On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Sam Bendett of the Center for Naval Analyses discusses the state of Russia’s war on Ukraine and whether Moscow’s war aims are limited to Ukraine’s east and south, how Western aid is helping Kyiv, the sinking of the Russian Black Sea Fleet flagship Moskva and impact on Vladimir Putin’s popularity and the role of commercially available unmanned systems are playing in the conflict; and Byron Callan of the independent Washington research firm Capital Alpha Partners on the prospects for an $90-$100 billion increase in defense spending, how the Russo-Ukraine war might shape acquisition decisions and a look at the week ahead with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.
