Best Aerospace Report Interviews Podcasts (2025)

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DEFAERO Daily Pod [Sep 22, 25] Week in Review & Byron Callan’s Week Ahead 36:03

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On today’s 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 latest headlines and looks at the week ahead.By Defense & Aerospace Report, sponsored by Bell

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Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Sep 21, ’25 Business Report] 56:19

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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, and Richard Aboulafia of the AeroDynamic advisory consultancy join host Vago Muradian to discuss another record setting week on Wall Street as the Federal Reserve cut borrowing rates as expected over worries abou…

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Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Washington Roundtable Sep 19, ’25] 52:48

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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 Studi…

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Defense & Aerospace Air Power Podcast [Sep 18, 25] Season 3 E35: Avgeek Prom Season 40:18

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What will USAF leadership say at the Air and Space Forces Association’s Air, Space and Cyber Conference? What won’t they? And just what is going on in the Air Force, anyway? We preview this year’s show with Todd Harrison of the American Enterprise Institute and Air and Space Forces magazine’s John Tirpak. Plus this week’s airpower headlines. Powere…

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DEFAERO Daily Pod [Sep 17, 25] Elbit America's Luke Savoie 44:00

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Luke Savoie, the president and CEO of Elbit America, joins Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian to discuss how the Pentagon is moving to accelerate the delivery of capabilities; the keys to agility and speed; the prospect that the US government will acquire stakes in contractors if they accept Pentagon development funding; the company’s …

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DEFAERO Strategy Series [Sep 16, 25] Sam Bendett & Eugene Rumer on Russia, Ukraine 35:06

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On today’s Strategy Series program, sponsored by General Atomic Aeronautical Systems, Sam Bendett of the Center for Naval Analyses and Dr. Eugene Rumer, the director of the Russia and Eurasia program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, join Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian to discuss details of Russia’s drone attacks o…

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DEFAERO Daily Pod [Sep 15, 25] Week in Review & Byron Callan’s Week Ahead 30:50

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On today’s program, sponsored by HII, Byron Callan of the independent Washington research firm Capital Alpha Partners and Chris Servello, the co-host of our Cavas Ships podcast joins Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian to discuss the latest headlines and looks at the week ahead.By Defense & Aerospace Report, sponsored by Bell

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Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Sep 13, ’25 Business Report] 50:48

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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, and Richard Aboulafia of the AeroDynamic advisory consultancy join host Vago Muradian to discuss Wall Street gains ground on expectations the Federal Reserve will cut borrowing rates next week on a shaky jobs mar…

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Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Washington Roundtable Sep 12, ’25] 55:25

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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 Studi…

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Defense & Aerospace Air Power Podcast [Sep 11, 25] Season 3 E34: Mail to the Chief 41:25

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With a new Chief of Staff inbound for the US Air Force, we assembled a team of airpower experts to lay out a day one agenda for getting the service from today to tomorrow. And we’ll have the latest from the world’s largest defense exposition -- along with this week’s headlines in airpower. Powered by GE!…

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DEFAERO Daily Pod [Sep 10, 25] Dr Kelvin Hamilton of FlareBright & Toby Townrow of Drone Evolution 41:32

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On today’s Technology Report podcast, sponsored by Elbit America, Dr Kelvin Hamilton of FlareBright, GOS-free drone navigation firm and Toby Townrow of UK sovereign UAV-maker Drone Evolution join Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian to discuss what makes the small, innovative companies different from their competitors, scaling to deliver…

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DEFAERO Strategy Series [Sep 09, 25] IISS' James Hackett on European Defence 29:46

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On this week’s Strategy Series, sponsored by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, James Hackett, the head of defense and military analysis at the International institute for Strategic Studies, joins Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian to discuss the updated report he co-edited — “Progress and Shortfalls in Europe’s Defence: An Assessme…

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DEFAERO Daily Pod [Sep 08, 25] Week in Review & Byron Callan’s Week Ahead 31:35

