
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 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, 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... more
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 ... more
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 a... more
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Michael Herson is wrong SO MANY times. His reporting is very bias to the left. He recently said that the Cabinet Secretaries lacked respect for Congress. He didn’t mention at all that the Congress members show contempt for the Cabinet. This started a few years ago with members on both sides seeking social media clicks. But don’t act like the Trump Administration started it. They are just pushing back.
Trump literally had republicans raise their hand, pledge allegiance directly to him, and promise to cheat like hell to stay in power… but it isn’t even worth mentioning around here.
And I can’t wait for the world to stop calling Netanyahu “bibi”… he’s used his cutesy little nickname to hide that he’s a monster for decades.
Not only was Netanyahu warned, but he blocked investigations for 3 years, blamed everyone else, waged war on all his neighbors, and committed genoc*de.
*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
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.
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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A roundtable and interview-based show focused on defense and aerospace markets, policy, and technology. Episodes balance market data, program awards, contract news, and geopolitical tensions with industry and policy perspectives from think tanks, lobbying firms, and senior executives. Notable strengths include top-tier guests spanning government, industry, and analysts, plus a clear bridge between capital markets signals and defense modernization. The program often weaves in supplier dynamics, industrial policy, and capability development, making it a useful listen for professionals tracking defense budgets, program execution, and aerospace market trends.
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