Defense & Aerospace Report
1,575 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 days ago - ★★★★ - 92 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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DEFAERO Report Daily Podcast [Jun 26, 2020]–Israeli Plans to Annex the West Bank
June 26, 2020 21:48 - 24 minutes - 33.9 MBOn this 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 and Ilan Berman of the American Foreign Policy Council on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to annex portions of the West Bank.
Defense & Aerospace Podcast [Washington Roundtable Jun 25, 2020]
June 26, 2020 04:16 - 51 minutes - 70.6 MBOn this Roundtable episode of the Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guests are Gordon Adams, PhD, Non-Resident Fellow at the Quincy Institute, Dov Zakheim, PhD, former DoD comptroller, now with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Mackenzie Eaglen of the American Enterprise Institute, Byron Callan of the independent equity research firm Capital Alpa Partners, Teri Schultz, a Brussels-based freelance reporter for National Public Radio and Michael Herson,...
DEFAERO Report Daily Podcast [Jun 24, 2020]–Sam Bendett & Envistacom
June 25, 2020 05:20 - 25 minutes - 35.2 MBOn this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guest in segment one is Samuel Bendett, an associate research analyst in the Center for Naval Analyses’ Russia Studies Program and an Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Center for a New American Security with a Russian military and senior leader update. In segment two we talk to Rear Adm. Scott Sanders (ret) and Micheal Geist of Envistacom on their unique operating model.
DEFAERO Report Daily Podcast [May 06, 2020]–James A. Faist, Defense Advance Capabilities
June 24, 2020 01:59 - 37 minutes - 51.3 MBOn this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guest is James A. Faist, Director of Defense Research and Engineering for Advanced Capabilities on great power competition, US technological superiority, working with allies and partners to stay ahead of adversaries and budget complications/opportunities in competition.
DEFAERO Report Daily Podcast [JUN 23, 2020]–James A. Faist, Defense Advance Capabilities
June 24, 2020 01:59 - 37 minutes - 51.3 MBOn this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guest is James A. Faist, Director of Defense Research and Engineering for Advanced Capabilities on great power competition, US technological superiority, working with allies and partners to stay ahead of adversaries and budget complications/opportunities in competition.
DEFAERO Report Daily Podcast [Jun 22, 2020]–Dave Deptula
June 23, 2020 00:37 - 27 minutes - 37.6 MBOn this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guest is Lt. Gen. Dave Deptula, USAF Ret., the dean of the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies discusses airpower, budget priorities and the take aways from Air Combat Command General James Holmes' Mitchell Institute webinar remarks.
Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Jun 21, 2020 Business Report]
June 22, 2020 00:33 - 43 minutes - 59.6 MBOn this episode of the Business Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guests include “Rocket Ron” Epstein, PhD, of Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Richard Aboulafia of the Teal Group consultancy and Sash Tusa of Agency Partners. Topics: — Market performance roundup of Boeing, L3Harris, Lockheed Martin, Textron and other firms — Business jet outlook and General Dynamics’ decision to end Gulfstream’s G550 production aircraft — Airline outlook update including United’s $5 billion loan against the compa...
Northrop Grumman Cyber Report: DoD AI and ML in the Cloud
June 21, 2020 13:40 - 10 minutes - 14.3 MBOn this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Col. Sang D. Han, Chief of Infrastructure and Platform, Joint Common Foundation discusses DoD efforts utilizing AI and machine learning in a cloud environment to improve and speed-up warfighting efforts with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. Northrop Grumman also sponsors our broader cyber coverage.
DEFAERO Report Daily Podcast [Jun 19, 2020]–TR Investigation and Mackenzie Eaglen
June 19, 2020 21:51 - 39 minutes - 54 MBOn this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guests are Chris Servello, a founder of Provision Advisors (and Defense and Aerospace team member) on the announcement of the finding from the investigation into the handling of the COVID-19 virus onboard USS Theodore Roosevelt and Mackenzie Eaglen of the American Enterprise Institute on her recent essays on the effectiveness of veteran's hiring preference for the national security workforce and the pandemic lessons l...
