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Defense & Aerospace Report
by Defense & Aerospace Report, sponsored by Bell
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.
Episodes
Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Nov 2, 2026] Look Ahead w Byron Callan
2 Nov 2026 · 36 min
On today’s Look Ahead program, sponsored by HII, Byron Callan of the independent Washington research firm Capital Alpha Partners joins Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian to discuss budget dynamics when lawmakers return to Washington after the Nov. 3 election; how 2026 could have…
Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Nov 1, ’26 Business Report]
1 Nov 2026 · 1 h 09
On this week’s Defense & Aerospace Report Business Roundtable, sponsored by Bell, Dr. “Rocket” Ron Epstein of Bank of America Securities, Sash Tusa of the independent equity research firm Agency Partners and Richard Aboulafia of the AeroDynamic advisory consultancy join host Vago Muradian to…
Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Oct 30, ’26 Washington Roundtable]
30 Oct 2026 · 1 h 08
On this week’s Defense & Aerospace Report Washington Roundtable, sponsored by L3Harris, Vago Muradian is joined by Hudson Institute’s Dr. Patrick Cronin, American Defense International’s Michael Herson, CNAS’s Jim Townsend, and CSIS’s Dr. Dov Zakheim to discuss congressional efforts to advance…
Defense & Aerospace Air Power Podcast [Oct 29, 26] Season 4 E38 USAF's 1,509-Fighter Plan for 2035
29 Oct 2026 · 1 h 07
USAF Plans for 1,509 Fighters in 2035: How the US Air Force plans to grow its manned fighter fleet to more than 1,500 jets from nearly 1,300 today and change its force mix by buying more stealth aircraft like the F-47 and F-35, but also new versions of iconic jets like the F-15EX Eagle II and F-16…
DEFAERO Strategy Series [Oct 28, 26] CEPA’s Lewis on AI-Powered Cyber Attacks and US Cybersecurity
28 Oct 2026 · 27 min
On today’s program, Dr. Jim Lewis, a Distinguished Fellow with the Tech Policy Program at the Center for European Policy Analysis, joins Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian to discuss the recent cyber attack that shut down refrigerators at French grocery stores; how hackers are using…
DEFAERO Daily Podcast [Oct 27, 26] Ipsos’ Bricker on US Midterms and America’s Global Standing
27 Oct 2026 · 46 min
On today’s Strategy Series program, sponsored by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Dr. Darrell Bricker, the CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs who advises on the agenda of the annual Halifax International Security Forum, joins Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian to discuss polling on the…
Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Oct 26, 2026] Look Ahead w/ Byron Callan
26 Oct 2026 · 39 min
On today’s Look Ahead program, sponsored by HII, Byron Callan of the independent Washington research firm Capital Alpha Partners joins Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian to discuss the Nov. 3 election and his budget outlook; a look at the Air Force’s budget request for to grow the…
Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Oct 25, ’26 Business Report]
25 Oct 2026 · 1 h 06
On this week’s Defense & Aerospace Report Business Roundtable, sponsored by Bell, Dr. “Rocket” Ron Epstein of Bank of America Securities, Sash Tusa of the independent equity research firm Agency Partners and Richard Aboulafia of the AeroDynamic advisory consultancy join host Vago Muradian to…
Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Oct 23, ’26 Washington Roundtable]
23 Oct 2026 · 1 h 08
On this week’s Defense & Aerospace Report Washington Roundtable, sponsored by L3Harris, Dr. Patrick Cronin of the Hudson Institute think tank, former DoD Europe chief Jim Townsend of the Center for a New American Security, and former Pentagon Comptroller Dr. Dov Zakheim of the Center for Strategic…
Defense & Aerospace Air Power Podcast [Oct 22, 26] Season 4 E37 FA-XX and Future of Naval Aviation
22 Oct 2026 · 1 h 16
The Birth of FA-XX and the Future of Naval Aviation: The US Navy’s decision pick Boeing to oversee the FA-XX program to develop the service’s sixth-generation, carrier-capable fighter marks the realization of a project born more than a dozen years ago. The man who launched the effort as an…
