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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 Advisory consultancy join Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian to discuss Wall Street’s reaction to the debt deal that cut government spending and capped the Pentagon’s budget, whether there are work arounds that will boost resources for the Pentagon, economic outlook and how the Federal Reserve will respond to more positive jobs numbers, analysis of comments by Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun on how the trussed-wing transsonic technology demonstrator the company is developing for NASA could shape future single-aisle jetliners, Cathay Pacific’s interest in freighter version of the 777X, expectations that IndiGo will place 500-plane order with Airbus, and whether Ukraine will be able to get the 50 Patriot batteries it says it needs to help it achieve air superiority as it prepares to launch its offensive.

On this week’s Defense & Aerospace Report Washington Roundtable, Dr. Patrick Cronin of the Hudson Institute, Michael Herson of American Defense International, former DoD Europe chief Jim Townsend now with the Center for a New American Security, and former Pentagon Comptroller Dr. Dov Zakheim of the Center for Strategic and International Studies join host Vago Muradian to discuss the outlook for defense spending in the wake of the bipartisan debt ceiling deal, pAlabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s hold on military promotions, how NATO has to respond to Balkan unrest, Turkey’s election and Sweden’s alliance membership, Ireland and defending undersea cables, Washington’s New START strictures, what to expect from this weekend’s Shangri-La Dialogue as Beijing rejects a meeting of US-Chinese defense leaders and buzzes a US spy plane, Lloyd Austin’s visit to Tokyo, closer US-Japanese-South Korean cooperation, North Korea’s failed satellite launch, and what “strategically witless” leaks from the administration tell the world.

On this week’s Defense & Aerospace Report Washington Roundtable, Dr. Patrick Cronin of the Hudson Institute, Michael Herson of American Defense International, former DoD Europe chief Jim Townsend now with the Center for a New American Security, and former Pentagon Comptroller Dr. Dov Zakheim of the Center for Strategic and International Studies join host Vago Muradian to discuss debt ceiling talks as lawmakers fail to reach a deal before leaving Washington for the Memorial Day weekend, Sen. Tommy Tuberville vows continued hold on military confirmations as President Biden names USAF Chief Gen. CQ Brown as next Joint Chiefs chairman, impact of concerns that military contractors are price gouging on future defense spending, Ukraine-backed Russian partisans raid Russia, what happens to US support for Ukraine is American systems are used against Russia, China’s cyber hacks against Guam’s critical infrastructure, key congressional delegation cancels trip to Indo-Pacific and Taiwan, why Washington is trying so hard to normalize relations with Beijing after China’s anger at US shoot down of its spy balloon, takeaways from G7 as well as Quad and Pacific Island leaders forum, what Recip Tayyip Erdogan’s impending reelection means for Turkish democracy, Bibi Netanyahu woo’s Orthodox Israelis with cash and plans to restart his judicial reform push, and US Navy efforts to counter Iran’s high seas piracy.