Defense & Aerospace Podcast [Washington Roundtable Jun 18, 2020]
June 18, 2020 22:36 - 39 minutes - 54.5 MBOn this Roundtable episode of the Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guests are Gordon Adams, PhD, Non-Resident Fellow at the Quincy Institute, Dov Zakheim, PhD, former DoD comptroller, now with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Teri Schultz, a Brussels-based freelance reporter for National Public Radio and Michael Herson, President and CEO, American Defense International. Topics: — Update on the National Defense Authorization Act and markup — DoD mov...
DEFAERO Report Daily Podcast [Jun 17, 2020]
June 17, 2020 23:34 - 31 minutes - 43.9 MBOn this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guests are Lt. Col. Dakota Wood, USMC Ret., senior fellow at the Heritage Foundation on why Congress should support Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger’s proposed redesign plan and John Parkes founded Skydweller Aero Inc, on the company's development of the world’s first solar-powered, perpetual flight drone.
DEFAERO Report Daily Podcast [Jun 16, 2020]–Chinese Behavior
June 17, 2020 02:48 - 28 minutes - 38.7 MBOn this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guests are Patrick Cronin, PhD, the chair for Asia-Pacific Security at the Hudson Institute and Jonathan Ward, PhD, founder of Atlas Organization, a Washington D.C. and New York based consultancy focused on Chinese and Indian national strategy, on the latest events on the China-India border, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper's recent opinion piece in The Straits Times and broader Chinese global and regional behavior.
DEFAERO Report Daily Podcast [Jun 15, 2020]--Net Assessment and Military Strategy
June 16, 2020 00:15 - 28 minutes - 39.7 MBOn this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guest is is Thomas Mahnken, PhD, the president and CEO of the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments on his new book "Net Assessment and Military Strategy: Retrospective and Prospective Essays."
Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Jun 13, 2020 Business Report]
June 14, 2020 23:13 - 42 minutes - 58 MBOn this episode of the Business Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guests include “Rocket Ron” Epstein, PhD, of Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Richard Aboulafia of the Teal Group consultancy and Sash Tusa of Agency Partners. Topics: — Analysis of broad market trends driving another volatile week on Wall Street and world markets — Investor worries that recovery may not be as quick as originally anticipated — Airline update including Emirates CEO Sir Tim Clark’s suggestion that his airline’s fleet...
Cyber Report: Issues of the Week Sponsored by Northrop Grumman
June 14, 2020 21:39 - 16 minutes - 23.3 MBOn this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, James Lewis, PhD, senior vice president of the Center for Strategic and International Studies discusses the week's top cyber headlines with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. Northrop Grumman also sponsors our broader cyber coverage.
DEFAERO Report Daily Podcast [Jun 12, 2020] Week in Review
June 12, 2020 22:26 - 33 minutes - 46.6 MBOn this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guest is Chris Servello, a founder of Provision Advisors (and Defense and Aerospace team member) where we review the key news and commentary from the past week.
Defense & Aerospace Podcast [Washington Roundtable Jun 11, 2020]
June 11, 2020 22:02 - 46 minutes - 63.8 MBOn this Roundtable episode of the Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guests are Gordon Adams, PhD, Non-Resident Fellow at the Quincy Institute, Dov Zakheim, PhD, former DoD comptroller, now with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Byron Callan of the independent equity research firm Capital Alpa Partners, and Teri Schultz, a Brussels-based freelance reporter for National Public Radio. Topics: — How surging social justice movement could impact defense sp...
