On today’s program, sponsored by HII, Sam Bendett of the Center for Naval Analyses discusses Ukraine’s strikes against Russian Navy ships in Crimea, Kyiv’s arsenal of unmanned surface and aerial vehicles, what the revelation of Ukraine’s possible involvement in the destruction of the Nord Stream pipeline says about the country’s global operations against Russia and its interests, and Byron Callan of the independent Washington research firm Capital Alpha Partners discusses prospects for a government shutdown as the current measure to fund the government expires Nov. 17 and outlook for a full-year continuing resolution, how Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s holds on military promotions might impact defense spending, prospect for Ukraine and Israel supplemental funding, and a look at the week ahead with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On today’s program, sponsored by Bell, EJ Herold, a retired US Army colonel who is now the chief strategist at the Veterans Coalition International, discusses the new organization’s mission of improving veterans’ services among allied and partner militaries, what we can learn from our allies and partners and what they can learn from America, the need to determine why US suicide rates are high and allied rates are low, how US treatment of service members and veterans have changed over the decades, Ukraine’s veteran needs and the obligation to help those fighting on behalf of allies everywhere, what’s next for the organization and US veterans care with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On today’s program, sponsored by Bell, Shyam Sankar, the chief technology officer at innovative big data and artificial intelligence firm Palantir, discusses the Biden administration’s new executive order on artificial intelligence, how the Pentagon is changing how it does business, the changes needed as the Defense Department increasingly works with a new generation of founder-owned and driven companies dedicated to national security, accelerating technology development cycles and increasing competition, and the additional changes needed to deliver the capabilities needed to address growing threats with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On today’s program, sponsored by HII, Ilan Berman of the American Foreign Policy Council discusses what’s next in Israel’s war on Hamas and the kind of Palestinian leadership that will be necessary in Gaza after the conflict; Sam Bendett of the Center for Naval Analyses discusses conflicting statements between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Chief of Defense Staff Gen. Valerii Zaluzhnyi, the capabilities Ukraine will need to counter Russia’s improving weapons, and the Kremlin’s case that there’s only one Vladimir Putin; Byron Callan of the independent Washington research firm Capital Alpha Partners discusses the logic behind House Speaker Mike Johnson decisions, appropriations prospects and a look at the week ahead with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On today’s program, sponsored by Bell, Dr. Jerry McGinn, the director of the Baroni Center for Government Contracting at George Mason University, Dr. Bill Greenwalt of the American Enterprise Institute, and Steve Grundman of the Atlantic Council and the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University — who all led the Pentagon’s Manufacturing and Industrial Base Policy office — discuss the DoD’s upcoming industrial strategy, what’s necessary to dramatically increase weapons production, the importance of harnessing commercial industry to manufacture defense products in volume, the Pentagon’s Replicator effort, designing weapons for mass production and more with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On today’s program, sponsored by HII, veteran Israeli security reporter and analyst Barbara Rome on Phase Two of Israel’s military operation to eradicate Hamas in Gaza and how Israeli forces can root out terrorists when Hamas uses innocent Gazans as shields, and the prospect of a wider regional war; Sam Bendett of the Center for Naval Analyses discusses the latest on the Ukraine war; and Byron Callan of the independent Washington research firm Capital Alpha Partners discusses the defense industry implications of new House Speaker Mike Johnson, takeaways from third quarter 2023 earnings and a look at the week ahead with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On today’s program, sponsored by HII, Amb. Jim Cunningham, America’s former ambassador to Israel, discusses what’s next for Israel’s war on Hamas as Washington pressures Jerusalem to delay ground offensive to free hostages held by the terror group and avoid a second front with preemptive attack on Hezbollah; Sam Bendett of the Center for Naval Analyses discusses the latest on the Ukraine war; and Byron Callan of the independent Washington research firm Capital Alpha Partners discusses chaos on the Hill as the GOP continues searching for a House speaker, latest outlay figures, takeaways from Israel’s war on Hamas, Lockheed Martin’s third quarter earnings and earnings expectations and a look at the week ahead with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, retired Navy Captain Steve Deal, former Deputy Chief of Staff to the Secretary of the Navy and head of the 2018 Education for Seapower Study and Report joins our very own Chris Servello, co-host of the CavasShips podcast to discuss military education and specifically Steve’s recent article “What is Broken About Naval Education,” with host Vago Muradian. 

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Dr. Audrey Kurth Cronin, the director of the Carnegie Mellon Institute for Strategy and Technology and the author of the recent article in Foreign Affairs — “How Israel Can Win” as well as the books “Power to the People” and “How Terrorism Ends” — discusses what Israel has to do to achieve its aim of eradicating the Hamas from Gaza, identifying a legitimate successor a group that has terrorized Israeli and Gazans, prospects for a wider war and the role of the United States in averting it, and what a path to reconciliation looks like with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On today’s program, sponsored by HII, veteran Israeli journalist and analyst Barbara Rome discusses the end game of Israel’s impending invasion of Gaza, the need for “new thinking” to eradicate Hamas, and the role of international pressure shaping the duration of the Gaza operation; Sam Bendett of the Center for Naval Analyses discusses the latest on the Ukraine war including Russia’s offensive against Avdiivka to relieve pressure on the Ukrainian drive to regain territory in the south, whether the global focus on Israel’s Hamas war distractions attention and support for Kyiv, and more Russian lessons from the Hamas war; and Byron Callan of the independent Washington research firm Capital Alpha Partners discusses the defense sentiment impact of the new house speaker, outlay projections and defense industry earnings expectations as Lockheed Martin prepares to report on Oct. 17, takeaways from AUSA and a look at the week ahead with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.