Navigating Technology and National Security” joins Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian to discuss the cyber aspects of the Trump administration’s 2027 federal spending request, changes lawmakers should consider to improve cyber security, impact of new AI models like Anthropic’s Mythos on improving cyber defenses, the administration’s interest in testing AI models before their release and how such tests should be conducted, and growing role of AI in warfare and the government’s oversight over contractors during military operations.

    42 min

  5. 4D AGO

    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 director of the Russia and Eurasia program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, join Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian to discuss the prospect of a ceasefire during Russia’s May 9 Victory Day commemoration; Ukraine’s ability to strike ever deeper into Russia, bringing the conflict to more Russians in more places; Russia’s continuing ability to strike Ukraine’s energy infrastructure; shifting battlefield dynamic as Kyiv increasingly uses unmanned ground vehicles to hold Russian forces at bay by inflicting 1,000 casualties a day; impact of continuing war, economic sanctions and harsh domestic political measures on Vladimir Putin’s popularity; speculation that Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu is involved in a coup plot against Putin; 8th European Political Community Summit that featured Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney as featured guests and the message sent by picking Armenia to host the meeting in Yerevan; the defeat of Russian mercenaries in Mali; and the evolving transatlantic security dynamic as Washington withdraws 5,000 troops from Germany.

    37 min

  6. 5D AGO

    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 Report Editor Vago Muradian to discuss Iran war scenarios as President Trumps says US forces will escort neutral ships through the Strait of Hormuz as Tehran warns it will fire on ships that transit the waterway without permission; the latest rupture between the United States and its European allies after the administration announced it would withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany, leaving 30,000 in the nation; the Pentagon’s warning to allies in Europe and Asia to expect long delays in filling arms orders as new production is redirected to fill depleted US stocks and decision to “fast track” $8 billion in weapons to Gulf allies including $4 billion in Patriot missiles to Qatar; whether delays in US delivers will give opportunities to other European suppliers, Ukraine and South Korea; the president’s fixed-price contracting executive order; defense budget update as lawmakers express reservations about Reconciliation 2.0; the Pentagon’s $54 billion Defense Autonomous Warfare Group funding block; takeaways from Modern Day Marine; and a look at the week ahead in Washington and beyond.

    39 min

  7. 6D AGO

    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 of the AeroDynamic advisory consultancy join host Vago Muradian to discuss another strong week on Wall Street despite rising energy prices; implications of the collapse of Spirit Airlines; Airbus earnings as the European giant as well as Bombardier, Crane, Garmin and L3Harris report; Textron’s plan to separate its aerospace and defense business from its industrials group; business jet outlook; Washington’s warning to allies that delivery of the US weapons they’ve ordered will be long delayed as new production is redirected to refuel depleted American military stocks; the Pentagon’s Friday announcement that 5,000 troops from Germany will be withdrawn over the next six to 12 months, leaving 30,000 US service members in the country, where troop levels were before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine; and the outlook for E-7 program as the US Air Force tests two prototypes of the Boeing radar plane with five to be delivered under the Engineering and Manufacturing Development phase of the multi-year contract that the Trump administration has worked to stop in favor of space-based airborne warning and control as well as ground-moving target indication missions.

    57 min

  8. MAY 1

    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 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 a chaotic week as House lawmakers advance a budget resolution to increase Immigrations and Customs Enforcement funding, extend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and end the 80-day partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security; Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Dan Caine testify before Congress as Hegseth lambasts members over the Iran war, arguing the ceasefire effectively stppped the 60-day War Powers Resolution clock; GOP lawmakers move to secure public funding President Trump’s top priority White House ballroom after the attack on the White House Correspondents Association dinner that prompted the evacuation of the president and top officials; continuing talks continue to end the US-Israel war on Iran as the United Arab Emirates dropped out of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries; Trump engaged Vladimir Putin to renew efforts to force Ukraine to accept a ceasefire as Russia continues to take a beating at Ukrainian hands as its mercenaries are trounced in Mali and its “no limits” partnership with Beijing shows cracks; NATO nations consider scrapping their upcoming summit to avoid a clash with Trump; Germany’s drives ahead to become Europe’s defense leader; nuclear signaling by China and both Koreas as the Nonproliferation Treaty conference convenes in New York; defying Beijing, Paraguay’s President Santiago Pena to visit Taiwan in May as China again warned Japan about its commitment to a “free and open” Indo-Pacific; and takeaways from King Charles’ state visit and his historic address to a joint session of Congress on America’s 250th birthday.

    1h 9m
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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
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    2017 - 2026
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