DEFAERO Report Daily Podcast [Jun 10, 2020] Matthew Kroenig
June 10, 2020 20:37 - 31 minutes - 43.7 MBOn this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guest is Matthew Kroenig, a professor of government and foreign service at Georgetown University, and the deputy director of the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security at the Atlantic Council on his new book The Return of Great Power Rivalry: Democracy Versus Autocracy From the Ancient World to the U.S. and China.
DEFAERO Report Daily Podcast [Jun 09, 2020] Future Navy/Elbit Special Operations Solutions
June 10, 2020 01:05 - 30 minutes - 42.2 MBOn this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guest in segment one is Bryan Clark, a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute on Navy force structure and his recent testimony to the House Armed Service Committee on future technology and operational concepts. In segment two we get a program update from Steve Wiggins, Senior Director Special Operations Solutions at Elbit Systems of America during the recent vSOFIC. Our naval coverage is sponsored by Fincantieri Marine...
DEFAERO Report Daily Podcast [Jun 08, 2020] Chris Brose on The Kill Chain
June 08, 2020 21:15 - 54 minutes - 50 MBOn this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guest is Chris Brose, Head of Strategy for Anduril Industries and author of The Kill Chain, on competition with China, defense investments and national security initiatives needed to stem the United States' sliding military superiority to Chinese technology and military capability.
Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Jun 07, 2020 Business Report]
June 07, 2020 22:18 - 36 minutes - 49.9 MBOn this episode of the Business Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guests include “Rocket Ron” Epstein, PhD, of Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Richard Aboulafia of the Teal Group consultancy and Sash Tusa of Agency Partners. Topics: — Analysis of broader market surge including airlines and aircraft makers — Rising tensions between Beijing and Washington — Defense spending implications of use of US troops to counter protests on the wake of the police killing of George Floyd — Market’s view of Tru...
Cyber Report: Information Warfare
June 07, 2020 18:28 - 9 minutes - 13.7 MBOn this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Chris Valentino, the vice president for information warfare and cyber survivability at Northrop Grumman discusses military services approach to information warfare and what it means to project power in cyber space with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. Northrop Grumman also sponsors our broader cyber coverage.
DEFAERO Report Daily Podcast [Jun 05, 2020] Week in Review
June 06, 2020 01:12 - 53 minutes - 72.8 MBOn this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guest in segment one is Chris Servello, a founder of Provision Advisors (and Defense and Aerospace team member) where we review the key news and commentary from the past week. In segment two we are joined by Kevin Billings, former assistant secretary of the US Air Force for installations, environment & logistics, president & CEO of Legation Strategies and president of the Billy Fiske Foundation on what can be learned ...
Defense & Aerospace Podcast [Washington Roundtable Jun 04, 2020]
June 04, 2020 22:55 - 48 minutes - 67 MBOn this Roundtable episode of the Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guests are Gordon Adams, PhD, Non-Resident Fellow at the Quincy Institute, Dov Zakheim, PhD, former DoD comptroller, now with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Michael Herson, President and CEO, American Defense International and Byron Callan of the independent equity research firm Capital Alpa Partners. Topics: — Impact of civil-military tensions on National Defense Authorization Ac...
DEFAERO Report Daily Podcast [Jun 03, 2020] Chinese Airline Ban and COVID-19 Trends
June 03, 2020 23:37 - 26 minutes - 36.1 MBOn this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guests are “Rocket Ron” Epstein, PhD, of Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Richard Aboulafia of the Teal Group consultancy on the Trump Administrations decision to ban all commercial passenger flights by Chinese carriers beginning later this month, as well as Darrell Bricker, PhD, the CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs on global trends and polling associated with COVID-19.
DEFAERO Report Daily Podcast [Jun0 2, 2020] Civil-Military Repercussions
June 02, 2020 21:26 - 32 minutes - 45 MBOn this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guests are Kori Schake, PhD, director of foreign and defense policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute(AEI) and Chris Servello, a founder of Provision Advisors (and Defense and Aerospace team member) on the civil military implications of comments and deployments decisions by President Trump and Defense Department leaders in response to recent protests in Washington, DC and around the country.
