Defense & Aerospace Report
1,608 episodes - English - Latest episode: 14 days ago - ★★★★ - 102 ratingsWelcome 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 Podcast [Jun 05, ’22 Business Report]
June 05, 2022 21:41 - 56 minutes - 78 MBOn 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 Market performance as investors grapple with broad market drivers and magnitude of coming recession — Air travel update as appetite continues strong despite rising fares — Analysis of Boeing President and CEO Dave Calhoun’s statement that the company wouldn’t...
Defense & Aerospace Podcast [Washington Roundtable Jun 03, ’22]
June 03, 2022 16:23 - 50 minutes - 69 MBOn 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 and Jim Townsend, a former deputy assistant secretary of defense for Europe and NATO who is now with the Center for a New American Security. Topics: — Congress prepares to markup Biden administration’s budget request and weighs magnitud...
[Jun 02, 22] Dr. Monique Mansoura on 'Building a Sustainable Biopreparedness Industrial Base'
June 02, 2022 17:45 - 19 minutes - 26.4 MBOn this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Dr. Monique Mansoura, the executive director for Global Health Security and Biotechnology at the MITRE think tank, discusses the report — “Building a Sustainable Biopreparedness Industrial Base” — as COVID cases rise and Biden administration prepares its $88 billion package to prepare for future biological threats and pandemics, lessons from the COVID pandemic to help prepare for future crisis whether naturally occurring ...
[Jun 01, 22] Russo-Ukraine Land Warfare and Vertical Lift Lessons Learned w/ Retired Maj. Ge
June 01, 2022 18:46 - 21 minutes - 29.3 MBOn this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Maj. Gen. Jeff Schloesser, USA Ret., the former director of US Army Aviation who commanded the 101st Airborne Division and the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, now the executive vice president for strategic pursuits at Bell, discusses battlefield aviation lessons from Russia’s war on Ukraine and how they might shape programs including the Army’s Future Vertical Lift effort and more with Defense & Aerospace Repo...
DEFAERO Strategy Series w/ IISS' Ben Barry [May 31, ’22]
May 31, 2022 15:57 - 54 minutes - 75.5 MBBrig. Ben Barry, British Army Ret., the land warfare fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, discusses lessons learned from Russia’s war on Ukraine, learning the right lessons, improving NATO’s capabilities, trends in battlefield mobility, long-range precision fires, connectivity and unmanned systems, how Ukraine shapes future Taiwan scenarios and more with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. This conversation is sponsored by General Atomics Aeronautical Syst...
Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [May 29, ’22 Business Report]
May 29, 2022 19:15 - 42 minutes - 58.4 MBOn 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: — Up Wall Street market after the worst sustained downturn since 1923 as investors break for Memorial Day holiday — US and European broader market drivers — China’s continuing covid lockdowns and impact on global travel — Rift in Europe as France and Germany negotiate with Vl...
Defense & Aerospace Podcast [Washington Roundtable May 26, ’22]
May 26, 2022 18:46 - 49 minutes - 67.9 MBOn 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 and Chris Servello, a founder of Provision Advisors public relations firm (and Defense and Aerospace team member). Topics: — Analysis of President Biden’s first trip to Asia including fourth Quad heads-of-state meeting, new trade and m...
Cyber Report [May 25, 22] CSIS' Dr Jim Lewis on New Quantum Computing Strategy
May 25, 2022 16:44 - 23 minutes - 31.8 MBOn this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Fortress Information Security, Dr. Jim Lewis, director of the Strategic Technologies program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, discusses the Biden administration’s new National Security Memorandum on quantum computing and other moves to ensure America’s lead in the critical field from technology to training the right workforce for the future with Defense & Aerospace Report Vago Muradian.
DEFAERO Report Daily Podcast [May 24, 22] AWS' Crozier on Aerospace and Satellite Solutions
May 24, 2022 17:55 - 21 minutes - 28.9 MBOn this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Maj. Gen. Clint Crosier, USAF Ret., the former director of Space Force force planning who now heads Amazon Web Services’ Aerospace and Satellite Solutions business, discusses 2022 AWS Space Accelerator finalists, unique role of the company in an evolving space ecosystem, harnessing commercial capabilities to help make sense of vast and growing volume of data, harnessing innovation for military advantage, data rights and m...
