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Defense & Aerospace Report

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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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Cyber Report [Aug 10, 22] Hudson's Ezra Cohen on Improving National Cyber Defenses

August 10, 2022 20:56 - 27 minutes - 37.2 MB

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Fortress Information Security, Ezra Cohen, an adjunct senior fellow at the Hudson Institute who served as the acting under secretary of defense for intelligence during the Trump administration, discusses authorities needed to improve national cyber defenses, the logic of separating the National Security Agency and the US Cyber Command, cyber lessons from Russia’s war on Ukraine and Chinese operations, role of US government in information warfare, and ...

Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Aug 09, 2022] AIA's Eric Fanning

August 09, 2022 18:36 - 35 minutes - 49.3 MB

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Eric Fanning, the president and CEO of the Aerospace Industries Association, discusses takeaways from the recent Farnborough International Airshow, the outlook for US defense spending, implications of the CHIPS plus legislation and the climate-healthcare-tax package that cleared the Senate over the weekend and faces House passage, how to address inflation, supply chain and workforce challenges, improving the relationship ...

Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Aug 08, 2022] Byron Callan’s Week Ahead & ASTRAIUS' Kevin Seymour

August 08, 2022 17:09 - 34 minutes - 47.7 MB

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Byron Callan of the independent Washington research firm Capital Alpha Partners discusses China’s effort to intimidate Taiwan with military exercises around the island nation, analyses the defense and aerospace implications of the new climate-healthcare-tax deal as well as the Chips Plus legislation, and deeper analysis of trends in recent second quarter earnings, and looks at the week ahead; and Kevin Seymour, the CEO of...

Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Aug 06, ’22 Business Report]

August 07, 2022 19:36 - 44 minutes - 61.3 MB

On this episode of the Business Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guests are “Rocket Ron” Epstein, PhD, of Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Richard Aboulafia of AeroDynamic Advisory and Sash Tusa of Agency Partners. Topics: — Broader market update and defense and aerospace performance as positive jobs numbers drive inflation concerns — Low cost as the driver of JetBlue Airways’ $3.7 billion acquisition of Spirit Airlines and the US Special Operations Command’s decision to pick the Sky Warden by L...

Defense & Aerospace Podcast [Washington Roundtable Aug 05, ’22]

August 05, 2022 20:10 - 50 minutes - 68.8 MB

On this Washington Roundtable episode of the Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guests are Dov Zakheim, PhD, former DoD comptroller, now with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Dr. Patrick Cronin of the Hudson Institute, Jim Townsend, a former deputy assistant secretary of defense for Europe and NATO who is now with the Center for a New American Security, Michael Herson of American Defense International and Dr. Tom Karako, the director of the Missile D...

Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Aug 04, 2022] C3.ai's Tom Siebel

August 04, 2022 12:55 - 37 minutes - 51.7 MB

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Tom Siebel, the chairman and CEO of C3.ai, discusses the Pentagon’s approach to harnessing artificial intelligence for military applications, the importance of leveraging commercial technology for rapid adoption, AI as a service, and how the company plans to grow its DoD business through investment in technology and people like former Joint Chiefs Vice Chairman Gen. John Hyten, USAF Ret., with Defense & Aerospace Report E...

Cyber Report [Aug 03, 22] CNAS' Daniel Silverberg on Cybersecurity Threats & Information Sharing

August 03, 2022 21:35 - 32 minutes - 44.4 MB

On this week’s Cyber Report, Daniel Silverberg, adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security and the managing director of the corporate practice at the Capstone consultancy discusses cybersecurity threats and information sharing following the July 28 CNAS  hosted virtual discussion with Anne Neuberger, Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technology at the National Security Council.

Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Aug 02, 2022] CNA's Bendett & Sikorsky's Lemmo

August 02, 2022 17:29 - 29 minutes - 41.1 MB

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Sam Bendett of the Center for Naval Analyses discusses the status of Russia’s war on Ukraine, what’s next in the conflict, how new weapons are changing Kyiv’s capabilities and how Moscow is responding, and ways that China could help Russia in the wake of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taipei; and Sikorsky President Paul Lemmo on the company’s Raider and Defiant aircraft competing for the US Army’s Future Vertical L...

Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Jun 27, 2022] Byron Callan’s Aug Scorecard & Week Ahead

August 01, 2022 17:16 - 30 minutes - 42 MB

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Byron Callan of the independent Washington research firm Capital Alpha Partners discusses DoD’s budget increase, Russia’s stalemated war on Ukraine, Poland’s decision to buy South Korean weapons and new entrants into the defense market, takeaways from recent defense and aerospace earnings disclosures, share buybacks and corporate investment, the Biden administrations move to revisit Northrop Grumman’s acquisition of Orbit...

Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Jul 31, ’22 Business Report]

July 31, 2022 19:41 - 49 minutes - 68.2 MB

On this episode of the Business Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guests are “Rocket Ron” Epstein, PhD, of Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Richard Aboulafia of AeroDynamic Advisory and Sash Tusa of Agency Partners. Topics: — Wall Street posts a strong week as Washington debates whether America is in recession and markets brace for higher inflation — Performance of aerospace and defense shares on markets as companies report second quarter and first half 2022 earnings — Potential travel impact of ...

Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Jul 24, ’22 Business Report]

July 24, 2022 23:12 - 57 minutes - 78.6 MB

On this episode of the Business Podcast, sponsored by Bell, in segment one on our guest is Gareth Rogers, CEO of Farnborough International; in segment two we talk to our round table “Rocket Ron” Epstein, PhD, of Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Richard Aboulafia of AeroDynamic Advisory and Sash Tusa of Agency Partners. Topics: — Broader market and Farnborough International Airshow impact on defense and aerospace stocks — Lockheed Martin, Saab and Thales earnings takeaways — Analysis of major Fa...

Defense & Aerospace Podcast [Washington Roundtable Jul 22, ’22]

July 22, 2022 11:51 - 45 minutes - 63.1 MB

On this Washington Roundtable episode of the Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guests are Dov Zakheim, PhD, former DoD comptroller, now with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Dr. Patrick Cronin of the Hudson Institute, Jim Townsend, a former deputy assistant secretary of defense for Europe and NATO who is now with the Center for a New American Security and Michael Herson of American Defense International. Topics: — Update on Senate version of Nationa...

Daily Podcast [Jul 21, 2022] Northrop Grumman's Tom Jones & Farnborough Day 4 Recap

July 21, 2022 16:19 - 27 minutes - 37.7 MB

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Tom Jones, the president of Northrop Grumman’s Aeronautics Systems sector, discusses accelerating acquisition, how the B-21 bomber program is moving fast, what it will take to ensure the US Air Force’s Next Generation Air Dominance effort is a success, USAF Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown’s Integrated by Design concept, and mitigating supply chains and inflation impacts; and Dr. “Rocket” Ron Epstein of Bank of America Merri...

Daily Podcast [Jul 20, 2022] Airbus Defence's Mike Schoellhorn & Farnborough Day 3 Recap

July 20, 2022 11:52 - 33 minutes - 45.4 MB

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Mike Schoellhorn, the chief executive officer of Airbus Defence & Space, discusses the change in security environment in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, grappling with supply chain challenges, substituting Russian and Chinese suppliers, the France-German-Spanish SCAF combat aircraft program, and growing in the US market; and Byron Callan of the independent Washington research firm Capital Alpha Partners discusse...

Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Jul 19, 2022] Boeing's Ted Colbert & Farnborough Day 2 Recap

July 19, 2022 18:29 - 32 minutes - 44.2 MB

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Ted Colbert, the president and CEO of Boeing Defense, Space & Security, discusses lessons from the company’s challenges, culture change, improving integration with allies and partners, moving faster and the future of military aviation; and Richard Aboulafia of the Aerodynamic Advisory consultancy on key headlines from Day Two of the Farnborough International Airshow with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Jul 18, 2022] Sec Frank Kendall & Farnborough Day 1 Recap

July 18, 2022 19:19 - 28 minutes - 39.2 MB

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall discusses lessons from Russia’s Ukraine war, improving alliance interoperability, addressing fast-moving needs, nuclear modernization and the Next Generation Air Dominance program; and Sash Tusa of the independent equity research firm Agency Partners discusses the British government’s announcement that Japan would be joining the UK-Sweden-Italy Tempest future combat aircraft program with ...

Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Jul 17, ’22 Business Report]

July 17, 2022 18:18 - 46 minutes - 64.1 MB

On this episode of the Business Podcast, sponsored by Bell, in segment one on our guest is Gareth Rogers, CEO of Farnborough International; in segment two we talk to our round table “Rocket Ron” Epstein, PhD, of Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Richard Aboulafia of AeroDynamic Advisory and Sash Tusa of Agency Partners. Topics: — Countdown to the start of the Farnborough International Airshow — US and European defense and aerospace market performance — Commercial air travel update as domestic an...

Defense & Aerospace Podcast [Washington Roundtable Jul 15, ’22]

July 15, 2022 11:01 - 51 minutes - 70.9 MB

On this Washington Roundtable episode of the Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guests are Dov Zakheim, PhD, former DoD comptroller, now with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Dr. Patrick Cronin of the Hudson Institute, Jim Townsend, a former deputy assistant secretary of defense for Europe and NATO who is now with the Center for a New American Security and Michael Herson of American Defense International. Topics: — Update on authorization and appropr...

Daily Podcast [Jul 14, 2022] Review of the First Half of 2022 w/ Patrick Cronin and Randy Schriver

July 14, 2022 14:56 - 33 minutes - 45.8 MB

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Dr. Patrick Cronin of the Hudson Institute and Randy Schriver, a former assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific security affairs who’s now the chairman of the Project 2049 Institute discuss major issues with China and across Indo-Pacom during the first half of 2022 that will shape the rest of the year and beyond with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

Cyber Report [Jul 13, 22] First Half of '22 Headline Review w/ Jim Lewis & Mark Montgomery

July 13, 2022 17:19 - 27 minutes - 38.4 MB

On this week’s Cyber Report, Dr. Jim Lewis, the director of the Strategic Technologies Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and Rear Adm. Mark Montgomery, USN Ret., the senior director of the Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies and a Cyberspace Solarium Commission senior advisor, review key cyber events in 2022 and what to expect through the end of the year with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Jul 11, 2022] CAVAS Ships Team Reviews First Half of 2022

July 12, 2022 16:20 - 31 minutes - 43.3 MB

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Chris Cavas and Chris Servello, the co-hosts of the CavasShips podcast discuss major Navy issues in the first half of 2022 that will shape the rest of the year and beyond with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Jul 11, 2022] Byron Callan Review of the First Half of 2022

July 11, 2022 19:55 - 26 minutes - 35.8 MB

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Byron Callan of the independent Washington research firm Capital Alpha Partners discusses major issues in the first half of 2022 that will shape the rest of the year and beyond, and a look ahead at the week with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Jul 10, ’22 Business Report]

July 10, 2022 21:28 - 52 minutes - 71.7 MB

On this episode of the Business Podcast, sponsored by Bell, in segment one on our guest is David Tweedie, the general manager for advanced combat engines at GE Edison Works dedicated to the research, development and production of advanced technology military power plants; in segment two our guest is Joe Muir, the aerospace commercial director at Farnborough International; in segment three we talk to our round table “Rocket Ron” Epstein, PhD, of Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Richard Aboulafia...

Defense & Aerospace Podcast [Washington Roundtable Jul 08, ’22]

July 08, 2022 21:26 - 54 minutes - 74.8 MB

On this Washington Roundtable episode of the Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guests are Dov Zakheim, PhD, former DoD comptroller, now with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Dr. Patrick Cronin of the Hudson Institute, Dr. Kathleen McInnis, the director of the Smart Women, Smart Power Initiative at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and Jim Townsend, a former deputy assistant secretary of defense for Europe and NATO who is now with th...

Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Jul 07, 2022] Russo-Ukraine Update & Boris Johnson's Resignation

July 07, 2022 19:19 - 32 minutes - 44.2 MB

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Sam Bendett of the Center for Naval Analyses and a visiting fellow at the Center for a New American Security, discusses Russia’s grinding advance into Ukrainian territory, how Western weapons are helping Kyiv, Vladimir Putin’s crackdown on Russians, and an update on Moscow’s tactics and new weapons; and Dr. Alex Walmsley of the Royal United Services Institute among many other affiliations on the resignation of Boris Johns...

