On this week’s Technology Report, Bryan Clark, the director of Center for Defense Concepts and Technology at the Hudson Institute, discusses the new paper he co-authored with his colleague Dan Patt — “Campaigning to Dissuade: Applying Emerging Technologies to Engage and Succeed in the Information Age Security Competition” — with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.
On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Bruce Klingner of the Heritage Foundation discusses North Korea under Kim Jong-Un’s leadership as well as new capabilities being developed to strike the United States, how to both deter and engage Pyongyang, opportunities in the defection of US Army Pvt. Travis King, whether it’s time for a new strategy that regards China-Russia-North Korea-Iran as a concerted threat or continue a siloed strategic approach, whether South Korea will support Washington and its allies in the event of a crisis with China, and the prospects Seoul and Tokyo will go nuclear in the wake of Pyongyang’s growing capabilities with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.
On today’s program, sponsored by HII, Sam Bendett of the Center for Naval Analyses discusses Vladimir Putin’s drive to show he’s in control by arresting right-wing commentary Igor Girkin, update on Wagner Group’s training of Belarusian troops, Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s claim that Ukraine has regained 50 percent of its territory, how Ukraine can get its grain to international markets through its own territorial waters and those of its neighbors, and the latest in unmanned warfare; and Byron Callan of the independent Washington research firm Capital Alpha Partners discusses the Senate’s approach to the National Defense Authorization Act, increasing US weapons production to address Ukrainian and global demand, a look at Lockheed Martin earnings and what to expect from other defense and aerospace firms about to report second quarter results, and a look at the week ahead with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.
On this week’s Defense & Aerospace Report Business Roundtable, sponsored by Bell, Dr. “Rocket” Ron Epstein of Bank of America Securities, Sash Tusa of the independent equity research firm Agency Partners, and Richard Aboulafia of the AeroDynamic Advisory consultancy join Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian to discuss the week on world markets, United Airline’s deal with pilots and implication for air travel especially at the front of the cabin as prices soar, analysis of second quarter 2023 earnings at Babcock, Dassault, Lockheed Martin, Saab and Thales, Dassault’s low production rate, German Chancellor Olaf Scholtz’s comments on Saudi Arabia and implications for future defense programs including on combat aircraft, and Western production of weapons including air and missile defenses as Russia deliberately saturates Ukraine’s defenses to deplete Kyiv’s American and European stocks.
The U.S. Space Force asked the Rand Corporation to come up with a new officer workforce framework, “conceived independently of the existing [U.S. Air Force] structure.” This episode is the second in a two-part series examining the Rand Corporation’s novel proposal, which aims to balance space mission requirements and the careers of officers. It is highly recommended to first listen to Part 1, which posted last month.
In this episode Laura Winter continues the conversation with two of the proposal’s authors, Larry Hanser, a senior behavioral scientist, and Jennifer Li, a senior management Scientist, both from the Rand Corporation; and Chris Stone, Senior Fellow for Space Deterrence at the National Institute for Deterrence Studies; and Brent Ziarnick, an associate professor of Space Power at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.
Welcome to the CavasShips Podcast with Christopher P. Cavas and Chris Servello…a weekly podcast looking at naval and maritime events and issues of the day – in the US, across the seas and around the world. This week…we are joined by return guest CDR Benjamin “BJ” Armstrong to discuss his latest monograph Naval Presence and the Interwar US Navy and Marine Corps: Forward Deployment, Crisis Response, and the Tyranny of History–which will be released in the next week. We discuss interwar lessons, how to balance preparation with presence and the importance of learning the right lessons at the right times.
At the end of the show we discuss President Biden’s latest naval leadership nominations, including the pick of Adm. Lisa Franchetti to be CNO and Adm. Sam Paparro to be INDO-PACOM.
Please send us feedback by DM’ing @CavasShips or @CSSProvision or you can email chriscavas@gmail.com or cservello@defaeroreport.com.
On this week’s Defense & Aerospace Report Washington Roundtable, Dr. Patrick Cronin of the Hudson Institute, Michael Herson of American Defense International, former Pentagon Europe chief Jim Townsend of the Center for a New American Security, and former Pentagon Comptroller Dr. Dov Zakheim of the Center for Strategic and International Studies join host Vago Muradian to discuss the Senate’s approach to the National Defense Authorization Act, update on appropriations, congressional antics including Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s holds and Rep. Pramila Jayapal’s Israel comments, Russia’s assault on Ukrainian grain and how Washington and the world should respond, Wagner Group reconstitutes in Belarus, Pentagon Asia-Pacific chief Dr. Ely Ratner’s testimony on China and Taiwan and how his comments could shape Republican opposition to Ukraine aid, roundup of Indo-Pacific news including Xi Jinping’s decision to rebuff John Kerry’s climate cooperation proposal, Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang’s disappearance, and Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu’s drive to gut the independence of the country’s judiciary.
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On this week’s Technology Report, Paul Ernst, the cyber security lead at Rebellion Defense, discusses China’s recent hacking of the State Department’s emails and how the nation should improve its cyber defenses; and Quentin Donnellan, the president of defense and space at Hypergiant, discusses on how the innovative company is helping the US Air Force realize its Combined Joint All Domain Command and Control future with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.
On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Dr. Jerry McGinn, the executive director of the Baroni Center for Government Contracting in the School of Business at George Mason University, discusses the new report he co-authored with Mike Roche — A “Build Allied” Approach to Increase Industrial Base Capacity — lessons from the Ukraine war, balancing sovereign national needs against the need for free trade, how to bring together allies and partners worldwide to rapidly field capability and increase capacity, incentives to encourage more cooperation, investing in national capabilities, and more with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.