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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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Operation Epic Fury continues targeting Iran, principally with airpower. This week, we get the strategist’s view from former Air Force planning chief LtGen Clint “Q” Hinote, and it’s a mind-blowing doozy. Airpower vs ships. The limits of autonomy. Ge... more

On today’s Technology Report; David Schild, the executive director of the Printed Circuit Board Association of America, joins Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian to discuss the new movie — The New Frontier: Inside the Comeback Factories S... more

On today’s Strategy Series program, sponsored by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Dr. Darrell Bricker, the CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs, joins Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian to discuss US and worldwide opinion on the US-Israel wa... 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 US-Israel war on Iran as the conflict enters its thi... more

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Recent Guests

Darrell Bricker
CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs, polling expert and author
Ipsos Public Affairs
Episode: DEFAERO Strategy Series [Mar 17, 26] IPSOS' Darrell Bricker on Latest US and Worldwide Opinion
Scott Kirby
Scott Kirby, CEO of United Airlines
United Airlines
Episode: Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Mar 15 ’26 Business Report]
Chris Cavas
Co-host of Cavas Ships; defense industry journalist
Cavas Ships / Defense journalism
Episode: Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Mar 13, ’26 Washington Roundtable]
Mike Mobile Holmes
Retired United States Air Force General, former commander of Air Combat Command
Mobile Holes? (advisor to Boeing, chairman of Red Six, CSIS affiliate)
Episode: Defense & Aerospace Air Power Podcast [Mar 12, 26] Season 4 E9 Master of the Air
Sal Mercagliano
Shipping analyst and host of What's Going On with Shipping on YouTube
What's Going On with Shipping
Episode: Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Mar 08 ’26 Business Report]
John Fozzie Miller
Vice Admiral (retired), former 5th Fleet Commander; CEO of Fossey Miller Group and VX Marine
Fossey Miller Group / VX Marine
Episode: Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Mar 08 ’26 Business Report]
David Deptula
Retired United States Air Force Lieutenant General, Dean of the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies
Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies
Episode: Defense & Aerospace Air Power Podcast [Mar 05, 26] Season 4 E8 In the Planning Cell
Kevin Michaels
Co-author of Time Machines, President of AeroDynamic Advisory
Aerodynamic Advisory
Episode: Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Mar 04, 2026] Aboulafia & Michaels on Time Machines: Business Aviation’s Dynamic Journey
Dov Zakheim
Former Pentagon Comptroller; Washington Roundtable participant
Center for Strategic and International Studies, etc.
Episode: Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Mar 02, 2026] Dov Zakheim on Iran & Look Ahead w/ Byron Callan

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Vago Muradian
Editor of Defense & Aerospace Report and host specializing in defense and aerospace news, bringing industry insights and leading conversations on relevant topics.

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4.3 out of 5 stars from 261 ratings
  • 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 States12 days ago
  • Turned intoThe MSNBC of A&D

    Skip opening monologue, just bias propaganda doesn’t help the political divide. Defense is and needs to be a political; leave that spin to cable entertainment faux news channels, you’re better than that V

    Please stick to reporting facts on A&D and hosting expert guests. Though love hearing them correct your spin

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    Zaxk Xavier Voelten
    United Statesa month ago
  • Be honest

    Trump strategy preemptively surrenders America’s sole superpower status.

    His mission is to collapse America so that his favorite dictators don’t have to worry about us.

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    3
    thePeacePirate
    United States3 months ago
  • Become obviously biased

    Used to be a great show but host increasingly can’t help confusing facts and opinions when it comes to Trump and administration. Stick to the facts or admit it’s an opinion please.

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    Dagny10
    United States5 months ago
  • Seriously?

    Trump literally gathered the generals and casually declared war against half the country.

    Threatened to turn American cities into “military training grounds”, by which he means urban warfare against an invented domestic enemy.

    What more do people need to see to believe?

    Apple Podcasts
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    thePeacePirate
    United States6 months ago

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The podcast provides insightful and timely discussions on defense and aerospace topics, which are valued by industry professionals.
Listeners appreciate the expert commentary on current geopolitical issues, especially in relation to military and defense matters.
A portion of the audience expresses concerns regarding political bias, suggesting that discussions sometimes strayed from objective analyses to politically charged commentary.

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Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Mar 16, 2026] Look Ahead w/ Byron Callan
Q: How might defense spending and the US budget process influence future weapons programs in a potentially flattened or uncertain fiscal environment?
The discussion points to a constraining political environment with possible continuing resolutions, indicating that large programs may be deferred or trimmed, while systems like air and missile defense, strategic lift, and naval assets could see selective funding based on perceived strategic value and alliance commitments.
Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Mar 16, 2026] Look Ahead w/ Byron Callan
Q: Where does the conflict's trajectory and geography leave US and allied naval and air assets, and what are the practical options for ensuring shipping lanes remain open?
The guests suggest a phased approach focusing on maritime cordons with overhead surveillance and rapid strike capabilities, tailored to Iran's expanded missile reach, while acknowledging that a rapid WWII-style convoy response is unlikely; long-term solutions depend on real-time assessment of Iran's capabilities and allied political will.
DEFAERO Strategy Series [Mar 10, 26] Rumer on Latest US-Iran & Russia-Ukraine Headlines
Q: How significant would lifting oil sanctions or allowing Russian energy back into global markets be for Moscow and for the transatlantic alliance?
The guest argues that allowing Russia back into energy markets would be a powerful symbolic victory for Russia and would undermine the Western effort to isolate Moscow; it would deprive the alliance of one of its leverage points and could hollow out tools used to deter Moscow, though it would be limited in reducing Russia's overall capacity to wage war if other constraints remain in place.
DEFAERO Strategy Series [Mar 10, 26] Rumer on Latest US-Iran & Russia-Ukraine Headlines
Q: First, let's at the geostrategic level, what is the impact of this war on Russia and what would appear to be sort of the dwindling of its proxies across the region, whether it was, you know, to a degree, Hezbollah or Hamas, you've got Iran, I mean, almost anybody that the Russians have been depending on have been sort of gelded a bit.
The guest explains that Iran has not been a formal proxy of Russia and that while Moscow has sometimes benefited from the actions of groups like Hezbollah or the Houthis, they have not been directly commanding them; instead, there has been a partnership where Iran and its allied groups are not under Russian command, and Russia is using those developments to its advantage rather than being tied to them. This reduces the leverage those groups have over Russia and shifts Moscow's focus toward broader strategic calculations in light of shifting regional dependencies.
Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Mar 03, 2026] Ron Epstein on Iran Market Impacts & John Cofrancesco on Anthropic Blacklisting
Q: What is the likelihood that a significant portion of reconciliation spending will pass, and how does that affect long-term planning for defense capacity?
The pathway for reconciliation is uncertain with only a partial chance of passing; if blocked, baseline spending remains robust but the ability to sustain aggressive production and capacity expansion hinges on future budgets and supplemental funding, making long-term planning complex.

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