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On today’s program, sponsored by HII, Byron Callan of the independent Washington research firm Capital Alpha Partners discusses the latest headlines and looks at the week ahead with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.By Defense & Aerospace Report, sponsored by Bell

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Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Sep 07, ’25 Business Report] 57:32

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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, and Richard Aboulafia of the AeroDynamic advisory consultancy join host Vago Muradian to discuss a Wall Street rally despite weaker than expected jobs numbers and hiccups with their disclosure; Chinese leader Xi …

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Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Washington Roundtable Sep 05, ’25] 58:26

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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 Studi…

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Defense & Aerospace Air Power Podcast [Sep 04, 25] Season 3 E33: Tomcat Ball 54:16

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U.S. Naval aviation is rebuilding its decks. In a rollicking conversation, former Director of Air Warfare, Nimitz skipper, and current Tailhook Association chairman RAdm Mike “Nasty” Manazir gets into the details on F/A-XX, F-35, MQ-25, and the whole future of Naval aviation. It’s fun and deeply informative. Powered by GE!…

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Defense & Aerospace Technology Report [Sep 03, 25] Stratascorp's Scott Sloan on Data, AI, & CMMC 33:43

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On today’s Technology Report podcast, sponsored by Elbit America, Scott Sloan, the president of Stratascorp Technologies, joins Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian to discuss his commentary on the AFCEA website — “Data Won’t Solve Everything, But It Will Help: Interdepartmental data-sharing could be a game-changer for the future of the …

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DEFAERO Daily Pod [Sep 02, 25] Week in Review & Byron Callan’s Week Ahead 38:48

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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 Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s proposal that the government take stakes in defense contractors as it did in chip-maker Intel and why state ownership of…

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Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Aug 31, ’25 Business Report] 55:54

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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, and Richard Aboulafia of the AeroDynamic advisory consultancy join host Vago Muradian to discuss Wall Street flat week as Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says the Pentagon is considering stakes in major defense…

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Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Washington Roundtable Aug 29, ’25] 1:01:25

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On this week’s Defense & Aerospace Report Washington Roundtable, Dr. Patrick Cronin of the Hudson Institute think tank, 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 Mur…

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Defense & Aerospace Air Power Podcast [Aug 28, 25] Season 3 E32: Under the Radar 49:53

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The Army’s MV-75 tiltrotor has been moving fast -- quietly. Design is almost 90% complete, and a second generation is in the works. And how did they get to skip Milestone A? We take a newsy deep dive into that program with the Army program manager, Col. Jeff Poquette, and Bell vice president Ryan Ehinger. Powered by GE!…

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DEFAERO Daily Pod [Aug 27, 25] Latest Aquisition and Industrial Policy Headlines w/ Bialos, McGinn & Clark 50:07

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Jeff Bialos, a former deputy undersecretary of defense for industrial policy who now heads the defense practice at the Eversheds Sutherland law firm, Dr. Jerry McGinn who also served in the Pentagon’s Manufacturing and Industrial Base Policy office and now leads the Center for the Industrial Base at the Center for Strategic and International Studie…

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AM Meets AI, Robotics, & Beyond: A Conversation with Dr. Mohsen Seifi 1:05:19

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In this episode of the Additive Snack podcast, host Fabian Alefeld welcomes Dr. Mohsen Seifi, Vice President of Global Advanced Manufacturing Programs at ASTM International. This insightful conversation covers the convergence of additive manufacturing with adjacent technologies such as robotics, AI, and quantum biotech. Dr. Seifi discusses the init…

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DEFAERO Strategy Series [Aug 26, 25] Sam Bendett & Eugene Rumer on Russia, Ukraine 35:18

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On today’s Strategy Series program, sponsored by General Atomic Aeronautical Systems, Sam Bendett of the Center for Naval Analyses and Dr. Eugene Rumer, the director of the Russia and Eurasia program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, join Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian to discuss the outlook for peace between Ukrai…

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DEFAERO Daily Pod [Aug 25, 25] Week in Review & Byron Callan’s Week Ahead 31:07

