On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Michael Herson of…

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell,  Adm. Karl Schultz, USCG, the 26th commandant of the US Coast Guard, discusses how the force is improving its great power capabilities, China’s behavior in the Indo-Pacific, the key role his force can play regionally and worldwide, modernization priorities including offshore patrol vessels, the inland fleet as well as heavy and medium icebreakers, and the impact of climate change with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the 2021 Halifax International Security Forum in Nova Scotia, Canada.

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Byron Callan of the independent Washington research firm Capital Alpha Partners on the week ahead; Peter Van Praagh, founding President of the Halifax International Forum, on key takeaways from this year’s gathering in Halifax, what to expect from HFX’s forum next year in Taipei, and why it’s important to meet in Taiwan; and Dr. Michael Auslin of the Hoover Institution, Heather Hurlburt of New America, and former Pentagon comptroller Dr. Dov Zakheim of the Center for Strategic and International Studies analyze the Halifax Forum with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guest Dr. Tom Karako, the director of the Missile Defense Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, discusses the future of the US Navy’s Aegis ballistic missile defense system at sea and ashore, how the iconic weapon system continues to be evolved to address emerging threats including from hypersonic weapons, an architectural approach to defeating hypersonic weapons that includes kinetic as well as electromagnetic and directed energy, the layered approach to developing US hypersonic capabilities and the what the Biden administration should bear in mind as it conducts its missile defense review with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. This podcast marks the start of a regular series on air and missile defense as well as long-range strike.

Steve Grundman, the director of the national security studies program at the Maxwell School at Syracuse University who is also a fellow at the Atlantic Council think tank, discusses how the program is evolving to enhance focus on strategic thinking and strategy development for future national security leaders, the “Old Believer” wargame that integrates soft and hard power as well and sophisticated information operations, and how to improve educating a new generation of more capable strategists with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guest Byron Callan of the independent equity research firm Capital Alpha Partners discusses what to watch and take note of over the coming week in DC and across the national and international security landscape.

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Dr. Tom Mahnken, the…

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 $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package, outlook for mergers and acquisitions in the wake of the ViaSat-Inmarsat deal, and a look at the week ahead; and Maj. Jesse Johnson, USAF, the commander of technical training transformation at the Air Education and Training Command, discusses how the force is harnessing cutting-edge technology to transform how it trains with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Todd Harrison of…

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Maj. Gen. James Smith, USA, the commander of the 21st Theater Sustainment Command, and Brig. Gen. Joe Hilbert, USA, the commander of the 7th Army Training Command both discuss how their units — critical for supporting and training US and allied units in Europe to continue deterring Russia and honing high-end warfighting skills — with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interviews were conducted at the Association of the United States Army’s 2021 annual meeting in Washington, DC, where our coverage was sponsored by RAFAEL USA.