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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 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 ... more

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 advis... 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

On this month’s Technology Report, sponsored by Clarion Defence, Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian is joined by retired British Army Lt. Gen. Stuart Skeats, the Apex Europe chairman, to discuss takeaways from this year’s inaugural event... more

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Recent Guests

Stuart Skeats
APEX Europe chairman, retired British Army Lieutenant General
APEX Europe, UK Defence/public sector
Episode: Defense & Aerospace Technology Report [Oct 08, 26] Interviews from APEX Europe Pt1
Ben Wallace
Helsing head of Policy and Analysis
Helsing
Episode: Defense & Aerospace Technology Report [Oct 08, 26] Interviews from APEX Europe Pt1
Robert Field
Director for Strategic Accounts
Greensight Defense
Episode: Defense & Aerospace Technology Report [Oct 08, 26] Interviews from APEX Europe Pt1
Ben Tallis
Helsing head of Policy and Analysis
Helsing
Episode: Defense & Aerospace Technology Report [Oct 08, 26] Interviews from APEX Europe Pt1
Dan Roper
Retired United States Army Colonel, Director of National Security Studies at the Association of the United States Army
Association of the United States Army
Episode: Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Oct 06, 2026] AUSA’s Roper & American Rheinmetall ‘s Warnick
Stacie Pettyjohn
Director of the Defense Program at the Center for a New American Security
Center for a New American Security
Episode: Defense & Aerospace Air Power Podcast [Oct 01, 26] Season 4 E34 We Go High, We Go Low
Phil Sheers
Colleague at Center for a New American Security
Center for a New American Security
Episode: Defense & Aerospace Air Power Podcast [Oct 01, 26] Season 4 E34 We Go High, We Go Low
Brad Rockstroh
Managing member at Netzer Metalworks; former founder of Pebbles Auto Parts
Netzer Metalworks
Episode: Defense & Aerospace Technology Report [Sep 30, 26] Netzer's Brad Rockstroh on Manufacturing Challenges & Opportunities
Mike Sion
Partner, Bain & Company
Bain & Company
Episode: DEFAERO Strategy Series [Sep 29, 26] AIA's Fanning & Bain's Sion on 'The State of Investment in Defense'

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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 275 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 States2 months 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 States4 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 States6 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
    United States7 months ago

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Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Oct 06, 2026] AUSA’s Roper & American Rheinmetall ‘s Warnick
Q: How will XM30 address propulsion, weight, and subsystems diversity to meet Army needs?
Warnick explains XM30's open architecture, interchangeable subsystems, and a design philosophy (Project Jumpstart) focused on growth margins and cost-aware trade-offs to enable scalable battlefield capability.
Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Oct 06, 2026] AUSA’s Roper & American Rheinmetall ‘s Warnick
Q: What are the lessons from the Iran campaign and the Ukraine conflict that could shape Army strategy?
Roper highlights that long, costly campaigns show the importance of resilience, logistics, and a learning-oriented force, while Warnick emphasizes open architecture and industrial base responsiveness as keys to rapid adaptation.
Defense & Aerospace Air Power Podcast [Oct 01, 26] Season 4 E34 We Go High, We Go Low
Q: What are the broader lessons from Ukraine and Iran regarding affordable mass munitions?
Unmanned systems and affordable munitions add value in some scenarios, but for deep strikes and hardened targets, a mix that includes higher-end capabilities remains necessary, with modular, scalable munitions and a clear requirements process to prevent gold-plating.
DEFAERO Strategy Series [Sep 29, 26] AIA's Fanning & Bain's Sion on 'The State of Investment in Defense'
Q: What are the top takeaways from the Bain-AIA report on private investment in defense?
Private investment is expanding in venture and private equity, with strong interest from BC and PE in Europe, but a misalignment of returns, thin margins, uncertain exit paths, and limited market size hinder many investments. Large, multiyear demand signals and clearer, scalable market opportunities are needed to attract capital and sustain growth.
DEFAERO Strategy Series [Sep 16, 26] Lewis and Sherman on Latest AI & Cyber Headlines
Q: What are the key challenges and lessons for acquisition reform and industrial capacity in the context of AI-enabled warfare?
A central point is that the U.S. needs significantly more defense material and faster procurement to keep pace with adversaries; reforming the acquisitions process to move quickly without sacrificing security is essential, and there is emphasis on expanding industrial capacity, including more tankers and ships, to deter and prevail in conflict.

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