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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 defense industrial impact of stalled peace talks between Ukraine and Russia; the outlook for European defense despite capitulation on tariffs and former…

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Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Aug 24, ’25 Business Report] 54:34

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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, and Richard Aboulafia of the AeroDynamic advisory consultancy join host Vago Muradian to discuss another record week on Wall Street as Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says an interest rate cut might be nee…

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Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Washington Roundtable Aug 22, ’25] 1:00:38

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On this week’s Defense & Aerospace Report Washington Roundtable, Dr. Patrick Cronin of the Hudson Institute think tank, 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, and Cavas Ships co-host Chris Servello join De…

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Defense & Aerospace Air Power Podcast [Aug 21, 25] Season 3 E31: Truth Bomb 52:57

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As the US Air Force gets ready for a new Chief of Staff, the Mitchell Institute is about to publish what they’re calling the Mother of All Reports, laying out ways ahead for the service’s readiness, operations, force mix, and more. It’s author, retired colonel JV Venable, explains it all. And, yes, airpower headlines. All powered by GE!…

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DEFAERO Daily Pod [Aug 20, 25] JustinSherman on Russia’s Cyber Industry During the War on Ukraine 37:54

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On today’s Technology Podcast, sponsored by Elbit America, Justin Sherman, the founder of Global Cyber Strategies advisory firm and a nonresident fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative, joins Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian to discuss his new report for the Center for Naval Analyses — “Hacking and Firewalls Und…

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Defense & Aerospace Technology Report [Aug 19, 25] Announcing Apex Defense #2 w/ Bryan Clark 34:19

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On this month’s innovation conversation to highlight key topics in the countdown to the Apex technology and innovation conference January 27-28, 2026, in Washington, sponsored by Clarion Defence, Bryan Clark, the director of the Center for Defense Concepts & Technology at the Hudson Institute, joins Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian t…

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DEFAERO Daily Pod [Aug 19, 25] Eugene Rumer on Russia-Ukraine & Byron Callan’s Week Ahead 34:00

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On today’s Look Ahead program, sponsored by HII, joining Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian are Dr Eugene Rumer of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace to discuss what’s next after President Trump aligned with Russia’s Vladimir Putin after their summit in Alaska and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders…

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Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Aug 16, ’25 Business Report] 49:32

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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, and Richard Aboulafia of the AeroDynamic advisory consultancy join host Vago Muradian to discuss a flat week on Wall Street as inflation continues to rise as higher baseline tariffs are passed along to consumers;…

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Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Aug 10, ’25 Business Report] 47:54

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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, and Richard Aboulafia of the AeroDynamic advisory consultancy join host Vago Muradian to discuss another up week on Wall Street even as President Trump escalated his trade war leveraging America’s economic power …

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Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Washington Roundtable Aug 08, ’25] 56:51

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On this week’s Defense & Aerospace Report Washington Roundtable, Dr. Patrick Cronin of the Hudson Institute think tank, former Pentagon Europe chief Jim Townsend of the Center for a New American Security, and former Pentagon comptroller Dr. Dov Zakheim of the Center for Strategic and International Studies join Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago…

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Defense & Aerospace Air Power Podcast [Aug 07, 25] Season 3 E30: Summer Breeze 46:18

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Time to kick back and review where US airpower stands, especially the US Air Force. And it’s air show season, so the perfect guest for both is Doug Birkey, Executive Director of the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies, also a Collings Foundation insider and just back from Oshkosh. Plus headlines in airpower. All powered by GE!…

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DEFAERO Daily Pod [Aug 06, 25] Mark Montgomery on INDOPACOM, CYBER & Budget Headlines 43:36

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Mark Montgomery, a retired US Navy rear admiral who is now the senior director of the Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the executive director of the Cyber Solarium 2.0 project, joins Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian to discuss how to improve defense cooperation with Taiwan to …

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NASA Update: Master Class, Alloys, AI & the Future Engineering Generations 54:41

