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U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris announced that the United States is unilaterally giving up direct-ascent anti-satellite (ASAT) testing. This type of ASAT test is known to create orbital debris, which almost everyone agrees is a danger to space-based infrastructure. But was this ban the right thing to do? That depends on the perspective. Laura Winter speaks with U.K. Amb. Aidan Liddle, Britain’s Permanent Representative to the U.N. Conference on Disarmament in Geneva, Switzerland, and spacepower expert Col. M.V. “Coyote” Smith, USAF (Ret.), who is an Associate Professor and Director at the Air Command and Staff College, at Maxwell Air Force Base, in Montgomery, Ala.

Monday Business Report
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On this episode of the Business Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guests are “Rocket Ron” Epstein, PhD, of Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Richard Aboulafia of AeroDynamic Advisory and Sash Tusa of Agency Partners.
Topics:

— Market performance as investors worry slow response Federal Reserve response to inflation fuels recession concerns
— Delays on Boeing key 787, 777x and 737 Max programs
— Look at results including Lockheed Marin, QinetiQ and Saab
— Low first quarter 2022 Embraer deliveries including six commercial and eight business aircraft
— Air travel outlook as West emerges from pandemic, but China lockdowns slow return
— Rise in first- and business-class ticketing as travelers emerge from lengthy pandemic
— How changing Russian strategy in Ukraine impacts future fight and role of Western military aid to Kyiv
— Slow rate of German defense spending and help to Ukraine as American, Britain, Canada, France and other nations increase assistance including heavy weapons
— Implications of US Air Force move to accelerate development and production of Phoenix Ghost loitering munition by Aevex Aerospace for Ukraine
— Challenge of ending global dependence on Russian titanium
— French President Emmanuel Macron’s victory over Marine Le Pen

CAVASShips Weekly Podcast
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Welcome to the CavasShips Podcast with Christopher P. Cavas and Chris Servello…a weekly podcast looking at naval and maritime events and issues of the day – in the US, across the seas and around the world. This Week…the US Navy’s latest 30-year shipbuilding plan and newly-released Fiscal 2023 budget documents led to a flurry of comments and media stories this week – hardly any of a complimentary nature. We’ll dive into some of the details and try to discern the overall impact with defense analyst Byron Callan of the independent Washington research firm Capital Alpha Partners.

In this Week’s Squawk Chris Cavas comments on the Navy’s 30-year Shipbuilding Plan.

Please send us feedback by DM’ing @CavasShips or @CSSProvision or you can email chriscavas@gmail.com or cservello@defaeroreport.com.

DEFAERO REPORT Daily Podcast
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On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Chris Dougherty, senior fellow in the defense program at the Center for a New American Security, discusses lessons from Russia’s attack on Ukraine, the mix of bespoke and commodity capabilities needed for future threats, importance of volume in weapons and production capacities needed for US and allied needs, and more with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. 

Cyber Report
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On this week’s Cyber Report, sponsored by Fortress Information Security, Justin Sherman, a Wired Magazine contributor and visiting fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative, discusses the latest attack on Ukraine’s infrastructure by the “Sandworm” cyber unit of Russia’s military intelligence agency, the GRU — officially known as Unit 74455 — how defenders are improving their game, the value and perils of disclosing classified information, takeaways from the FBI’s successful operations to clean Russian malware from global networks, factors shaping Moscow’s approach to global cyber operations, and the German-US designation of Kaspersky as a national cyber threat; and Fortress Co-Founder and Executive Chairman Peter Kassabov discusses growth plans for his company in the wake of Goldman Sachs’ recent $125 million investment in the threat intelligence firm with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

DEFAERO REPORT Daily Podcast
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On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Lt. Gen. Dave Deptula, USAF Ret., the dean of the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies, discusses the role of air and space capabilities in the conflict including commercial satellite imagery and signals intelligence, how Ukraine is using air power, the implications of the loss of Russia’s Black Sea Flagship Moskva, assesses Russia’ poor operational performance, lessons from the conflict that could shape US capabilities, the importance of air and missile defenses, and Ukraine war takeaways that could shape American planning regarding China with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. 

DEFAERO REPORT Daily Podcast
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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.

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