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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 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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Recent Guests

Patrick Cronin
Asia-Pacific security chair at the Hudson Institute.
Hudson Institute
Episode: Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Oct 23, ’26 Washington Roundtable]
Jim Townsend
Former Pentagon Europe chief and expert at the Center for a New American Security.
Center for a New American Security
Episode: Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Oct 23, ’26 Washington Roundtable]
Dov Zakheim
Former Pentagon comptroller and senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
Center for Strategic and International Studies
Episode: Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Oct 23, ’26 Washington Roundtable]
Mike Manazir
Retired U.S. Navy rear admiral, former Tailhook Association chairman, and Hadrian executive
Hadrian
Episode: Defense & Aerospace Air Power Podcast [Oct 22, 26] Season 4 E37 FA-XX and Future of Naval Aviation
Cat Buchatskiy
Cofounder of the Ukrainian security think tank Serpens Institute
Serpens Institute
Episode: DEFAERO Strategy Series [Oct 21, 26] Serpens Institute’s Buchatskiy on Ukraine’s War Strategy
Melanie Marlow
Analyst at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and host of the Net Assessment Podcast
Center for Strategic and International Studies
Episode: DEFAERO Daily Podcast [Oct 20, 26] CSIS’ Marlow and AUSA’s Roper on Army Transformation
Dan Roper
Retired US Army colonel and Director of National Security Studies at the Association of the United States Army
Association of the United States Army
Episode: DEFAERO Daily Podcast [Oct 20, 26] CSIS’ Marlow and AUSA’s Roper on Army Transformation
Byron Callan
Analyst at the independent Washington research firm Capital Alpha Partners.
Capital Alpha Partners
Episode: Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Oct 19, 2026] Look Ahead w/ Byron Callan
Sash Tusa
Equity research analyst at Agency Partners.
Agency Partners
Episode: Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Oct 18, ’26 Business Report]

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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
  • Michael Herson TDS

    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.

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    1991ME
    United Statesa month ago
  • Absurdity

    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.

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    thePeacePirate
    United Statesa month ago
  • 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 States3 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 States4 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 States5 months ago

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Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Oct 18, ’26 Business Report]
Q: Walk us through some of the dynamics and what are the reasonable time scales. Because the UK and France have been increasing production of those weapons, both for Anglo-French use, but also for export. Walk us through the dynamic of how Europe is gearing industry up and the role that Ukrainians might be able to play in that gearing up.
Tusa describes Storm Shadow as an older but established missile with existing production and supply chains. He says Ukraine could modify a licensed version, potentially extending its range, but expects production to take at least 18 months to a couple of years and says it cannot make up for a loss of satellite communications.
Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Oct 18, ’26 Business Report]
Q: What were the big market drivers last week in Europe? And how did the group, the Aerospace and Defense Group, perform against those broader market drivers?
Tusa says the European aerospace and defense sector rose about 7 percent, with defense stocks up around 9 percent. He attributes the gains to concerns about reliance on US defense services and a resulting push for European sovereignty.
Defense & Aerospace Technology Report [Oct 13, 26] Interviews from APEX Europe Pt2
Q: Where do you guys stand in getting to that UK sovereign drone capability?
Drone Evolution says most components are made in-house in the UK, but motors and cameras remain difficult to source affordably. It argues that hardware can be stockpiled and that sovereign production capacity should be supported.
Defense & Aerospace Technology Report [Oct 13, 26] Interviews from APEX Europe Pt2
Q: Talk to us a little bit about supply chain and what it is you're doing to deliver for the customer.
Attalon is expanding production, growing sapphire capacity, exploring alternatives to germanium and building in-house capability or partnerships to address supply bottlenecks.
Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Oct 19, 2026] Look Ahead w/ Byron Callan
Q: So, your note kind of focused on mobilization. Walk us through the dynamic, right?
Callan says current mobilization differs from the pre-World War II model: modern wars drive rapid innovation, early production runs can become obsolete, and expanded industrial capacity may still prove useful. He also cautions that higher defense spending does not guarantee contractors unchecked profits.

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