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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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Northrop Grumman Cyber Report: [Aug 12, 21] Biden Admin's Progress & Supply Chain Security Deadlines

August 11, 2021 21:22 - 30 minutes - 41.5 MB

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Dr. Jim Lewis of the Center for Strategic and International Studies discusses next cyber steps for the Biden administration, securing the supply chain and insurance and cyberspace; and John Cofrancesco of Fortress Information Security also discusses key deadlines facing the national security cyber community, assuring the integrity of software and hardware supply chains and ensuring a level playing field with Defense & Aerospace Repor...

DEFAERO Report Daily Podcast [Aug 10, 2021] Leaders from General Atomics and Leonardo DRS

August 10, 2021 20:08 - 27 minutes - 38 MB

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, our guests are Dave Alexander, president of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, discusses the Sea Guardian variant of the company’s MQ-9B aircraft for maritime patrol, anti-submarine warfare and airborne early warning applications; and John Miller and Ed Thaxton of Leonardo DRS Naval Power Systems discuss the attributes of all-electric naval propulsion with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

DEFAERO Report Daily Podcast [Aug 09, 2021] JADC2, Hypersonics, Infrastructure & The Week Ahead

August 09, 2021 18:53 - 33 minutes - 46 MB

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, Byron Callan of the independent Washington research firm Capital Alpha Partners and Todd Harrison of the Center for Strategic and International Studies discuss Joint All Domain Command and Control issues that DoD must resolve to improve future battle force connectivity — including Harrison’s new report “Battle Networks and the Future Force” — hypersonic weapons, the Senate’s ongoing infrastructure deliberations and a look at the week ahead ...

Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Aug 08, ’21 Business Report]

August 08, 2021 23:08 - 53 minutes - 73.1 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 the Teal Group consultancy and Sash Tusa of Agency Partners. Topics: — Week on world markets as economic performance improves and covid outlook remains uncertain as concerns about new variants grows — Protests against mask, vaccination and vaccine passport mandates — Travel outlook as air carriers work to balance supply and demand — Revi...

Defense & Aerospace Podcast [Washington Roundtable Aug 06 ’21]

August 06, 2021 21:34 - 55 minutes - 76.2 MB

On this Washington Roundtable episode of the Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guests are Byron Callan of the independent Washington research firm Capital Alpha Partners, Dov Zakheim, PhD, former DoD comptroller, now with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Dr. Patrick Cronin of the Hudson Institute, Bryan Clark, the director of the Center for Defence Concepts and Technology at the Hudson Institute think tank and Ilan Berman of the American Foreign Pol...

Northrop Grumman Cyber Report: [Aug 5, 21] Improving Government and Industry Collaboration

August 05, 2021 19:42 - 32 minutes - 44.3 MB

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Chris Cleary, the US Navy’s principal cyber adviser, and Josh O’Sullivan, the chief technology officer of cybersecurity firm Ardalyst, from the sidelines of the Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space conference and trade show discuss the kind of relationship needed between government and industry to improve the nation’s cyber security with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. Our coverage of this year’s Sea-Air-Space was sponsored b...

DEFAERO Report Daily Podcast [Aug 04, 2021] Sea, Air & Space Day 3

August 04, 2021 23:11 - 42 minutes - 57.7 MB

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast from the Navy League’s Sea, Air & Space Symposium and Trade Show , our guest is segment one is Wesley D. Kremer, president of Raytheon Missiles & Defense. In segment two our guest is Jon Rambeau, vice president and general manager of Lockheed Martin’s Integrated Warfare Systems and Sensors unit. Finally, in our roundtable segment, we break down the show with Bryan McGrath of The Ferrybridge Group, and Chris Servello, co-host of the CavasShip...

DEFAERO Report Daily Podcast [Aug 02, 2021] Sea, Air & Space Day 2

August 03, 2021 21:41 - 34 minutes - 47.5 MB

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast from the Navy League’s Sea, Air & Space Symposium and Trade Show, , our guest is segment one is Mike Petters, president and CEO of Huntington Ingalls Industries. In segment two we break down day two of the show with Bryan Clark, Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute and Byron Callan of the independent equity research firm Capital Alpha Partners.

