On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Randy Schriver, a former assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific security affairs who’s now the chairman of the Project 2049 Institute, discusses key takeaways from gatherings of China’s top officials and what to expect from senior Biden officials on their swing through Asia next week including first face-to-face with Chinese leaders, and Lisa Curtis, former National Security Council senior director of south and Central Asia now with the Center for a New American Security, discusses the right approach to lasting US and allies engagement in Afghanistan with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Col. Pete Newell, US Army Ret., the former director of the Army’s Rapid Equipping Force who is now the CEO of BMNT, discusses the Hacking for Defense and Allies initiatives, driving innovation at speed and scale, creating the right architecture for change and more with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guest in…

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Lt. Gen. Greg Guillot, USAF, the commander of US Air Forces Central Command and the 9th Air Force, discusses deterring Iran, Israel as part of CENTCOM and impact of Abraham Accords on improving regional interoperability, integrating 5th and 4th generation air power and more with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell Cmde. Sujeet Samaddar, Indian Navy Ret., the former chief of Indian Navy plans who is now with the Society of Aerospace, Maritime and Defence Studies, discusses China’s growing naval and maritime power, how to think about the Chinese threat, need for forward repair facilities across the theater, improving interoperability, the Quad — India, US, Japan and Australia — and SAMDeS’ upcoming conference with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guest in segment one is 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. In segment two John Tirpak of Air Force Magazine discusses key takeaways from the Air Force Association virtual Aerospace Warfare Symposium. 

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Bill Greenwalt of the American Enterprise Institute discusses the new report he co-authored with the Hudson Institute’s Dan Patt, “Competing in Time: Ensuring Capability Advantage and Mission Success through Adaptable Resource Allocation” on how to accelerate the acquisition process, and Jim Litinsky, the founder, chairman and CEO of MP Materials, the sole US rare earths maker, discusses President Biden’s executive order to safeguard critical US capabilities and building an American permanent magnet ecosystem.

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, George Rumford, the principal deputy director of DoD’s Test Resource Management Center, discusses modernizing the nation’s test and evaluation enterprise vital to a new generation of weaponry, and Ilan Berman of the American Foreign Policy Council discusses Iran’s move to block nuclear inspectors from visiting undeclared sites with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guest in segment one is 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. In segment two we talk to Lt. Gen. Dave Deptula, USAF Ret., the dean of the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies about recent remarks from Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown on the need for new “5th generation minus” fighter, as well as a preview of the upcoming Air Force Association virtual Aerospace Warfare Symposium. 

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Brett Lambert, the former deputy assistant secretary of defense for manufacturing and industrial base policy who is now with the Densmore consultancy, discusses how the Biden administration should address trade with China as Beijing weighs blocking rare earths exports to the United States, and Bryan Clark of the Hudson Institute discusses why the Pentagon has to rethink its war planning scenarios and adopt more flexible budgeting with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.