On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, John Whitley, the former acting US Army secretary, discusses learning from Formula 1 racing’s extraordinarily rapid technology development and fielding cycles to accelerate defense innovation, importance of cultural and organizational change to deliver speed and more with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.
On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Ian Easton, the senior director at Project 2049 Institute to fully normalize relations between the United States and Taiwan, discusses his new book, — “The Final Struggle: Inside China’s Global Strategy” — Beijing’s strategy of global domination through its economic, diplomatic and growing military might, how the United States and its allies need to respond, lessons Beijing and Taipei are drawing from Russia’s war on Ukraine and the world’s sanctions on Moscow, the window to deter China from attacking Taiwan, and bow President Biden’s pledge to defend Taiwan improves deterrence with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.
On the US Army’s 247th birthday and during the Eurosatory land warfare exhibition in Paris, Maj. Gen. Peter Andrysiak, the deputy commanding general of the US Army Europe and Africa, discusses lessons from Russia’s war on Ukraine, vital importance of logistics and connectivity, US role in NATO surge of personnel and capabilities in wake of Moscow’s invasion, building Arctic warfighting skills; and Marc Darmon, the executive vice president of Thales Secure Communications and Information Systems and chairman of GICAT and the Eurosatory exhibition, discusses the outlook for defense investment in Europe, the company’s new Combat Digital Platform for battlefield command and control, and the importance of investing in cyber and AI capabilities 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 the role of Russia’s war on Ukraine on rising food and energy prices, inflation and potential impact on defense, Kyiv’s need for weapons as Russia grinds ahead to seize control of Donbas, House and Senate markups, CAE’s investor day and more with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.
On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Tim Walton, senior fellow at the Hudson Institute’s Center for Defense Concepts and Technology, discusses the report he co-authored with his director, Bryan Clark — “Resilient Aerial Refueling: Safeguarding the US Military’s Global Reach” — and why aerial refueling should be a top modernization priority and the fleet that will be needed for the challenges the nation faces especially in the Pacific with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.
On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Dr. Zack Krevor, the CEO of Stratolaunch, discusses how the company — created in 2011 by Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen and Scaled Composites founder and aircraft design legend Burt Rutan — looks to drive innovation in hypersonic weapons development through rapid prototyping and testing, the company’s role in the development ecosystem, keys to speed and how US capabilities in the field compare against adversaries like China and Russia 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 who is also affiliated with the Center for a New American Security discusses Russia’s war on Ukraine and what’s next, Moscow’s strategy to use food as a weapon, impact of Western aid for Kyiv, and an update on unmanned warfare; and Byron Callan of the independent Washington research firm Capital Alpha Partners on how to think of key developments over the past week including the Russo-Ukrainian war, defense supply chains, China’s assault on an Australian P-8 aircraft and a look at the week ahead with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.
On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Dr. Monique Mansoura, the executive director for Global Health Security and Biotechnology at the MITRE think tank, discusses the Federally Funded Research and Development Center’s report — “Building a Sustainable Biopreparedness Industrial Base” — as COVID cases rise and Biden administration prepares its $88 billion package to prepare for future biological threats and pandemics, lessons from the COVID pandemic to help prepare for future crisis whether naturally occurring or manmade, how to improve American and allied industrial capacity, specific necessary capabilities, and more with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.
On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Maj. Gen. Jeff Schloesser, USA Ret., the former director of US Army Aviation who commanded the 101st Airborne Division and the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, now the executive vice president for strategic pursuits at Bell, discusses battlefield aviation lessons from Russia’s war on Ukraine and how they might shape programs including the Arm’s Future Vertical Lift effort and more with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. Schloesser is also a former president of the Army Aviation Association of America and Bell sponsored our coverage of AAAA.
On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, Maj. Gen. Clint Crosier, USAF Ret., the former director of Space Force force planning who now heads Amazon Web Services’ Aerospace and Satellite Solutions business, discusses 2022 AWS Space Accelerator finalists, unique role of the company in an evolving space ecosystem, harnessing commercial capabilities to help make sense of vast and growing volume of data, harnessing innovation for military advantage, data rights and more with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.