DEFAERO Report Daily Podcast [May 24, 22] AWS' Crosier on Aerospace and Satellite Solutions
May 24, 2022 17:55 - 21 minutes - 28.9 MBOn this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Maj. Gen. Clint Crosier, USAF Ret., the former director of Space Force force planning who now heads Amazon Web Services’ Aerospace and Satellite Solutions business, discusses 2022 AWS Space Accelerator finalists, unique role of the company in an evolving space ecosystem, harnessing commercial capabilities to help make sense of vast and growing volume of data, harnessing innovation for military advantage, data rights and m...
DEFAERO Report Daily Podcast [May 23, 22] Sam Bendett Update on Russo-Ukraine Conflict
May 23, 2022 18:49 - 25 minutes - 35 MBOn this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Sam Bendett of Center for Naval Analyses and a visiting fellow at the Center for a New American Security, discusses the latest in Russia’s war against Ukraine, the importance of the salient developing in Eastern Ukraine, judging Russians’ shifting perceptions of the war, Moscow’s ability to recruit more manpower and develop capabilities as the war grinds on, who might succeed Vladimir Putin and more with Defense & Aerospa...
Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [May 22, ’22 Business Report]
May 22, 2022 19:51 - 52 minutes - 72.4 MBOn 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: — Analysis as Wall Street descends into bear market territory over long-range economic concerns — European performance and a look at impact of China’s continuing covid lockdowns — How inflation will impact global air traffic, including for business travelers — US and European ...
Defense & Aerospace Podcast [Washington Roundtable May 20, ’22]
May 20, 2022 16:06 - 54 minutes - 74.9 MBOn 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: — Senate approves $40 billion in Ukr...
[May 19, 22] Maj. Gen. Jim Boozer on SOFIC & Jim Emmert and Alistair Wilson of JFD
May 19, 2022 23:55 - 32 minutes - 45.2 MBOn this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Maj. Gen. Jim Boozer, USA Ret., the executive vice president of the National Defense Industrial Association, discusses key takeaways from the NDIA’s 2022 SOFIC conference and tradeshow as the US Special Operations community returns to great power competition; and Alistair Wilson, the strategy, sales and marketing director at JFD — an innovative British company that is a leading supplier of swimmer delivery vehicles, divin...
Cyber Report [May 18, 22] IISS' Dr. Greg Austin on Russia's Cyber Maturity
May 18, 2022 18:06 - 33 minutes - 46.2 MBOn this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Fortress Information Security, Dr. Greg Austin who heads the Cyber Power and Future Conflict program at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in Singapore, discusses Russia’s cyber capabilities, Moscow’s approach to cyber, US and allied offensive and defensive cyber abilities, how brain drain will undermine Russian information and communications technology, Western efforts to live without Russian labor and Russia’s ability to substitute fo...
DEFAERO Report Daily Podcast [May 17, 22] Amb Sandy Vershbow
May 17, 2022 20:38 - 34 minutes - 47.6 MBOn this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Amb. Alexander “Sandy” Vershbow, the former US ambassador to NATO, South Korea and Russia, as well as former Pentagon international security policy chief and NATO deputy Secretary General now with the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, discusses a long-term approach to countering Russia, helping Ukraine, holding Moscow to account for its atrocities, encouraging regime change, capabilities Finl...
Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [May 16, 2022] Byron Callan’s Week Ahead
May 16, 2022 20:02 - 28 minutes - 38.6 MBOn this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Byron Callan of the independent Washington research firm Capital Alpha Partners discusses Finland and Swedish membership in NATO, key factors to consider as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, ways the international community could break Moscow’s blockade of Ukraine’s Black Sea ports, continuing lessons from the war, what the Maginot Line can teach modern strategists and planners, and a look ahead at the week in Washington with...
Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [May 15, ’22 Business Report]
May 15, 2022 15:58 - 52 minutes - 71.9 MBOn 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: — Analysis of the biggest sustained drop on world markets since 2008 and how aerospace and defense equities fared — Disconnect between stately pace of US and European defense spending in wake of Russia’s war on Ukraine and investor expectations of rapid budget increases — Defe...
Defense & Aerospace Podcast [Washington Roundtable May 13, ’22]
May 13, 2022 21:15 - 48 minutes - 67 MBOn 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 and Dr. Kathleen McInnis, the director of the Smart Women, Smart Power Initiative at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Topics: — Implications of one lawmakers, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., blocking move by Congress to appr...
DEFAERO Report Daily Podcast [May 12, 22] Atlantic Council's Barry Pavel
May 12, 2022 21:03 - 25 minutes - 35.1 MBOn this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Barry Pavel, the director of the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, discusses the Biden administration’s national and defense strategies, the administration’s effort to help Ukraine defeat Russia’s invasion, how Washington needs to change its message to win over nations that are now reluctant to join anti-Russian coalition, why Vladimir Putin is a rational actor and why his nuclear threats can ...