DEFAERO Report Daily Podcast [Jun 01, 2020] VADM Tom Moore
June 01, 2020 19:21 - 32 minutes - 44.6 MBOn this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guest is Vice Adm. Tom Moore, the commander of the Naval Sea Systems Command who will retire in June, on how COVID-19 has changed how his force works, catching up on work, reducing maintenance backlog and getting ships out to the fleet faster, an update on the FFG(X) frigate program and lessons learned from a career in Navy acquisition. Our naval coverage is sponsored by Fincantieri Marinette Marine.
Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [May 31, 2020 Business Report]
May 31, 2020 21:25 - 38 minutes - 53.4 MBOn this episode of the Business Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guests include “Rocket Ron” Epstein, PhD, of Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Richard Aboulafia of the Teal Group consultancy and Sash Tusa of Agency Partners. Topics: — Impact of rising tensions as China works to crack down on Hong Kong and President Trump’s moves to sanction Beijing — Broader market dynamics as investors grapple with weak economic outlook — Boeing job cuts as ratings agencies downgrade key companies like Rolls-Ro...
Cyber Report: Lessons From Grey Zone Behavior
May 31, 2020 15:15 - 14 minutes - 20.1 MBOn this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Rear Admiral Mark Montgomery, USN (ret.), executive director of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission discusses traditional grey-zone behavior and the correlation to adversary cyber tactics and behavior towards government and business online infrastructure and information with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. Northrop Grumman also sponsors our broader cyber coverage.
DEFAERO Andy Marshall Strategy Series–w/ Gen Jim Jones [May 30, 2020]
May 30, 2020 20:46 - 1 hour - 96.7 MBWelcome to the DEFAERO Andy Marshall Strategy Series, our weekly discussion with leading thinkers on security, business and technology, sponsored by Bell. Our series is named after Andy Marshall, one of America’s greatest strategic minds, to mark the one year anniversary of his passing. Our guest is Gen. Jim Jones, USMC (ret.), Executive Chairman Emeritus of the Atlantic Council, former National Security Advisor to President Obama, former Supreme Allied Commander Europe and founder of the Jon...
DEFAERO Report Daily Podcast [May 29, 2020] MQ-25 Update
May 29, 2020 21:51 - 27 minutes - 37.2 MBOn this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guest is Dave Bujold, Boeing's MQ-25 program director on impacts of COVID-19, program progress and way forward.
Defense & Aerospace Podcast [Washington Roundtable May 28, 2020]--NDAA, China, SPACEX launch
May 28, 2020 21:22 - 35 minutes - 48.1 MBOn this Roundtable episode of the Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guests include Byron Callan of the independent equity research firm Capital Alpa Partners; Michael Herson, President and CEO, American Defense International, Todd Harrison, the director of defense budget analysis and the Aerospace Security Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and Christian Davenport, a staff writer at the Washington Post covering the space and defense industri...
DEFAERO Report Daily Podcast [May 27, 2020] Barry Pavel
May 27, 2020 21:41 - 30 minutes - 41.4 MBOn this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guest is Barry Pavel, vice president and director of the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security at the Atlantic Council on COVID-19 lessons learned, governing and organizational changes needed to respond to future crises, as well as his advice for domestic and international senior leaders.
DEFAERO Report Daily Podcast [May 26, 2020] Army Budget Priorities
May 27, 2020 01:12 - 19 minutes - 26.7 MBOn this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guest is Lt. Gen. Jim Pasquarette, US Army, deputy Chief of Staff of the Army G-8 on fiscal effects of COVID-19 as well as the Army's current and future budget priorities.
Cyber Report: Protecting Innovation Capital
May 25, 2020 23:49 - 15 minutes - 20.9 MBOn this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Greg Garcia, Executive Director at Healthcare Sector Coordinating Council, discusses the need to protect health care innovation capital from cyber exploitation and interference with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. Northrop Grumman also sponsors our broader cyber coverage.
Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [May 24, 2020 Business Report]
May 25, 2020 01:30 - 39 minutes - 54.3 MBOn this episode of the Business Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guests include “Rocket Ron” Epstein, PhD, of Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Richard Aboulafia of the Teal Group consultancy and Sash Tusa of Agency Partners. Topics: — Disconnect between broader market and looming economic reality — Implications of decoupling between China and the rest of the world as deglobalization accelerates — Job cuts at Rolls-Royce and Safran in advance to even lower Airbus and Boeing production rates, and ...
DEFAERO Andy Marshall Strategy Series–w/ Gabriele Rizzo [May 23, 2020]
May 23, 2020 19:12 - 42 minutes - 58.3 MBWelcome to the DEFAERO Andy Marshall Strategy Series, our weekly discussion with leading thinkers on security, business and technology, sponsored by Bell. Our series is named after Andy Marshall, one of America’s greatest strategic minds, to mark the one year anniversary of his passing. Our guest is Gabriele Rizzo, Ph.D., APF, a visionary futurist and an enthusiastic innovator--he is Principal Futurist and Trusted Advisor for the United States Department of the Air Force, NATO Member at Large...
DEFAERO Report Daily Podcast [May 22, 2020] Navy's Role in Detterence
May 22, 2020 20:41 - 33 minutes - 46.5 MBOn this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guest is Bryan McGrath of The Ferrybridge Group, Defense & Aerospace Report’s own contributing editor Christopher P. Cavas and Chris Servello, a founder of Provision Advisors (and Defense and Aerospace team member) on recent US Navy submarine/aircraft carrier deployments and messaging as part of American efforts to signal disapproval and deter Chinese behavior towards Hong Kong and Taiwan.
DEFAERO Report Daily Podcast [May 22, 2020] Navy's Role in Deterence
May 22, 2020 20:41 - 33 minutes - 46.5 MBOn this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guest is Bryan McGrath of The Ferrybridge Group, Defense & Aerospace Report’s own contributing editor Christopher P. Cavas and Chris Servello, a founder of Provision Advisors (and Defense and Aerospace team member) on recent US Navy submarine/aircraft carrier deployments and messaging as part of American efforts to signal disapproval and deter Chinese behavior towards Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Defense & Aerospace Podcast [Washington Roundtable May 21, 2020]
May 21, 2020 21:39 - 36 minutes - 49.6 MBOn this Roundtable episode of the Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guests are Patrick Cronin, PhD, the chair for Asia-Pacific Security at the Hudson Institute and Mackenzie Eaglen of the American Enterprise Institute. Topics: — China’s new law exerting authority over Hong Kong — Growing tensions between Beijing and Washington in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic — White House’s new 16-page report on China policy — US call for new INF treat with China and Russia — ...
DEFAERO Report Daily Podcast [May 20, 2020]-Brett Pierson of Textron
May 20, 2020 22:46 - 15 minutes - 21 MBOn this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guest, Capt. Brett Pierson, USN (Ret.), the vice president for Defense Strategy & Sales at Textron Aviation Defense, provides an update on the AT-6E Wolverine program, discusses work with the Air Force and potential Armed Overwatch aviation opportunities with Special Operations Command. Our vSOFIC coverage is sponsored by Bell, Elbit Systems of America and Leonardo DRS.
DEFAERO Report Daily Podcast [May 19, 2020]-Jeff Bialos on DPA
May 19, 2020 23:49 - 27 minutes - 37.3 MBOn this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guest Jeff Bialos, a partner at the Eversheds Sutherland law firm who was a former deputy undersecretary of defense for industrial policy, discusses the Defense Production Act, how to best employ it during the coronavirus pandemic, and tighter rules on Chinese investment in the United States with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.