DEFAERO Report Daily Podcast [Aug 03, 2021] Sea, Air & Space Day 2

August 03, 2021 21:41 - 34 minutes - 47.5 MB

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast from the Navy League’s Sea, Air & Space Symposium and Trade Show, , our guest is segment one is Mike Petters, president and CEO of Huntington Ingalls Industries. In segment two we break down day two of the show with Bryan Clark, Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute and Byron Callan of the independent equity research firm Capital Alpha Partners.

DEFAERO Report Daily Podcast [Aug 02, 2021] Sea, Air & Space Day 1

August 02, 2021 21:39 - 41 minutes - 57.1 MB

On this first episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast from the Navy League's Sea, Air & Space Symposium and Trade Show, , our guest is segment one is Rear Adm. Casey J. Moton, PEO, Unmanned and Small Combatants. In segment two we break down day on of the show with our very Christopher P. Cavas and Chris Servello, cohosts of the Cavas Ships Podcast.

Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Aug 01, ’21 Business Report]

August 01, 2021 21:05 - 49 minutes - 68.1 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 the Teal Group consultancy and Sash Tusa of Agency Partners. Topics: — Turbulent week on Wall Street as delta variant cases surge and new lockdowns and mandates are imposed — Outlook for commercial air travel and future earnings as cases among unvaccinated rise and implications for jet makers — Dassault, Honeywell Saab and Thales earnings...

Defense & Aerospace Podcast [Washington Roundtable Jul 30 ’21]

July 30, 2021 19:12 - 52 minutes - 71.7 MB

On this Washington Roundtable episode of the Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guests are Michael Herson, President and CEO, American Defense International, Byron Callan of the independent Washington research firm Capital Alpha Partners, Dov Zakheim, PhD, former DoD comptroller, now with the Center for Strategic and International Studies and Dr. Patrick Cronin of the Hudson Institute. Topics: — Update on bipartisan $1 trillion infrastructure package and Jan. 6 commiss...

Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Jul 29, 2021] The Security of Defense Trade with Allies

July 29, 2021 19:36 - 34 minutes - 46.9 MB

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Col. Mark Cancian, USMCR Ret., a senior adviser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and Dr. Jim Hasik of George Mason University who is with the Atlantic Council think tank discuss takeaways from Hasik’s “The Security of Defense Trade with Allies: Enhancing Contact, Contracts, and Control in Supply Chains,” balancing Buy American strictures and partnering with allies and partners on technology, covid le...

Northrop Grumman Cyber Report: [Jul 28, 21] Adm Rogers on Latest Biden Directive

July 28, 2021 19:46 - 34 minutes - 46.9 MB

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Adm. Mike Rogers, USN Ret., the former director of the National Security Agency and first commander of US Cyber Command who is now the chairman of the advisory board of cybersecurity firm Claroty, discusses President Biden’s new directive on cyber security and infrastructure, how leaders and followers need to think about a rapidly changing cyber ecosystem, Joint Chief Vice Chairman Gen. John Hyten’s comments that DoD must rethink war...

Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Jul 27, 2021] Lessons From the Marathon War In Afghanistan

July 27, 2021 23:14 - 35 minutes - 48.8 MB

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Maj. Gen. Jeff Schloesser, US Army Ret., the former commander of the 101st Airborne Division and Combined Joint Task Force-101 in Afghanistan who is now the executive vice president for strategic pursuits at Bell, discusses his book “Marathon War: Leadership in Combat in Afghanistan,” the Biden administration’s decision to withdraw US combat forces from the country, lessons learned from the two decade conflict, how to pre...

Daily Podcast [Jul 26, 2021] Week Ahead; Russia's Export Fighter; Hyten Takeaways

July 26, 2021 20:57 - 29 minutes - 41 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 Lockheed Martin’s earnings, the Senate Armed Services Committee’s markup, and US-China-Taiwan relations; Sam Bendett of the Center for Naval Analyses and the Center for a New American Security discusses Russia’s new Checkmate stealthy export fighter and unmanned news from the MAKS airshow outside Moscow; and Dr. Mark Lewis, the direc...

Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Jul 25, ’21 Business Report]

July 26, 2021 00:40 - 46 minutes - 64.3 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 the Teal Group consultancy and Sash Tusa of Agency Partners. Topics: — Turbulent week on Wall Street as delta variant cases surge and new lockdowns and mandates are imposed — Outlook for commercial air travel and future earnings as cases among unvaccinated rise and implications for jet makers — Dassault, Honeywell Saab and Thales earnin...

Defense & Aerospace Podcast [Washington Roundtable Jul 23 ’21]

July 23, 2021 17:46 - 49 minutes - 67.6 MB

On this Washington Roundtable episode of the Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guests are Bob Hale, former Pentagon comptroller, Michael Herson, President and CEO, American Defense International, Byron Callan of the independent Washington research firm Capital Alpha Partners, Becca Wasser, Defense Program fellow at the Center for a New American Security, Dov Zakheim, PhD, former DoD comptroller, now with the Center for Strategic and International Studies and Dr. Patri...

Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Jul 22, 2021] Tom Mahnken on Implementing Deterrence by Detection

July 22, 2021 21:18 - 26 minutes - 35.9 MB

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guest, Dr. Tom Mahnken, the CEO of the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, discusses the report he co-authored — “Implementing Deterrence by Detection — Innovative Capabilities, Processes, and Organizations for Situational Awareness in the Indo-Pacific Region” — how to establish a theater-wide detection and warning network for peace and war, what capabilities that JADC2 has to deliver and more with Defense...

Northrop Grumman Cyber Report [Jul 21, 21]: Chris Painter on What's Next w/ Russia and China

July 21, 2021 21:48 - 29 minutes - 40.7 MB

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Chris Painter, America’s first chief cyber diplomat during the Obama administration and who is now with the Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace, discusses what’s next now that the United States, NATO, the EU and allies have agreed to expose Beijing’s malicious cyber activities, countering China and Russia in cyberspace, tackling ransomware attacks as a national security priority, and the challenge posed by spyware in the...

DEFAERO Strategy Series w/ Dr Harlan Ullman [Jul 20, ’21]

July 20, 2021 21:47 - 56 minutes - 77.4 MB

Dr. Harlan Ullman, a retired US Navy captain who is now the chairman of the Killowen Group consultancy and author of 10 books on military strategy, discusses lessons from the US-led wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, flawed strategic assumptions that contributed to failures in both countries, why America wins battles but loses wars, how warfare is changing, how to think about China and Russia as adversaries, countering domestic extremism and disinformation, and a military education system for the ...

DEFAERO Andy Marshall Strategy Series w/ Dr Harlan Ullman [Jul 20, ’21]

July 20, 2021 21:47 - 56 minutes - 77.4 MB

Dr. Harlan Ullman, a retired US Navy captain who is now the chairman of the Killowen Group consultancy and author of 10 books on military strategy, discusses lessons from the US-led wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, flawed strategic assumptions that contributed to failures in both countries, why America wins battles but loses wars, how warfare is changing, how to think about China and Russia as adversaries, countering domestic extremism and disinformation, and a military education system for the ...

Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Jul 20, 2021] Look Ahead w/ Byron Callan

July 19, 2021 21:40 - 27 minutes - 37.3 MB

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guest Byron Callan of the independent equity research firm Capital Alpha Partners discusses what to watch and take note of over the coming week in DC and across the national and international security landscape.

Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Jul 18, ’21 Business Report]

July 18, 2021 21:00 - 52 minutes - 72 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 the Teal Group consultancy and Sash Tusa of Agency Partners. Topics: — Performance of aerospace and defense shares on world markets — Commercial air travel update as delta variant spreads — Boeing 787 production issues, FAA’s directive on 737 switches and Flydubai’s decision to halve its 737 Max order — Washington’s new concerns over Hong...

Defense & Aerospace Podcast [Washington Roundtable Jul 16 ’21]

July 16, 2021 20:05 - 51 minutes - 70.6 MB

On this Washington Roundtable episode of the Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guests are Bob Hale, former Pentagon comptroller, Dr. Scott Harold, senior political scientist at the Rand Corporation think tank, Michael Herson, President and CEO, American Defense International, 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 Byron Callan of the independent Washington research fir...

