On this Roundtable episode of the Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guests are Dov Zakheim, PhD, former DoD comptroller, now with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Gordon Adams, PhD, Non-Resident Fellow at the Quincy Institute, Mackenzie Eaglen of the American Enterprise Institute and Michael Herson, President and CEO, American Defense International and Chris Servello, a founder of Provision Advisors (and Defense and Aerospace team member).

Topics:

— Reports that the devastating fire aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard may have been arson

— Update on fourth stimulus package and defense spending bills

— Key takeaways from the Republican National Convention including national security messaging

— Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s address from Israel and Middle East tour

— China increased provocations and the incident between US and Russian forces in Syria that injured four American soldiers

— Drive to convince Senate to stop House proposal to require 100 percent US parts content in American weapons

— Defense Secretary Mark Esper’s Asia tour