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Defense & Aerospace Report CAVASSHIPS Podcast [Oct 10, ’25] Ep: 212 Resolve Marine’s Gregg Baumann Talks Salvage

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… 2024’s collision of a huge containership with the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore garnered world-wide headlines, but cleaning up the mess – clearing the wreckage, moving the ship – was a major operation. One of the leaders of that effort is with us today – Gregg Baumann, a former US Navy Supervisor of Salvage now a leader in the worldwide salvage community. Stand by for a great discussion!

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Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Washington Roundtable Oct 10, ’25]

On this week’s Defense & Aerospace Report Washington Roundtable, Dr. Patrick Cronin of the Hudson Institute think tank, Michael Herson of American Defense International, former Pentagon comptroller Dr. Dov Zakheim of the Center for Strategic and International Studies join Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian to discuss the continuing US government shutdown as Democrats make their case why closing was the right thing to do to protect health care for millions of Americans; Russia continues its provocations against Europe and NATO as the Ukraine war grinds on; details about the administration’s National Defense Strategy surface during John Noh’s confirmation as the deputy assistant secretary of defense of IndoPacific affairs; Washington and Beijing close in on a trade deal as China clamps down on rare earths exports; Australia, Japan, the Philippines and the United States conduct exercises as China and Malaysia conduct theirs; the hard line LDP President Sanae Takaichi is poised to become Japan’s first female prime minister; and the deal brokered by President Trump to end the Gaza war on its second anniversary moves ahead with a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas hostages and prisoners to be exchanged over the coming days as the president suggests he might go to the Middle East.

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DEFAERO Daily Pod [Oct 08, 25] Alderman & Company’s Bill Alderman

On today’s program, sponsored by Elbit America, Bill Alderman of Alderman & Company, a boutique firm specializing in aerospace and defense mergers and acquisitions, joins Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian to discuss the impact of the US government shutdown on small companies across the sector and how soon before the closure becomes painful; how personnel cuts impact the contracting and regulatory oversight ecosystems; growth areas in the budget; what thoughtful supply chain management means as the Pentagon seeks to accelerate production of weapons large and small; the new administration’s approach to merger and acquisition approvals; and the implications of the US government taking ownership stakes in companies that accept Pentagon investment funding.

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Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Oct 07, ’25] AUSA’s Dan Roper Previews Upcoming Annual Meeting & Tradeshow

On today’s Land Warfare Series program, sponsored American Rheinmetall, Dan Roper, a retired US Army colonel who is now the director of national security studies at the Association of the United States Army’s Land Warfare Institute, joins Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian to discuss the expected messages that Army leaders will delivery at the association’s annual meeting and tradeshow next week in Washington, DC; the programs the force will need to execute operations worldwide; learning the right lessons from the Ukraine war as well as from the Cold War, Afghanistan and Iraq; keys countering thoughtful and agile adversaries; novel approaches to fighting in highly contested battlefields; why size matters for military forces in an era when conflict could both erupt quickly and escalate rapidly; and why precision and good leadership are vital. Our coverage of AUSA is sponsored by Lockheed Martin.

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DEFAERO Daily Pod [Oct 06, 25] Week in Review & Byron Callan’s Week Ahead

On today’s Look Ahead program, sponsored by HII, Byron Callan of the independent Washington research firm Capital Alpha Partners joins Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian to discuss the government shutdown and how long it will last; how this showdown might be different than earlier ones; why Wall Street’s reaction is muted; interesting the latest government data; how messaging the meeting President Trump Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth could impact on programs and allied cooperation; takeaways from AeroVironment’s investor day; developing a drone supply chain that’s free of Chinese components; KBR’s spin; and a look at the week ahead.

Monday Business Report
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Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Oct 05, ’25 Business Report]

On this week’s Defense & Aerospace Report Business Roundtable, sponsored by Bell, Dr. “Rocket” Ron Epstein of Bank of America Securities, and Richard Aboulafia of the AeroDynamic advisory consultancy join host Vago Muradian to discuss Wall Street’s rally to new highs even as US jobs growth continues to slow and Washington shuts down for what could be a protracted closure; German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius’ comments that Berlin will play a bigger state role in the nation’s defense industries; Poland’s planned record bond sales to address mounting debt; Russia’s continued provocations including closing Munich airport twice in 24 hours; the CA-1 Europa unmanned combat aircraft by Germany’s Helsing; what a transition to full-rate production mans for Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lighting II fighter; Thailand order for Airbus A330 Multirole Tanker and Transport Aircraft and Indonesia’s purchase of T-50 aircraft from Korean Aerospace; the drop in Palantir stock after a Reuters report that the Army command and control system the company is developing with Anduril has security flaws; GE Aerospace’s share price drop after labor deal as investors wait for the terms that will end the nine-week strike by Boeing machinists in St Louis; the Federal Aviation Administration’s decision to return some certification duties to Boeing that were taken away from the company in 2019 after the crash of two Max jetliners as the company admits the 777x jetliner will be delayed until 2027; and Play Airlines becomes the second Low-cost Icelandic carrier to fold in six years.

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Defense & Aerospace Report CAVASSHIPS Podcast [Oct 03, ’25] Ep: 211 Sal Mercogliano & John Konrad

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…friends of the pod and maritime experts Sal Mercogliano and John Konrad are back to discuss maritime effects of the government shutdown, intersecting shipping and naval trends across the globe and why no one in government wants to talk.

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Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Washington Roundtable Oct 03, ’25]

On this week’s Defense & Aerospace Report Washington Roundtable, Dr. Patrick Cronin of the Hudson Institute think tank, Michael Herson of American Defense International, former Pentagon Europe chief Jim Townsend of the Center for a New American Security, former Pentagon comptroller Dr. Dov Zakheim of the Center for Strategic and International Studies join Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian to discuss how long the US government shut down will last and the political dynamics that will shape its length and contours as the Trump administration uses the crisis to punish its enemies and fire more government workers; President Trump and his Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s campaign against the military brass at an unprecedented meeting of senior uniformed leaders in Virginia that was as much Hegseth’s drive for a new warrior ethos as to define himself as the president’s successor and continue driving a wedge between senior military leaders and their more troops; the US strategy in Asia the administration continues to develop its national security and defense strategies and tapped former Pacific Air Forces commander Gen. Kenneth “Cruiser” Wilsbach as the next Air Force chief of staff; Russia’s continued drone flights over Europe — including from a cargo ship — threats to undersea cables and ever bigger attacks on Ukraine as the White House now says it will provide Ukraine with targeting data to strike deep into Russian territory as some worry the disclosure is more about pressuring Moscow rather than helping Kyiv; Japan and Australia’s announcement of deeper defense ties as Tokyo and Canberra worry about US reliability in the region; Washington’s strategic pact with Qatar; Europe’s “SnapBack” sanctions on Iran; and the president’s 21-point plan to end fighting in Gaza. central to which is Hamas laying down its arms.

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