DefAero Monthly JADC2 Report Report [15 Jul ’21]

July 15, 2021 19:28 - 31 minutes - 42.8 MB

On the first monthly JADC2 Report, sponsored by L3Harris, Cdr. Bryan Clark, USN Ret., the director of the Center for Defence Concepts and Technology at the Hudson Institute, Chris Dougherty, a senior fellow in the defense program at the Center for a New American Security, and Todd Harrison, the director of both Defense Budget Analysis and the Aerospace Security Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, discuss the vital importance of Joint All Domain Command and Control, ...

Northrop Grumman Cyber Report [Jul 14, 21]: Ransomware, Hacks & Supply Chain Vulnerability

July 14, 2021 23:43 - 33 minutes - 45.7 MB

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Dmitri Alperovich, the co-founder and former CTO of cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike who is now the cofounder and executive chairman of the Silverado Policy Accelerator, John Cofrancesco of Fortress Information Security, and Justin Sherman of Wired Magazine and the Atlantic Council think tank who just authored a new paper “Reassessing RuNet: Russian internet isolation and implications for Russian cyber behavior,” discuss the largest ra...

DEFAERO Report Daily Podcast [Jul 13, 21] Montgomery on the Fighting Culture of the Surface Navy

July 13, 2021 18:44 - 38 minutes - 52.3 MB

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, Rear Adm. Mark Montgomery, USN Ret., the executive director of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission and fellow at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, discusses key takeaways from the 23-page “A Report on the Fighting Culture of the United States Navy Surface Fleet” he co-wrote with Lt. Gen. Robert “Rooster” Schmidle, PhD, USMC Ret., how to improve Surface Force culture, capabilities, readiness and warfighting with Defense & Aerospa...

DEFAERO Report Daily Podcast [Jul 12, 21] USAF-French Air Force-Royal Air Force Interoperability

July 13, 2021 01:16 - 30 minutes - 42.3 MB

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, Lt. Gen. Vincent Cousin, the director of operations for the French Air Force, discusses the rapid deployment of Rafale fighters, A400M transports and A330 tankers and 150 airmen to French Polynesia, training with US Air Force units in the United States, exercises with Rafales and Pacific Air Forces F-22s in Hawaii, takeaways from the recent USAF-French Air Force-Royal Air Force interoperability exercises and more with Defense & Aerospace Re...

Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Jul 11, ’21 Business Report]

July 11, 2021 23:54 - 44 minutes - 61.7 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 the Teal Group consultancy and Sash Tusa of Agency Partners. Topics: — Defense and aerospace stock performance drivers for the week — Travel implications of uneven vaccinations, rising Delta variant and differing national border policies — Airbus’ June orders and deliveries — Outlook for Beijing’s recertification of the Boeing 737 Max to ...

Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Jul 02, ’21 Combined Washington Roundtable and Business Report]

July 02, 2021 20:22 - 52 minutes - 72.7 MB

On this combined Washington Roundtable and Business Report episode of the Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guests in segment one are Dov Zakheim, PhD, former DoD comptroller, now with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Michael Herson, President and CEO, Bob Hale, former Pentagon comptroller and Mackenzie Eaglen of the American Enterprise Institute. In segment two we are joined by our normal Sunday business crew, “Rocket Ron” Epstein, PhD, of Bank of ...

DEFAERO Report Daily Podcast [Jul 01, 21] Key Takeaways from EU Defence Washington Forum

July 01, 2021 16:58 - 28 minutes - 39.4 MB

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, Heather Conley, the senior vice president for Europe, Eurasia and the Arctic and the director of the Europe Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, discusses key takeaways from the 10th annual EU Defence Washington Forum hosted by the European Union Delegation to the United States and CSIS, improving EU-US security, forging consensus on countering Russia and China, addressing hybrid threats especially in the electroma...

