On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guest is Jerry Hendrix, PhD, President of Hendrix and Associates LLC and Senior Fellow at the Sagamore Institute on his recent National Review article “The Navy’s Littoral Hubris,” how the service bet its future on a mistaken assumption. During our conversation we discussed the troubled Littoral Combat Ship program, Navy force structure and why culture may be the root cause of many of the Navy’s recent operational and programatic stumbles. 

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell,  Sam Bendett of…

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Eric Fanning, the president and CEO of the Aerospace Industries Association, discusses takeaways from the recent Farnborough International Airshow, the outlook for US defense spending, implications of the CHIPS plus legislation and the climate-healthcare-tax package that cleared the Senate over the weekend and faces House passage, how to address inflation, supply chain and workforce challenges, improving the relationship between government and industry, and the evolving antitrust approach of the Biden administration as officials revisit Northrop Grumman‘s acquisition of OrbitalATK with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. 

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Byron Callan of the independent Washington research firm Capital Alpha Partners discusses China’s effort to intimidate Taiwan with military exercises around the island nation, analyses the defense and aerospace implications of the new climate-healthcare-tax deal as well as the Chips Plus legislation, and deeper analysis of trends in recent second quarter earnings, and looks at the week ahead; and Kevin Seymour, the CEO of ASTRAIUS, discusses how the UK-US based small and medium satellite launch company can revolutionize the market for truly operationally responsive space using military and civilian transport aircraft with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Tom Siebel, the chairman and CEO of C3.ai, discusses the Pentagon’s approach to harnessing artificial intelligence for military applications, the importance of leveraging commercial technology for rapid adoption, AI as a service, and how the company plans to grow its DoD business through investment in technology and people like former Joint Chiefs Vice Chairman Gen. John Hyten, USAF Ret., with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Sam Bendett of the Center for Naval Analyses discusses the status of Russia’s war on Ukraine, what’s next in the conflict, how new weapons are changing Kyiv’s capabilities and how Moscow is responding, and ways that China could help Russia in the wake of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taipei; and Sikorsky President Paul Lemmo on the company’s Raider and Defiant aircraft competing for the US Army’s Future Vertical Lift competitions, supply chains and inflation, and delivering programs faster with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

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.