On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Sam Bendett of the Center for Naval Analyses and a visiting fellow at the Center for a New American Security, discusses Russia’s grinding advance into Ukrainian territory, how Western weapons are helping Kyiv, Vladimir Putin’s crackdown on Russians, and an update on Moscow’s tactics and new weapons; and Dr. Alex Walmsley of the Royal United Services Institute among many other affiliations on the resignation of Boris Johnson as Britain’s prime minister, likely successors and the budget outlook for UK military modernization with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Cdr. Bryan Clark, USN Ret., the director of the Hudson Institute’s Center for Defence Concepts and Technology, discusses the report he co-authored with his colleague Dan Patt — “Building a Team for Next Generation Air Dominance” — what’s needed to achieve the necessary teaming across manned and unmanned platforms as well as between the Air Force and Navy as well as with allies, the need for subsystems commonality across platforms, and an update on Japanese-American military cooperation with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Hondo Geurts, a former US Air Force colonel who served as both Special Operations Forces acquisition chief as well as the assistant secretary of the Navy for research, development and acquisition, discusses the article he co-wrote with Gen. Joe Votel, USA Ret., the president at Business Executives for National Security — “Forging the Industrial Network the Nation Needs” that ran on The National Interest website — why DoD needs a guiding vision for its industrial base and why a networked approach is critical, how to drive change, overcoming bureaucratic and cultural barriers, lessons learned from failed major programs like Littoral Combat Ship and more with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this Washington Roundtable episode of the Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast, Trae Stephens, the co-founder and executive chairman of Anduril Industries who is also a partner at the Founders Fund, discusses what’s different about Anduril, lessons from new entrants into the Pentagon market, how the defense acquisition model has to change to favor rapid-cycle innovation, the keys to moving faster, and more with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Byron Callan of…

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Mark Stokes, cofounder and CEO of Magdrive — one of the 10 startups selected by Amazon Web Services for the 2022 AWS Space Accelerator — discusses the British company’s innovative satellite control technology, how the accelerator will help it grow, the importance of new control technologies to enable longer-satellite lifespan as well as long-endurance space travel and more with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, John Whitley, the former acting US Army secretary, discusses learning from Formula 1 racing’s extraordinarily rapid technology development and fielding cycles to accelerate defense innovation, importance of cultural and organizational change to deliver speed and more with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Ian Easton, the senior director at Project 2049 Institute to fully normalize relations between the United States and Taiwan, discusses his new book, — “The Final Struggle: Inside China’s Global Strategy” — Beijing’s strategy of global domination through its economic, diplomatic and growing military might, how the United States and its allies need to respond, lessons Beijing and Taipei are drawing from Russia’s war on Ukraine and the world’s sanctions on Moscow, the window to deter China from attacking Taiwan, and bow President Biden’s pledge to defend Taiwan improves deterrence with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On the US Army’s 247th birthday and during the Eurosatory land warfare exhibition in Paris, Maj. Gen. Peter Andrysiak, the deputy commanding general of the US Army Europe and Africa, discusses lessons from Russia’s war on Ukraine, vital importance of logistics and connectivity, US role in NATO surge of personnel and capabilities in wake of Moscow’s invasion, building Arctic warfighting skills; and Marc Darmon, the executive vice president of Thales Secure Communications and Information Systems and chairman of GICAT and the Eurosatory exhibition, discusses the outlook for defense investment in Europe, the company’s new Combat Digital Platform for battlefield command and control, and the importance of investing in cyber and AI capabilities with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Byron Callan of the independent Washington research firm Capital Alpha Partners discusses the role of Russia’s war on Ukraine on rising food and energy prices, inflation and potential impact on defense, Kyiv’s need for weapons as Russia grinds ahead to seize control of Donbas, House and Senate markups, CAE’s investor day and more with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.