Northrop Grumman Cyber Report [Jun 30, 21]: Cyber Capabilities and National Power

June 30, 2021 20:07 - 33 minutes - 45.9 MB

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman,Nigel Inkster, the director of transnational threats and political risk at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, discusses IISS’ new report — “Cyber Capabilities and National Power: Net Assessment” — that ranks 15 leading cyber nations that places the United States alone in the top tier, how to counter China and Russia, fighting the ransomware scourge, deterrence in cyberspace, The balance between offense and defense, the...

DEFAERO Report Daily Podcast [Jun 29, 21] Byron Callan on What to Watch for through the rest of 2021

June 29, 2021 20:42 - 26 minutes - 37.1 MB

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast,  Byron Callan of the independent Washington research firm Capital Alpha Partners discusses five key defense issues to watch through the rest of 2021, House Appropriations defense subcommittee markup takeaways, the need to experiment to transform, US and EU supply chain and industrial base issues and a summer reading list with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

DEFAERO Report Daily Podcast [Jun 28, 21] Karako and Gunzinger on Long Range Precision Fires

June 28, 2021 15:35 - 35 minutes - 48.6 MB

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, Dr. Tom Karako, the director of the Missile Defense Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and Col. Mark “Gonzo” Gunzinger, USAF Ret., the director of future concepts and capability assessments at the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies, discuss the report Gunzinger co-authored with Mitchell’s Lukas Autenried — “Building a Force That Wins: Recommendations for the 2022 National Defense Strategy” — long-range prec...

Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Jun 27, ’21 Business Report]

June 27, 2021 21:26 - 42 minutes - 59 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 the Teal Group consultancy and Sash Tusa of Agency Partners. Topics: — Performance of aerospace and defense companies on Wall Street as America steadily returns to normal — Outlook for air travel as Delta variant of covid on the rise in 85 countries, including US where 35 percent of the population haven’t been vaccinated — Look ahead to ...

DEFAERO Report Daily Podcast [Jun 14, 21] F-35 PEO Lt. Gen. Fick

June 27, 2021 00:04 - 33 minutes - 45.6 MB

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Defense & Aerospace, Lt. Gen. Eric Fick, USAF, the program executive officer of the F-35 Lightning II fighter, discusses why the ambitious multinational stealthy strike jet effort is vital, is delivering game-changing capability today as it prepares for tomorrow’s threats, getting steadily cheaper to buy and operate while blazing the trail for new aircraft, command systems and synthetic training environments in an exclusi...

Defense & Aerospace Podcast [Washington Roundtable Jun 25 ’21]

June 25, 2021 20:58 - 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, Byron Callan of the independent equity research firm Capital Alpha Partners, Dr. Patrick Cronin of the Hudson Institute and Michael Herson, President and CEO, American Defense International. Topics: — How President Biden may have jeopardized the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastr...

DEFAERO Report Daily Podcast [Jun 24, 21] Bryan Clark on Mosaic Warfare

June 24, 2021 22:16 - 30 minutes - 41.8 MB

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, Bryan Clark, the director of the Center for Defence Concepts and Technology at the Hudson Institute think tank, discusses the third in a series of three reports on mosaic warfare sponsored by DARPA and coauthored with his colleagues Dan Patt and Tim Walton — “Advancing Decision-Centric Warfare: Gaining Advantage Through Force Design and Mission Integration” — how the Biden administration’s Pacific Defense Initiative illustrates the problem ...

Northrop Grumman Cyber Report [Jun 23, 21]: Sharpening AI & Cyber Interactions with the Russians

June 23, 2021 19:47 - 29 minutes - 40 MB

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Dr. Amanda Muller, a senior staff artificial intelligence systems engineer and technical fellow at Northrop Grumman’s Networked Information Solutions Division, discusses how the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence’s report is shaping AI development, building ethics and trust into systems with “justified confidence,” Biden administration efforts to sharpen America’s AI game, getting the right -policy-technology-gov...

DEFAERO Strategy Series w/ Jim Clapper [Jun 22, ’21]

June 22, 2021 21:16 - 1 hour - 86.2 MB

Welcome to the DEFAERO Strategy Series our discussion with leading thinkers on security, business and technology. Our guest Lt. Gen. Jim Clapper, USAF Ret., the former director of national intelligence and one of the nation’s most experienced intelligence officers and the author of “Facts and Fears: Lessons from a Lifetime in Intelligence,” discusses less the nexus of intelligence and strategy, how intelligence has and hasn’t changed over the decades, role of technology, capabilities develop...