DEFAERO Strategy Series [Oct 21, 26] Serpens Institute’s Buchatskiy on Ukraine’s War Strategy
21 Oct 2026 · 48 min
On this Strategy Series program, sponsored by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Cat Buchatskiy, the cofounder of the Ukrainian security think tank the Serpens Institute, joins Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian to discuss what’s next for the Ukraine war as Washington aligns with…
DEFAERO Daily Podcast [Oct 20, 26] CSIS’ Marlow and AUSA’s Roper on Army Transformation
20 Oct 2026 · 41 min
On today’s Land Warfare Series program, sponsored American Rheinmetall, Melanie Marlow of the Center for Strategic and International Studies and Dan Roper of the Association of the United States Army join Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian to discuss takeaways from last week’s AUSA…
Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Oct 19, 2026] Look Ahead w/ Byron Callan
19 Oct 2026 · 36 min
On today’s Look Ahead program, sponsored by HII, Byron Callan of the independent Washington research firm Capital Alpha Partners joins Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian to discuss Washington’s moves to pressure Ukraine cede to Russian demands and its implications for US export…
Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Oct 18, ’26 Business Report]
18 Oct 2026 · 1 h 05
On this week’s Defense & Aerospace Report Business Roundtable, sponsored by Bell, Dr. “Rocket” Ron Epstein of Bank of America Securities, Sash Tusa of the independent equity research firm Agency Partners and Richard Aboulafia of the AeroDynamic advisory consultancy join host Vago Muradian to…
Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Oct 16, ’26 Washington Roundtable]
16 Oct 2026 · 1 h 08
On this week’s Defense & Aerospace Report Washington Roundtable, sponsored by L3Harris, Dr. Patrick Cronin of the Hudson Institute think tank, Michael Herson of American Defense International, former DoD Europe chief Jim Townsend of the Center for a New American Security, and former Pentagon…
Defense & Aerospace Air Power Podcast [Oct 15, 26] Season 4 E36 Arms Bazaar
15 Oct 2026 · 48 min
Military aircraft aren’t just for superpowers anymore. An increasing number of less traditional countries are beginning to make big inroads in the global market. Our friend Richard Aboulafia, managing director of AeroDynamic Advisory, tells us all about it. Plus the week’s headlines in airpower.…
Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Oct 14, 2026] Lockheed Martin's Tim Cahill
14 Oct 2026 · 26 min
On today’s Land Warfare Series program, sponsored American Rheinmetall, Tim Cahill, the president of Lockheed Martin Missiles & Fire Control, joins Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian to discuss accelerating and increasing production of top priority air defense weapons like the PAC-3…
Defense & Aerospace Technology Report [Oct 13, 26] Interviews from APEX Europe Pt2
13 Oct 2026 · 45 min
On today’s Technology Report, sponsored by Clarion Defence, joining Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian from Apex Europe 2026 are Bryan Grubert, the chief growth officer at optical and laser systems company Attalon; Karl Hearne, the business development manager at sovereign UK unmanned…
Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Oct 12, 2026] Look Ahead w/ Byron Callan
12 Oct 2026 · 39 min
On today’s Look Ahead program, sponsored by HII, Byron Callan of the independent Washington research firm Capital Alpha Partners joins Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian to discuss the implications of President Trump’s steady efforts to normalize relations with Russia including the…
Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Oct 11, ’26 Business Report]
11 Oct 2026 · 1 h 04
On this week’s Defense & Aerospace Report Business Roundtable, sponsored by Bell, Dr. “Rocket” Ron Epstein of Bank of America Securities, Sash Tusa of the independent equity research firm Agency Partners and Richard Aboulafia of the AeroDynamic advisory consultancy join host Vago Muradian to…