Cyber Report [Jul 06, 22] '22 Malware Lessons & Growing Cyber Literacy

July 06, 2022 18:53 - 34 minutes - 47.2 MB

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Fortress Information Security, Robert Salvia, Fortress’ vice president for professional services, discusses WatchGuard’s first quarter threat report on ransomware, how threat awareness is improving and the balance between good guys and bad ones; and Philip Niedermair and David Moon of the National Cyber Group discuss how the company is working to fill a growing workforce gap that needs to be bridged for the nation’s security and economic prosperity, a...

Daily Podcast [Jul 05, 2022] Bryan Clark on Building a Team for Next Generation Air Dominance

July 05, 2022 18:01 - 29 minutes - 40 MB

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Cdr. Bryan Clark, USN Ret., the director of the Hudson Institute’s Center for Defence Concepts and Technology, discusses the report he co-authored with his colleague Dan Patt — “Building a Team for Next Generation Air Dominance” — what’s needed to achieve the necessary teaming across manned and unmanned platforms as well as between the Air Force and Navy as well as with allies, the need for subsystems commonality across p...

Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Jul 04, ’22 Business Report]

July 04, 2022 21:00 - 47 minutes - 65.1 MB

On this episode of the Business Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guest in segment one is Kevin Craven, CEO of ADS Group; in segment two our roundtable with “Rocket Ron” Epstein, PhD, of Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Richard Aboulafia of AeroDynamic Advisory and Sash Tusa of Agency Partners. Topics: — US and European markets roundup including defense and aerospace sector stock performance — Takeaways from NATO’s summit meeting and whether readiness goals are realistic much less achievable — ...

Defense & Aerospace Podcast [Washington Roundtable Jul 01, ’22]

July 01, 2022 17:03 - 57 minutes - 78.3 MB

On this Washington Roundtable episode of the Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guests are Dov Zakheim, PhD, former DoD comptroller, now with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Dr. Patrick Cronin of the Hudson Institute, Jim Townsend, a former deputy assistant secretary of defense for Europe and NATO who is now with the Center for a New American Security, Heather A. Conley, president of the German Marshall Fund and Chris Servello, a founder of Provisio...

Daily Podcast [Jun 30, 2022] Former Navy and SOCOM Acquisition Chief Hondo Guerts

June 30, 2022 16:14 - 39 minutes - 54.1 MB

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Hondo Geurts, a former US Air Force colonel who served as both Special Operations Forces acquisition chief as well as the assistant secretary of the Navy for research, development and acquisition, discusses the article he co-wrote with Gen. Joe Votel, USA Ret., the president at Business Executives for National Security — “Forging the Industrial Network the Nation Needs” that ran on The National Interest website — why DoD ...

Cyber Report [Jun 29, 22] FDD's Mark Montgomery & Mitchell's Heather Penney

June 29, 2022 15:53 - 31 minutes - 43.5 MB

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Fortress Information Security, Rear Adm. Mark Montgomery, USN Ret., the senior director of the Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies who is also a senior adviser on the bipartisan Cyberspace Solarium Commission, discusses cyber-related appropriations as well as House and Senate budget markups with a roundup of key service-specific moves; and Heather Penney, a senior resident fellow at the Mitchell I...

Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Jun 28, 2022] Anduril Industries' Trae' Stephens

June 28, 2022 14:07 - 35 minutes - 49.1 MB

On this Washington Roundtable episode of the Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast, Trae' Stephens, the co-founder and executive chairman of Anduril Industries who is also a partner at the Founders Fund, discusses what’s different about Anduril, lessons from new entrants into the Pentagon market, how the defense acquisition model has to change to favor rapid-cycle innovation, the keys to moving faster, and more with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Jun 27, 2022] Byron Callan’s Week Ahead

June 27, 2022 17:17 - 32 minutes - 44.6 MB

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Byron Callan of the independent Washington research firm Capital Alpha Partners discusses the G7 and upcoming NATO meetings, lessons update from the Russo-Ukrainian war, analysis of comments by House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith, D-Wash., on weapons development and Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall on the Next Generation Air Dominance program, and a look at the week ahead with Defense & Aerospace Report Ed...

Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Jun 26, '22 Business Report]

June 26, 2022 23:54 - 53 minutes - 73.3 MB

On this episode of the Business Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guest in segment one is Kevin Craven, CEO of ADS Group; in segment two our roundtable with “Rocket Ron” Epstein, PhD, of Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Richard Aboulafia of AeroDynamic Advisory and Sash Tusa of Agency Partners. Topics: — Look ahead to major themes at the upcoming Farnborough International Airshow as well as the new Aerospace Growth Forum — Inflation and supply chain impact on UK aerospace and defense sector — Def...

