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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 & Ae... more

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On today’s Land Warfare program, sponsored by American Rheinmetall, Sam Bendett of the Center for Naval Analyses and Dr. Eugene Rumer, the director of the Russia and Eurasia program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, join Defense & Ae... more

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 Sept. 24 summit between President Trump and China’s ... more

On this week’s Defense & Aerospace Report Business Roundtable, sponsored by Bell, Dr. “Rocket” Ron Epstein of Bank of America Securities and Richard Aboulafia of the AeroDynamic advisory consultancy join host Vago Muradian to discuss an up week on Wa... more

On this week’s Defense & Aerospace Report Washington Roundtable, 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, ... more

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Recent Guests

John Andreas Olsen
Retired Royal Norwegian Air Force Colonel; head of the Department for War Studies at the Swedish Defense University
Swedish Defense University; Mitchell Institute (fellow)
Episode: Defense & Aerospace Air Power Podcast [Sep 10, 26] Season 4 E31 Master of the Storm
Zach Krevor
President and CEO of Stratolaunch
Stratolaunch
Episode: Defense & Aerospace Air Power Podcast [Sep 03, 26] Season 4 E30 Higher, Faster
Mark Lewis
Former US Air Force Chief Scientist; Chief National Security Officer at Purdue University
Purdue University
Episode: Defense & Aerospace Air Power Podcast [Aug 27, 26] Season 4 E29 Let’s Get Technical
Michael O'Hanlon
Director of Research for the Foreign Policy Program at the Brookings Institution
Brookings Institution
Episode: Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Aug 26, ’26] Brooking's Michael O’Hanlon on Lessons from the Ukraine and Iran Wars for Ground Forces Worldwide
Steve Becki
Partner at Oliver Wyman; co-author of a defense ramp-up study
Oliver Wyman
Episode: Defense & Aerospace Air Power Podcast [Aug 20, 26] Season 4 E28 Budget Knievel
Steve Beckey
Partner at Oliver Wyman and co-author of The Defense Ramp-Up Reality Check, A $1 Trillion Question, Can the Defense Industrial Base Scale to Meet Unprecedented Demand?
Oliver Wyman
Episode: DEFAERO Strategy Series [Aug 19, 26] Steve Beckey on "Can the Defense Industrial Base Scale to Meet Unprecedented Demand?”
Eric Edelman
Ambassador, Counselor at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments
Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments
Episode: Defense & Aerospace Air Power Podcast [Aug 13, 26] Season 4 E27 Three’s a Cloud
Eric Fanning
President and CEO of the Aerospace Industries Association; former secretary of the United States Army
Aerospace Industries Association
Episode: DEFAERO Strategy Series [Aug 12, 26] AIA's Eric Fanning
Tom Mahnken
President and CEO, Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments
Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments
Episode: DEFAERO Strategy Series [Aug 11, 26] CSBA's Dr. Tom Mahnken

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Vago Muradian
Host and lead moderator with Defense & Aerospace Report; facilitates analysis across defense, aerospace, and policy topics.

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4.2 out of 5 stars from 274 ratings
  • Don’t aid warmongers please

    *So just ignore the Qatari bribe jet element, ignore that Trump used a plane full of human shields, and ignore that Trump is trying to integrate Israeli military & intelligence with ours AFTER Trump was tricked into a Mideast quagmire… ignoring all that, the story is a big nothing burger… Vago, you need better contributors.

    An atrocious ally is no ally at all. Democracies should never enable tyranny. Predatory Trump created a DEADLY crisis in Cuba hoping that the collective punishment of the po... more

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    thePeacePirate
    United Statesa month ago
  • Don’t aid warmongers please

    An atrocious ally is no ally at all. Democracies should never enable tyranny.

    A school full of little girls was bombed on day one of Trump’s illegal war & it’s insane that no one even mentions it. We DO NOT have to live in a casually despicable world.

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    thePeacePirate
    United States3 months ago
  • Don’t aid warmongers please

    A school full of little girls was bombed on day one of Trump’s illegal war & it’s insane that no one even mentions it. We DO NOT have to live in a casually despicable world.

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    thePeacePirate
    United States3 months ago
  • Turned into a political show

    Used to be news on D&A, now it is just a politically biased grief session about Trump. Please go back to reporting on the business of D&A.

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    Brandon 🇺🇸
    United States5 months ago
  • Congrats

    I think this recent round table was the most pathetic sanewashing of this Iran war that I’ve heard so far. It’s almost like you guys are a mouthpiece for an industry that’s going to benefit greatly from it or something.

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    thePeacePirate
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Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Aug 26, ’26] Brooking's Michael O’Hanlon on Lessons from the Ukraine and Iran Wars for Ground Forces Worldwide
Q: What are the risks of depleted inventories, and how should policymakers think about defense funding and oversight to avoid bottlenecks?
Inventory depletion matters, especially for Ukraine defense, but long-term deterrence and industrial resilience require thoughtful funding with oversight, ensuring speed in key areas like munitions and drones while maintaining rigorous governance for big-ticket programs and avoiding micromanagement in the core defense industrial base.
Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Aug 26, ’26] Brooking's Michael O’Hanlon on Lessons from the Ukraine and Iran Wars for Ground Forces Worldwide
Q: From your standpoint, what are the most important Ukraine War lessons and how many are broadly applicable beyond Ukraine?
The Ukraine War has transformed the close fight on land by rapidly shifting toward drones replacing traditional artillery and even some armor in static fronts; while some lessons are country-specific, the broader takeaway is that unmanned capabilities and reconnaissance dominate the near-term battlefield, with applicability for Korea and other potential flashpoints.
Defense & Aerospace Air Power Podcast [Sep 03, 26] Season 4 E30 Higher, Faster
Q: Have you noticed a demonstrable shift in speed and how the department does business since this administration began, compared to the previous years?
Yes, there has been a noticeable shift toward faster decision-making and procurement, with customers now talking in weeks or months, and a clear emphasis on delivering capabilities sooner while maintaining learning and iteration.
Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Sep 11, ’26 Washington Roundtable]
Q: How should allies and the U.S. prepare for a potentially difficult winter in Ukraine and the broader proxy conflicts?
There is a call for timely arms deliveries and continued alliance support, while acknowledging constraints on munitions and the need to balance immediate battlefield needs with broader strategic commitments.
Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Sep 11, ’26 Washington Roundtable]
Q: What is the political dynamic going into the next election and how might it affect defense funding and policy?
The hosts and guests suggest that election rhetoric may produce ambitious promises (like stimulus checks) that are unlikely to materialize, while real defense funding will hinge on congressional action and negotiations, with a focus on maintaining essential capabilities and avoiding long-term CRs.

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