On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Tom Jones, the president of Northrop Grumman’s Aeronautics Systems sector, discusses accelerating acquisition, how the B-21 bomber program is moving fast, what it will take to ensure the US Air Force’s Next Generation Air Dominance effort is a success, Integrating for Defense, and mitigating supply chains and inflation impacts; and Dr. “Rocket” Ron Epstein of Bank of America Merrill Lynch with his key takeaways from this week’s Farnborough International Airshow with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. 

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Mike Schoellhorn, the chief executive officer of Airbus Defence & Space, discusses the change in security environment in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, grappling with supply chain challenges, substituting Russian and Chinese suppliers, the France-German-Spanish SCAF combat aircraft program, and growing in the US market; and Byron Callan of the independent Washington research firm Capital Alpha Partners discusses takeaways from the first three days of the Farnborough International Airshow with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. 

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Ted Colbert, the president and CEO of Boeing Defense, Space & Security, discusses lessons from the company’s challenges, culture change, improving integration with allies and partners, moving faster and the future of military aviation; and Richard Aboulafia of the Aerodynamic Advisory consultancy on key headlines from Day Two of the Farnborough International Airshow with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. 

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall discusses lessons from Russia’s Ukraine war, improving alliance interoperability, addressing fast-moving needs, nuclear modernization and the Next Generation Air Dominance program; and Sash Tusa of the independent equity research firm Agency Partners discusses the British government’s announcement that Japan would be joining the UK-Sweden-Italy Tempest future combat aircraft program with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.