Defense & Aerospace Podcast [Washington Roundtable Jun 24, ’22]

June 24, 2022 16:34 - 51 minutes - 70.8 MB

On this Washington Roundtable episode of the Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guests are Dov Zakheim, PhD, former DoD comptroller, now with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Dr. Patrick Cronin of the Hudson Institute, Jim Townsend, a former deputy assistant secretary of defense for Europe and NATO who is now with the Center for a New American Security and Michael Herson of American Defense International. Topics: — US defense spending outlook as Ho...

Cyber Report [Jun 23, 22] Public-Private Partnerships & EU-US Cooperation and Disinformation

June 23, 2022 17:35 - 31 minutes - 43.6 MB

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Fortress Information Security, Andrea Schaumann, the director of federal programs and partnerships at Fortress, discusses public-private cyber security partnership language in the proposed National Defense Authorization Act, what successful government-industry cooperation looks like, challenges, and improving defenses in the face of sustained cyber operations by Russia and other nations; and Emma Schroeder, the assistant director of the Atlantic Counc...

Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Jun 22, 2022] Next-Generation Space Propulsion

June 22, 2022 16:15 - 18 minutes - 25 MB

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Mark Stokes, cofounder and CEO of Magdrive — one of the 10 startups selected by Amazon Web Services for the 2022 AWS Space Accelerator — discusses the British company’s innovative satellite control technology, how the accelerator will help it grow, the importance of new control technologies to enable longer-satellite lifespan as well as long-endurance space travel and more with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Murad...

Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Jun 21, 2022] Former Army Secretary Whitley on the Need for Speed

June 21, 2022 17:30 - 21 minutes - 29.5 MB

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, John Whitley, the former acting US Army secretary, discusses learning from Formula 1 racing’s extraordinarily rapid technology development and fielding cycles to accelerate defense innovation, importance of cultural and organizational change to deliver speed and more with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Jun 19, ’22 Business Report]

June 19, 2022 12:31 - 51 minutes - 70.2 MB

On this episode of the Business Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guests are “Rocket Ron” Epstein, PhD, of Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Richard Aboulafia of AeroDynamic Advisory and Sash Tusa of Agency Partners. Topics: — Defense and aerospace stock performance and markets react to decision by Federal Reserve to raise interest rates by .75 percent to check inflation and minimize a recession — Market’s view of growing consensus that Congress will boost Biden administration’s defense budget re...

Defense & Aerospace Podcast [Washington Roundtable Jun 17, ’22]

June 17, 2022 15:26 - 54 minutes - 74.5 MB

On this Washington Roundtable episode of the Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guests are Dr. Patrick Cronin of the Hudson Institute, Jim Townsend, a former deputy assistant secretary of defense for Europe and NATO who is now with the Center for a New American Security and Michael Herson of American Defense International. Topics: — Roundup of US congressional news including update on defense markup, growing consensus on Pentagon budget plus-up, USICA-Competes, covid, ...

Daily Podcast [Jun 16, 2022] Ian Easton's “The Final Struggle: Inside China’s Global Strategy”

June 16, 2022 16:35 - 35 minutes - 48.3 MB

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Ian Easton, the senior director at Project 2049 Institute to fully normalize relations between the United States and Taiwan, discusses his new book, — “The Final Struggle: Inside China’s Global Strategy” — Beijing’s strategy of global domination through its economic, diplomatic and growing military might, how the United States and its allies need to respond, lessons Beijing and Taipei are drawing from Russia’s war on Ukra...

Cyber Report [Jun 15, 22] Review of Headlines and Lessons Learned w/ Adm. Mike Rogers

June 15, 2022 18:31 - 33 minutes - 46.3 MB

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Fortress Information Security, Adm. Mike Rogers, USN Ret., the former director of the National Security Agency and a former commander of US Cyber Command who is now a cyber consultant and chairman of the advisory board at cybersecurity firm Claroty, discusses lessons from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the need to better integrate government and industry defenses, the importance of resilience and deterrence, balancing the disclosure of classified infor...

