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On this week’s Defense & Aerospace Report Washington Roundtable, Dr. Patrick Cronin of the Hudson Institute, Michael Herson of American Defense International, former DoD Europe chief Jim Townsend now with 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 debt ceiling talks as lawmakers fail to reach a deal before leaving Washington for the Memorial Day weekend, Sen. Tommy Tuberville vows continued hold on military confirmations as President Biden names USAF Chief Gen. CQ Brown as next Joint Chiefs chairman, impact of concerns that military contractors are price gouging on future defense spending, Ukraine-backed Russian partisans raid Russia, what happens to US support for Ukraine is American systems are used against Russia, China’s cyber hacks against Guam’s critical infrastructure, key congressional delegation cancels trip to Indo-Pacific and Taiwan, why Washington is trying so hard to normalize relations with Beijing after China’s anger at US shoot down of its spy balloon, takeaways from G7 as well as Quad and Pacific Island leaders forum, what Recip Tayyip Erdogan’s impending reelection means for Turkish democracy, Bibi Netanyahu woo’s Orthodox Israelis with cash and plans to restart his judicial reform push, and US Navy efforts to counter Iran’s high seas piracy.

Air Power
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Uninhabited aircraft rule this week’s Air Power Podcast, powered by GE Aerospace. Vago and J.J. are joined by Mike Shortsleeve, vice president for strategy and business development at General Atomics Aeronautical Systems and a former UAV unit commander, to look at the future of UAVs. And Mark Montgomery comes by to dissect DoD’s big new munitions procurement plans. Plus this week’s headlines in airpower. It’s all kinds of bang for your podcast buck!

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On this week’s Technology Report, C3 AI Founder, Chairman and CEO Tom Siebel discusses the step-change implications of generative artificial intelligence, the magnitude of potential society-altering dangers as well as sweeping benefits, the smart approach to regulation that curbs negative impacts without stifling innovation, the use of the technology in weapons particularly by nations like China, Russia, Iran and North Korea, how to think about AI threats in a world where the barriers to developing the technology are falling, the kind of declaratory strategies needed to deter adversaries from employing weaponized AI against the United States and its allies, efforts to harmonize now-scattershot Pentagon AI efforts, and his company’s growth in the DoD market with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

DEFAERO REPORT Daily Podcast
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On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Dr. Bill Greenwalt, one of the nation’s leading thinkers on defense acquisition at the American Enterprise Institute and the co-author, with Tom Corbin, of the new report from the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney — “Breaking the Barriers: Reforming US Export Controls to Realise the potential of AUKUS” — discusses what the Australia-US-UK partnership is and isn’t, the biggest impediments that stand in the way of delivering capability at speed and scale, the importance of speed to deter conflict, the imperative to change dated and onerous US export controls that hinder much-needed cooperation and irritate allies, areas where the technological partnership among Five Eyes allies can move more quickly and learn lessons that make more complicated efforts easier like equipping Australia nuclear submarines, how to more closely harmonize nuclear submarine technologies among allies to lower production and operating cost, how to more rapidly adopt commercial innovation to quickly and more economically address military needs, and what America can learn from its allies with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

DEFAERO REPORT Daily Podcast
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On today’s program, sponsored by HII, Sam Bendett of the Center for Naval Analyses discusses Russia’s claim to have taken Bakhmut and Ukraine’s stance they are still control parts of the devastated city, why Wagner Group mercenary and convict force boss Yevgeny Prigozhin isn’t getting credit, how F-16s for Ukraine might change the next phase of the war, the high cost of Russia’s long-range strikes against Kyiv and Ukraine’s successful defense against those strikes, and an unmanned systems update; and Byron Callan of the independent Washington research firm Capital Alpha Partners discusses the prospects for a deal that averts a US debt default and what that deal might mean for defense spending given what happened in the wake of 2010 debt crisis that resulted in the Budget Control Act of 2011, what analysis of 2011-2016 tells is about what might happen next, and a look at the week ahead with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

Monday Business Report
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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 market reaction to prospect that Washington may be nearing a debt deal and implications for defense spending, the implications on trade as G7 continues to sharpen sanctions on Russia and works to counter Beijing’s economic coercion, reports Biden administration will allow F-16 fighter operator to transfer their aircraft to Ukraine, Britain’s pilot training program, Boeing’s Cascade Climate Model Tool, Rolls-Royce’s UltraFan program, VistaJet’s financial woes, vulnerability of towed artillery in Ukraine, and impact of impact of Recip Tayyip Erdogan remaining in power.

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This week’s is the third episode in a month-long series looking at various, cross-cutting aspects of the state of the space industrial base. Laura Winter speaks with the Defense Innovation Unit’s Director of the Space Portfolio Steve “Bucky” Butow, who is intimately involved in growing the Space Industrial Base through government contracts and informing policy. In uniform he is Brig. Gen. Butow, Commander of the California Air National Guard where he leads 4,900 Airmen assigned to five wings and a headquarters staff.

CAVASShips Weekly Podcast
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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…

The Navy’s investigation report into the command climate and quality of life aboard the aircraft carrier GEORGE WASHINGTON – prompted by a spate of suicides among the ship’s junior sailors – was made public this week, and the story is not pretty. Sam Lagrone of USNI News will join us again to talk through the report and the issues that sooner or later affect every ship in the Navy.

Please send us feedback by DM’ing @CavasShips or @CSSProvision or you can email chriscavas@gmail.com or cservello@defaeroreport.com.

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On this week’s Defense & Aerospace Report Washington Roundtable, Dr. Patrick Cronin of the Hudson Institute, Michael Herson of American Defense International, and former Pentagon Comptroller Dr. Dov Zakheim of the Center for Strategic and International Studies join host Vago Muradian to discuss negotiations to avert a first-ever US debt default, update on authorization and appropriations, G7 nations meet to counter China’s economic coercion and close sanctions loopholes to punish Russia for attacking Ukraine, Beijing’s charm offensive to woo Japan, Europe and Malaysia, Ukraine claws back territory from Russian forces as Moscow pounds Kyiv as Volodymyr Zelenskyy calls for more support, roundup of Indo-Pacific headlines, under congressional pressure Secretary of State Antony Blinken agrees to disclose internal “dissent” memo on America’s botched withdrawal from Afghanistan, Syria returns to the Arab League, and update on Israel’s continuing political turmoil.

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