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DEFAERO Strategy Series [Feb 03, 26] Mark Montgomery on Trump Administration’s National Defense Strategy

On today’s Strategy Series program, sponsored by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Mark Montgomery, a retired US Navy rear admiral who is now the senior director of the Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, joins Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian to discuss the Trump administration’s National Defense Strategy and whether it addresses the challenges the United States faces specifically the threats posed by China and Russia, how it will be perceived by friends and foes, whether it justifies $1.5 trillion in spending, Golden Dome, cyber security, and industrial strategy.

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The Downlink [Feb 01, 25] Space Power: The View From Down Under

Australia and the United States have been close allies for more than seven decades, but with the old rules-based world order disappearing, Australia needs to shape and fund its national defense and space ambitions to fit the times. Laura Winter speaks with Malcolm Davis, a Senior Policy Analyst at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, who focuses on space policy, security, strategy, and capability development.

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Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Feb 01 ’26 Business Report]

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 host Vago Muradian to discuss a down week on Wall Street; President Trump’s selection of Kevin Warsh to replace Jay Powell as the Federal Reserve chairman; after two decades of negotiations, the EU and India strike a trade deal that encompasses some 2 billion people; after threatening Canada with 100 percent tariffs if it makes a deal with China, Trump warned Britain against drawing close to Beijing as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer visited the Chinese capital to reset relations and boost trade ties; the president’s call to decertify the Bombardier Global Express business jet and impose a 50 percent tariff on the planes after falsely accusing Ottawa of failing to certify US-made Gulfstream aircraft; the new Dutch government’s “freedom tax” to boost defense spending; France rejects Eutelsat’s planned sale of its ground antennae business to the private equity firm EQT as Paris tells government employees to stop using Zoom in favor of European systems; French IT firm CapGemini’s decision to sell its US unit — CapGemini Government Solutions — for working for ICE and a lack of transparency into the American subsidiary’s operations; Boeing, Crane, Hexcel, L3Harris, Northrop Grumman, and Textron report earnings; and Boeing reveals another $600 million charge on its KC-46 Pegasus tanker aircraft for the US Air Force.

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CAVASSHIPS Podcast [Jan 30, ’26] Ep: 228 Talk Accountability with GAO’s Shelby Oakley & Larri Fish

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 Government Accountability Office is one of the primary oversight entities that look into and report on key issues regarding the US Navy and Department of Defense. Its reports often directly reflect the concerns of Congress and affect legislation. Two of GAO’s top investigators, Director Shelby Oakley and Assistant Director Laurier “Larri” Fish, are here to talk about specific issues and on what lies ahead.

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Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Jan 30, ’26 Washington Roundtable]

On this week’s Defense & Aerospace Report Washington Roundtable, Dr. Patrick Cronin of the Hudson Institute think tank, Michael Herson of American Defense International, former DoD Europe chief Jim Townsend of the Center for a New American Security, and Pentagon comptroller Dr. Dov Zakheim of the Center for Strategic and International Studies join Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian to discuss prospects for a government shutdown as Democratic leaders protest the Trump administration’s heavy-handed crackdown on illegal immigration in Minnesota and elsewhere; lawmakers consider impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem for her agency’s aggressive tactics and misleading public statements; Minnesota Democratic Congresswoman Ilan Omar becomes the latest lawmaker to be attacked; administration’s efforts to access state voter data in Minnesota as a condition to withdraw federal agents or the FBI raid to seize voter information from Fulton County, Ga.; the president and his sons file an unprecedented $10 billion lawsuit against the Treasury and the IRS seeking damages after a contractor leaked Trump’s and other tax returns during his first term; the president says he will impose new 50 percent tariffs on Canadian business jets as he also threatens Britain against closer business ties with China as Prime Minister Keir Starmer visits Beijing to deepen trade ties; Trump says Vladimir Putin has agreed to suspend attacks on Ukraine during a snap of brutally cold weather as Washington reportedly is again pressuring Ukraine into ceding territory to Moscow; NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte’s stance that European leaders are “dreaming” if they think they can defend Europe without the United States; after two years of talks, the EU and India strike a free trade deal; Xi continues his crack down on senior military leaders; and what’s next Trump threatens Tehran with a large armada weeks after Iran’s leaders killed more than 6,000 to crush nationwide demonstrations.

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Defense & Aerospace Air Power Podcast [Jan 29, 26] Season 4 E4: The Asymmetric System

Disruptive warfare is a new concept to counter traditional ideas of mass with technology and unconventional strategies and tactics. How does it work, and what does it mean for airpower? We get answers from Michael Stewart, former head of the Navy’s disruptive capabilities office and one of the architects behind the Hellscape defense concept. And we have this week’s airpower headlines. All powered by GE!

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Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Jan 26, 2026] Look Ahead w/ Byron Callan

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 prospect of another government shutdown in the wake of the second fatal shooting in Minneapolis; analysis of the defense appropriations conference report that added $8.4 billion to the administration’s $838 billion Pentagon budget request; the odds that President Trump will get the $1.5 trillion for defense he wants; the long-awaited National Defense Strategy; US Army priorities; a roller coaster week that started with the president vowing up to 25 percent tariffs on Europe unless Washington got control of Greenland that ended with a “framework” agreement to bolster NATO’s Arctic security as Trump responded to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s landmark address with a pledge to impose 100 percent tariffs if Ottawa strikes a trade deal with China; bolstering US defense industrial capabilities and how Pentagon leaders need to think about “shareholders” in the space; and a look at the week ahead.

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