Daily Pod [Jun 14, 2022] US Army Europe and Africa's Maj Gen Andrysiak & Thales' Marc Darmon

June 14, 2022 17:39 - 38 minutes - 53.4 MB

On the US Army’s 247th birthday and during the Eurosatory land warfare exhibition in Paris, Maj. Gen. Peter Andrysiak, the deputy commanding general of the US Army Europe and Africa, discusses lessons from Russia’s war on Ukraine, vital importance of logistics and connectivity, US role in NATO surge of personnel and capabilities in wake of Moscow’s invasion, building Arctic warfighting skills; and Marc Darmon, the executive vice president of Thales Secure Communications and Information System...

Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Jun 13, 2022]Byron Callan’s Week Ahead

June 13, 2022 18:06 - 27 minutes - 37.9 MB

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Byron Callan of the independent Washington research firm Capital Alpha Partners discusses the role of Russia’s war on Ukraine on rising food and energy prices, inflation and potential impact on defense, Kyiv’s need for weapons as Russia grinds ahead to seize control of Donbas, House and Senate markups, CAE’s investor day and more with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Jun 12, ’22 Business Report]

June 12, 2022 23:21 - 54 minutes - 74.7 MB

On this episode of the Business Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guests are “Rocket Ron” Epstein, PhD, of Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Richard Aboulafia of AeroDynamic Advisory and Sash Tusa of Agency Partners. Topics: — US and European aerospace and defense stock performance as inflation hits a 40-year high of 8.6 percent, 70 percent of economists fear US will have a recession next year and worries most that oil will hit $150 a barrel — Impact of high oil prices on air travel and airlines —...

Defense & Aerospace Podcast [Washington Roundtable Jun 10, ’22]

June 10, 2022 18:09 - 1 hour - 83.3 MB

On this Washington Roundtable episode of the Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guests are Dov Zakheim, PhD, former DoD comptroller, now with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Dr. Patrick Cronin of the Hudson Institute, Jim Townsend, a former deputy assistant secretary of defense for Europe and NATO who is now with the Center for a New American Security and Michael Herson of American Defense International. Topics: — Update on congressional markup, pro...

Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Jun 09, 2022] Hudson's Walton on Resilient Aerial Refueling

June 09, 2022 13:52 - 29 minutes - 40.5 MB

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Tim Walton, senior fellow at the Hudson Institute’s Center for Defense Concepts and Technology, discusses the report he co-authored with his director, Bryan Clark — “Resilient Aerial Refueling: Safeguarding the US Military’s Global Reach” — and why aerial refueling should be a top modernization priority and the fleet that will be needed for the challenges the nation faces especially in the Pacific with Defense & Aerospace...

Cyber Report [Jun 08, 22] Building the Right Cyber Workforce; Deep Dive on SBOMs & HBOMs

June 08, 2022 16:37 - 31 minutes - 43.3 MB

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Fortress Information Technology, Rear Adm. Mark Montgomery, USN Ret., the senior director of the Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies and a senior adviser on the bipartisan Cyberspace Solarium Commission, discusses the new commission report he co-authored with Laura Bate — “Workforce Development Agenda for the National Cyber Director” — why the market hasn’t addressed the need for federal cyber tal...

Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Jun 07, 2022] Dr. Zack Krevor of Stratolaunch

June 07, 2022 19:37 - 19 minutes - 26.4 MB

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Dr. Zack Krevor, the CEO of Stratolaunch, discusses how the company — created in 2011 by Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen and Scaled Composites founder and aircraft design legend Burt Rutan — looks to drive innovation in hypersonic weapons development through rapid prototyping and testing, the company’s role in the development ecosystem, keys to speed and how US capabilities in the field compare against adversaries like Chi...

[Jun 06, 2022] Russo-Ukraine Update w/ Sam Bendett & Byron Callan’s Week Ahead

June 06, 2022 20:26 - 35 minutes - 49 MB

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Sam Bendett of the Center for Naval Analyses who is also affiliated with the Center for a New American Security discusses Russia’s war on Ukraine and what’s next, Moscow’s strategy to use food as a weapon, impact of Western aid for Kyiv, and an update on unmanned warfare; and Byron Callan of the independent Washington research firm Capital Alpha Partners on how to think of key developments over the past week including the...

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