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In this episode of the Additive Snack Podcast, host Fabian Alefeld welcomes back Paul Gradl, Principal Engineer at NASA, for a deep dive into the latest advances and challenges in additive manufacturing. Paul shares how NASA has expanded the range of available materials, pioneering alloys like GR COP and GRX 810 for extreme environments, and how th…

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DEFAERO Strategy Series [Aug 05, 25] Richard Danzig on Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity & National Security 43:49

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On today’s Strategy Series program, sponsored by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Richard Danzig, the 71st Secretary of the US Navy and Rand Corporation trustee; joins Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian to discuss his new report for the think tank — “Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, and National Security: The Fierce Urgency…

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DEFAERO Daily Pod [Aug 04, 25] Week in Review & Byron Callan’s Week Ahead 39:26

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On today’s program, sponsored by HII, Byron Callan of the independent Washington research firm Capital Alpha Partners discusses the latest headlines and looks at the week ahead with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.By Defense & Aerospace Report, sponsored by Bell

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Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Aug 03, ’25 Business Report] 55:57

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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 host Vago Muradian to discuss a down market on tariff concerns and sharply red…

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Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Washington Roundtable Aug 01, ’25] 1:00:03

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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 Studi…

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Defense & Aerospace Air Power Podcast [Jul 31, 25] Season 3 E29: Silent Service 56:16

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Electra is a fascinating company that straddles the line between traditional aviation and advanced air mobility. Their hybrid, quiet, ultra-short-takeoff aircraft are finding interest from the US military. We learn more from Donn Yates, their head of government markets. Powered by GE!By Defense & Aerospace Report, sponsored by Bell

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Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Jul 30, ’25] Preparing Land Forces for Warfare Today 37:34

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On today’s Land Warfare Series program, sponsored American Rheinmetall, Sam Bendett of the Center for Naval Analyses and Dr. Eugene Rumer, the director of the Russia and Eurasia program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, join Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian to discuss the latest on the Ukraine war, how both sides are…

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Defense & Aerospace Technology Report [Jul 30, 25] Dr Jim Lewis on US AI Efforts 34:34

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On today’s Technology Report podcast, Dr. Jim Lewis, a distinguished fellow with the Tech Policy Program at the Center for European Policy Analysis, joins Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian to discuss President Trump’s new strategy to maintain America’s artificial intelligence lead against rising competitors; status of the Stargate Pro…

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DEFAERO Daily Pod [Jul 28, 25] Week in Review & Byron Callan’s Week Ahead 31:06

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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 Washington’s trade deals with Japan and the European Union that would see an increase of baseline tariffs increase to 15 percent; President Trump’s assertio…

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Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Jul 27, ’25 Business Report] 58:19

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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 host Vago Muradian to discuss new records on Wall Street as Washington strikes…

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Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Washington Roundtable Jul 25, ’25] 1:02:39

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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 Studi…

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Defense & Aerospace Air Power Podcast [Jul 24, 25] Season 3 E28: Dome Improvement 46:32

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What’s the latest with the Golden Dome missile defense project? How has Ukraine’s experience influenced US air defense thinking? And what is mesh sensing? We get answers to those questions from Dr. Tom Karako, director of the Missile Defense Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Plus this week’s headlines in airpower, and t…

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Defense & Aerospace Technology Report [Jul 23, 25] John Cofrancesco on Improving Government Procurement with AI 33:12

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On today’s Technology Report podcast, sponsored by Elbit America, John Cofrancesco, the cofounder of Applied AI Company and American AI Logistics, joins Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian to discuss how AI can help companies better compete for bulk government contracts; how the technology can help the government make better decisions m…

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Why Ursa Major is Betting Big on Additive Manufacturing 54:09

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In this episode of the Additive Snack Podcast, host Fabian Alefeld is joined by Thomas Pomorski, Director of Additive Manufacturing at Ursa Major. Tom discusses his extensive background in additive manufacturing, including his work at Bechtel Plant Machinery and Penn United. He shares insights into Ursa Major's journey in scaling propulsion manufac…