Cyber Report [May 11, 22] PSC's David Berteau on CMMC 2.0
May 11, 2022 15:08 - 26 minutes - 36 MBOn this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Fortress Information Security, David Berteau, the president and CEO of the Professional Services Council, discusses the Defense Department’s plans to roll out the second version of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification — CMMC 2.0 — next March, why the effort is taking so long, what getting it “right” means, the importance of improving the security of services and government contractors overall, and why recent surveys of public cyber sentiment...
DEFAERO Report Daily Podcast [May 10, 22] Elbit Systems of America’s Raanan Horowitz
May 10, 2022 18:49 - 30 minutes - 41.8 MBOn this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Raanan Horowitz, the president and CEO of Elbit Systems of America, discusses priorities as life returns to normal after the pandemic, the defense budget outlook, inflation, recruiting and growing new talent, retaining key skills, moving faster, helping the United States and its allies support Ukraine and more with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.
[May 09, 2022] Byron Callan’s Week Ahead & Sam Bendett on Russia's Victory Day Parade
May 09, 2022 16:33 - 31 minutes - 43.5 MBOn this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Byron Callan of the independent Washington research firm Capital Alpha Partners discusses continuing lessons from Russia’s war on Ukraine, inflation and the Pentagon budget, takeaways from Oshkosh’s investor day, and a look at the week ahead; and Sam Bendett from the Center for Naval Analyses who is also with the Center for a New American Security discusses Russia’s May 9 Victory Day commemoration, Vladimir Putin’s messag...
Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [May 08, ’22 Business Report]
May 08, 2022 19:09 - 51 minutes - 71.1 MBOn 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: — Look at the most volatile week on world markets since 2008 as American investors punish Federal Reserve for not raising interest rates 1 percent but half that — Volatility index hits 3.1 percent as some analysts suggest key figure could double — Air travel update as China co...
Defense & Aerospace Podcast [Washington Roundtable May 06, ’22]
May 06, 2022 18:52 - 54 minutes - 75 MBOn 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, Michael Herson of American Defense International and Chris Servello, a founder of Provision Advisors public relations firm (and Defense and Aerospace team member). Topics: — Status of Ukraine supplemental, covid aid, CHIPS-USICA confer...
Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [May 05, 2022] AIA's Eric Fanning
May 05, 2022 17:05 - 35 minutes - 48.8 MBOn this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Eric Fanning, the president and CEO of the Aerospace Industries Association, discusses the outlook for his members and priorities as world emerges from the pandemic, potential increases to US defense spending over the Biden administration’s $773 billion Pentagon budget request, impact of inflation and supply chain problems, the implication’s of the administration’s Buy American approach and how to strike the best balance ...
Cyber Report [May 04, 22] Suzanne Spaulding & Fortress' Andrea Schaumann
May 04, 2022 14:55 - 35 minutes - 48.6 MBOn this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Fortress Information Security, Suzanne Spaulding, the former cyber director at the Department of Homeland Security during the Obama administration who is now at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and a member of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission, discusses the Biden administration’s efforts to improve cyber security and what more should be done, Russian cyber operations in the wake of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, issues the second Cy...
Cyber Report [May 04, 22] Suzanne Spaulding & Fortress' Andrea Schaumann
May 04, 2022 14:53 - 35 minutes - 48.6 MBOn this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Fortress Information Security, Suzanne Spaulding, the former cyber director at the Department of Homeland Security during the Obama administration who is now at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and a member of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission, discusses the Biden administration’s efforts to improve cyber security and what more should be done, Russian cyber operations in the wake of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, issues the second Cy...
Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [May 03, 2022] The Falklands War--Forty Years Later
May 03, 2022 18:55 - 33 minutes - 46 MBOn this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Cdr. Jonty Powis, Royal Navy Ret., who served as navigator aboard HMS Conqueror during the Falkland Islands war when the British nuclear-powered attack submarine sank the Argentine light cruiser General Belgrano, discusses the significance of the attack and how it changed the course of the war, the importance of clear and simple rules of engagement, lessons of the war, how the Royal Navy and UK military’s culture of flexi...
Daily Pod [May 02, 2022] Byron Callan's Week Ahead & Hudson's David Asher on Russian Sanctions
May 02, 2022 17:14 - 33 minutes - 46.6 MBOn this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Byron Callan of the independent Washington research firm Capital Alpha Partners discusses takeaways from last week’s first quarter 2022 earnings results by leading US defense contractors, how President Biden’s $33 billion aid package for Ukraine changes industrial prospects, whether European defense spending will be sustained, and a look at the week ahead; and Dr. David Asher, one of the world’s leading experts on sanctio...
Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [May 01, ’22 Business Report]
May 01, 2022 18:25 - 48 minutes - 67 MBOn 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: — The week on world markets as S&P 500 experiences its second correction of 2022 and worries mount over China’s covid lockdown as well as Russia’s war on Ukraine — Analysis of first quarter earnings reports, including Embraer, General Dynamics, L3Harris, Lockheed Martin, MTU, ...
Defense & Aerospace Podcast [Washington Roundtable Apr 29, ’22]
April 29, 2022 17:12 - 51 minutes - 70.7 MBOn 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, Michael Herson of American Defense International and Teri Schultz, a Brussels-based freelance Reporter for NPR and Deutsche Welle and podcast host for the Atlantic Council. Topics: — Congress returns to session to assess defense spend...
Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Apr 28, 2022] Randy Schriver on Russo-Ukraine Lessons for Taiwan
April 28, 2022 17:37 - 26 minutes - 35.9 MBOn this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Randy Schriver, a former assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific security affairs who is now with the Pacific Solutions consultancy and chairman of the Project 2049 Institute to fully normalize relations between the United States and Taiwan, discusses lessons from Russia’s war on Ukraine that are applicable to Taiwan, whether the strong global reaction to Moscow’s war changes Beijing’s calculus to unite with the i...
Cyber Report [Apr 27, 22] Fortress' 'What to Watch' & Mark Montgomery on Cyber Hill Happenings
April 27, 2022 16:14 - 33 minutes - 45.5 MBOn this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Fortress Information Security, Fortress’ John Cofrancesco on cyber attack on Russia’s Gazprom, how increasingly effective US defensive and offensive capabilities may lead of complacency across industry-government-public, and whether cyber defenders are improving their agility; 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 who is also a seni...
Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Apr 26, 2022] Steve Blank & Dr. Joe Felter On Faster Innovation
April 26, 2022 22:58 - 34 minutes - 47.4 MBOn this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Steve Blank, a Silicon Valley pioneer and founder of the K&S Ranch who is an adjunct professor at Stanford University, and Dr. Joe Felter, a former deputy assistant secretary of defense for South Asia, Southeast Asia and Oceania who is now the director of Stanford’s Gordian Knot Center for National Security Innovation and coauthor of Hacking for Defense, discuss the imperative for tectonic change in solving US national se...
Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Apr 25, 2022] Byron Callan on the Week Ahead
April 25, 2022 23:47 - 30 minutes - 42.1 MBOn this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Byron Callan of the independent Washington research firm Capital Alpha Partners discusses the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force spending details released in each of the service’s budget justification books, the Biden administration’s broader strategy, why it may be too early to draw lessons from Russia’s war against Ukraine, how Western nations are helping Kyiv, what the US Air Force’s decision to accelerate developm...
Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Apr 24, ’22 Business Report]
April 24, 2022 18:56 - 52 minutes - 71.9 MBOn 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: — Market performance as investors worry slow response Federal Reserve response to inflation fuels recession concerns — Delays on Boeing key 787, 777x and 737 Max programs — Look at results including Lockheed Marin, QinetiQ and Saab — Low first quarter 2022 Embraer deliveries i...
Defense & Aerospace Podcast [Washington Roundtable Apr 22, ’22]
April 22, 2022 16:09 - 55 minutes - 76.1 MBOn this Washington Roundtable episode of the Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guests are Ilan Berman of the American Foreign Policy Council, 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: — Issues for Congress as it returns from spring break on Tuesday including Title 42 and ...
Daily Podcast [Apr 21, 2022]CNAS' Chris Dougherty on Lesson from Russia-Ukraine Conflict
April 21, 2022 13:18 - 44 minutes - 61.7 MBOn this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Chris Dougherty, senior fellow in the defense program at the Center for a New American Security, discusses lessons from Russia’s attack on Ukraine, the mix of bespoke and commodity capabilities needed for future threats, importance of volume in weapons and production capacities needed for US and allied needs, and more with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.
Cyber Report [Apr 20, 22] Justin Sherman & Fortress Information Security's Peter Kassabov
April 20, 2022 17:35 - 30 minutes - 41.9 MBOn this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Fortress Information Security, Justin Sherman, a Wired Magazine contributor and visiting fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative, discusses the latest attack on Ukraine’s infrastructure by the “Sandworm” cyber unit of Russia’s military intelligence agency, the GRU — officially known as Unit 74455 — how defenders are improving their game, the value and perils of disclosing classified information, takeaways from the FBI’s successful...
Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Apr 19, 2022] Mitchell's Deptula on the Russo-Ukraine Air War
April 19, 2022 13:02 - 36 minutes - 50.6 MBOn this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Lt. Gen. Dave Deptula, USAF Ret., the dean of the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies, discusses the role of air and space capabilities in the conflict including commercial satellite imagery and signals intelligence, how Ukraine is using air power, the implications of the loss of Russia’s Black Sea Flagship Moskva, assesses Russia’ poor operational performance, lessons from the conflict that could shape US capabiliti...
Daily Podcast [Apr 18, 2022] CNA's Bendett on Russo-Ukraine War & Byron Callan on the Week Ahead
April 18, 2022 16:14 - 35 minutes - 48.8 MBOn this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Sam Bendett of the Center for Naval Analyses discusses the state of Russia’s war on Ukraine and whether Moscow’s war aims are limited to Ukraine’s east and south, how Western aid is helping Kyiv, the sinking of the Russian Black Sea Fleet flagship Moskva and impact on Vladimir Putin’s popularity and the role of commercially available unmanned systems are playing in the conflict; and Byron Callan of the independent Washing...
Defense & Aerospace Podcast [Washington Roundtable Apr 15, ’22]
April 15, 2022 16:03 - 58 minutes - 80.6 MBOn 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 Chris Servello, a founder of Provision Advisors public relations firm (and Defense and Aerospac...
DefAero Technology Report [Apr 14, ’22] Mercury Systems' Dr. Bill Conley
April 14, 2022 14:45 - 36 minutes - 50.7 MBOn this episode of the Technology Report, sponsored by GM Defense, Dr. Bill Conley, the chief technology officer at Mercury Systems, discusses commercial advances that will improve defense capabilities, how best to adapt civilian technology for demanding military applications, accelerating innovation and program development, sovereignty and global supply chains, and more with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.
[Apr 13, 2022]Odds and Repercussions of Finland & Sweden Joining NATO
April 13, 2022 21:50 - 35 minutes - 49.4 MBOn this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Dr. Stephen Flanagan and Gene Germanovich of the Rand Corporation think tank discuss Finland and Sweden’s desire to join NATO in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and drive to reorder European security, what the two countries would bring the alliance, what’s next in Moscow’s campaign to conquer eastern Ukraine, the outlook for European and transatlantic unity to support Kyiv and punish Russia, and whether we are al...
DefAero JADC2 Report [Apr 12, ’22] L3Harris' Sean Stackley
April 12, 2022 11:01 - 19 minutes - 26.9 MBOn this episode of the JADC2 Report, sponsored by L3Harris, Sean Stackley, a former assistant secretary of the Navy for research, development and acquisition who is now the president of L3Harris Integrated Mission Systems segment, discusses the Pentagon’s approach to fielding its top priority Joint All Domain Command and Control system with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.
Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Apr 11, 2022] Byron Callan's Week Ahead
April 11, 2022 17:39 - 35 minutes - 48.3 MBOn this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guest is Byron Callan of the independent Washington research firm Capital Alpha Partners discusses what’s next in Russia’s attack on Ukraine, how a shift in Moscow’s focus from conventional to strategic weapons could shape US and allied investment, military implications of restricting Russia’s access to technology, whether the Pentagon can wisely spend $100 billion more in 2023, and takeaways from budget hearings and ...
Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Apr 10, ’22 Business Report]
April 10, 2022 19:55 - 51 minutes - 71.1 MBOn 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 overview as investors worry about a longer Russian war against Ukraine, inflation trends and potential recession — UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s surprise visit to Kyiv and more weapons for Ukraine — European spending update as Washington insiders hint at d...
Defense & Aerospace Podcast [Washington Roundtable Apr 08, ’22]
April 08, 2022 16:33 - 58 minutes - 80.6 MBOn 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, Michael Herson of American Defense International and Chris Servello, a founder of Provision Advisors public relations firm (and Defense and Aerospace team member).
Cyber Report [Apr 07, 22] Mark Montgomery & Navy's Chris Cleary
April 07, 2022 15:32 - 30 minutes - 41.9 MBOn this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, in segment one our guest is Mark Montgomery, a retired US Navy rear admiral who is the senior advisor to the bipartisan Cyberspace Solarium Commission and the senior director of the Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies; in segment two we speak with Navy Principal Cyber Adviser Chris Cleary.