DEFAERO Report Daily Podcast [May 18, 2020]-Ramez Naam
May 18, 2020 19:03 - 23 minutes - 32.9 MBOn this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guest is Ramez Naam, a former Microsoft executive, entrepreneur, inventor, and one of the day’s leading voices on disruptive technologies on taking risk, learning from failure and how coronavirus will change society and national security. Our vSOFIC coverage is sponsored by Bell, Elbit Systems of America and Leonardo DRS.
Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [May 17, 2020 Business Report]
May 18, 2020 00:20 - 45 minutes - 62.7 MBOn this episode of the Business Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guests include “Rocket Ron” Epstein, PhD, of Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Richard Aboulafia of the Teal Group consultancy and Sash Tusa of Agency Partners. Topics: — Implications of deepening rift between Beijing and Washington in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic as Taiwan Semiconductor announces plans to open a factory in Arizona — Reports that FAA may require passengers at a dozen major airports to undergo temperature che...
Cyber Report: Next Steps for Commission Recommendations
May 17, 2020 21:24 - 12 minutes - 17 MBOn this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Rear Admiral Mark Montgomery, USN (ret.), executive director of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission discusses the critical need and practical mechanics to implement the commissions more than 80 recommendations with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. Northrop Grumman also sponsors our broader cyber coverage.
DEFAERO Report Daily Podcast [May 15, 2020]-Gen Clarke
May 15, 2020 18:13 - 28 minutes - 39.1 MBOn this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guest is USSOCOM Commander, Gen. Richard D. Clarke on vSOFIC, effects of COVID-19 on the Force, transitioning to a great power focus while still keeping an eye of missions of the last two decades, needed capabilities and recent review of conduct and effectiveness. Our vSOFIC coverage is sponsored by Bell, Elbit Systems of America and Leonardo DRS.
Defense & Aerospace Podcast [Washington Roundtable May 14, 2020]
May 15, 2020 00:40 - 40 minutes - 55.4 MBOn this Roundtable episode of the Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guests are Gordon Adams, PhD, Non-Resident Fellow at the Quincy Institute, Dov Zakheim, PhD, former DoD comptroller, now with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Michael Herson, President and CEO, American Defense International and Ilan Berman of the American Foreign Policy Council. Topics: — Outlook for next coronavirus economic stimulus package and implications for defense — White H...
DEFAERO Report Daily Podcast [May 13, 2020] Top Gun Day
May 13, 2020 21:01 - 31 minutes - 42.7 MBOn this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guests are Michael Bayer, Chairman of the Defense Business Board (DBB) and Cmdr. Guy “Bus” Snodgrass, USN (retired), a Top Gun graduate and instructor and author of the new book Holding the Line: Inside Trump’s Pentagon with Secretary Mattis. In Segment One Bayer discusses the DBB review of the Pentagon's Chief Management Officer role, recommendation that DoD scrap the position and suggestions for future transformati...
DEFAERO Report Daily Podcast [May 13, 2020] — Sikorsky's Macklin
May 12, 2020 19:56 - 18 minutes - 24.9 MBOn this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guest is Jay Macklin, director of Future Vertical Lift Business Development for Sikorsky, A Lockheed Martin Company on the state of Army Aviation and the flight characteristics of their offerings for the Future Attack and Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) and Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) programs. Our “virtual” coverage of Army Aviation is sponsored by Bell, Elbit Systems of America and Leonardo DRS.
DEFAERO Report Daily Podcast [May 11, 2020]–- w/ Jim Smith on vSOFIC
May 11, 2020 17:26 - 21 minutes - 30.1 MBOn this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guest is Jim Smith, the Acquisition Executive, U.S. Special Operations Command, discusses vSOFIC — conference and tradeshow, COVID-19 lessons and balancing fast and "right" acquisition at SOCOM and in the services. Our vSOFIC coverage is sponsored by Bell, Elbit Systems of America and Leonardo DRS.