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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. 

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. 

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.