DEFAERO Andy Marshall Strategy Series w/ Jim Clapper [Jun 22, ’21]

June 22, 2021 21:16 - 1 hour - 86.2 MB

Welcome to the DEFAERO Andy Marshall Strategy Series, our discussion with leading thinkers on security, business and technology. Our guest Lt. Gen. Jim Clapper, USAF Ret., the former director of national intelligence and one of the nation’s most experienced intelligence officers and the author of “Facts and Fears: Lessons from a Lifetime in Intelligence,” discusses less the nexus of intelligence and strategy, how intelligence has and hasn’t changed over the decades, role of technology, capabi...

DEFAERO Report Daily Podcast [Jun 21, 21] Bill Moran on Moving From a Data Vision to a Data Strategy

June 21, 2021 20:32 - 34 minutes - 47 MB

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, Adm. Bill Moran, USN Ret., the US Navy’s 39th vice chief of naval operations who is now a principal advisor with the WestExec Advisors consultancy and the University of Maryland’s Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence and Security, discusses the importance of harnessing data for decision-making and artificial intelligence, the need for national and DoD data strategies and resourcing them properly, the cultural changes needed to best ...

Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Jun 20, ’21 Business Report]

June 20, 2021 18:56 - 48 minutes - 66.7 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 the Teal Group consultancy and Sash Tusa of Agency Partners.

Defense & Aerospace Podcast [Washington Roundtable Jun 18 ’21]

June 18, 2021 19:04 - 50 minutes - 69 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, Bob Hale, former Pentagon comptroller, Byron Callan of the independent equity research firm Capital Alpha Partners, Dr. Patrick Cronin of the Hudson Institute, Michael Herson, President and CEO, American Defense International and Jim Townsend, a former deputy assistant secretary...

DEFAERO Report Daily Podcast [Jun 17, 21] Russian AI & Autonomy

June 17, 2021 20:49 - 23 minutes - 32.4 MB

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, Sam Bendett and Jeff Edmonds of the Center for Naval Analyses Russia program — both also affiliated with the Center for a New American Security — discuss CNA’s new report, “Artificial Intelligence and Autonomy in Russia” that was sponsored by the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

Northrop Grumman Cyber Report [Jun 16, 21]: Cyber Takeaways From Pres Biden's European Trip

June 17, 2021 01:20 - 34 minutes - 47.6 MB

On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Dr. Erica Borghard, senior Cyberspace Solarium Commission director who is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and Martin Howard, a retired British senior security official who served at MoD, NATO and GCHQ and is now the senior team leader for NATO and cyber for Universal Defence and Security Solutions, discuss the decision by NATO to elevate cyber to an Article V mutual defense issue, cyber deterrence, ...

DefAero Monthly Technology Report [15 Jun ’21]

June 15, 2021 22:00 - 32 minutes - 45.2 MB

On this month’s Technology Report, sponsored by GM defense, Dr. Mark Lewis, the director of the Emerging Technologies Institute at the National Défense Industrial Association, discusses efforts to make ensure America maintains its commercial and military technological lead including the $250 billion measure passed by the Senate, a successful approach to developing new capabilities and how to avoid policies that would undermine access to capital with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Mura...

Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Jun 13, ’21 Business Report]

June 13, 2021 23:45 - 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 the Teal Group consultancy and Sash Tusa of Agency Partners. Topics: — The week in aerospace and defense stock performance — Denmark and Norway reopen as EU prepares for key June 15 meeting and UK’s planned June 21 reopening likely to be delayed — Takeaways from SpeedNews conference in Los Angeles — G7 meeting brings allies together on co...

Defense & Aerospace Podcast [Washington Roundtable Jun 11 ’21]

June 11, 2021 16:46 - 55 minutes - 75.6 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, Michael Herson, President and CEO, American Defense International 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: — Update on Preside...

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