On this episode of the Defense & Aerospace Report Technology Series, sponsored by Elbit America, 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 and a senior adviser on the bipartisan Cyberspace Solarium Commission, joins Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian to discuss what’s next in the wake of the war between Israel and Iran that included US air strikes; how Iran might retaliate, including in cyberspace, and whether the administration’s cybersecurity cuts will jeopardize America’s ability to defend critical infrastructure; the implications of US strikes that damaged, but not destroyed, Iran’s facilities; lessons from the conflict; analysis of the administrations plans to cut cyber and science; and a look at defense spending as the NATO leaders convene in The Hague of this year’s alliance summit.

On today’s program, sponsored by HII, Byron Callan of the independent Washington research firm Capital Alpha Partners and Chris Servello, the co-host of our Cavas Ships podcast joins Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian to discuss US air strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities and what’s next; potential unintended consequences of the attack as well as how it will play with President Trump’s supporters as well as military members; whether the strikes bolstered Washington’s credibility or undermined it; what to expect from the NATO Summit in The Hague that convenes tomorrow; a look at the administration’s 2026 defense spending request; update on budget expectations as Congress continues to deliberate reconciliation, the National Defense Authorization Act, and rescissions; and a look at the week ahead.