Defense & Aerospace Report

Operation Poseidon Archer, the U.S. effort to negate the Houthi threat to shipping, is all about naval aviation. How is it going and where is it going? We ask the Sagamore Institute’s Dr. Jerry Hendrix, a retired US Navy captain, naval aviator and strategist. CNA’s Sam Bendett updates the drone air war in Ukraine. And we even have some headlines in airpower. Powered by GE!

On this week’s Technology Report, Dr. Dave Young, the chief operating officer officer of CAES — Cobham Advanced Electronic Systems — discusses electronic warfare lessons from the Ukraine war, how US capabilities compare to Russian and Chinese ones, the need to increase training with closely held EW systems before conflict to better prepare commanders on how best to employ them, scaling production through greater automation, impact of the CHIPS Act and the additional investment necessary in other vital fields with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

Dr. Keoki Jackson, the senior vice president and general manager at the National Security Sector at MITRE, discusses the report the federally funded research develop center crafted with the Aspen Strategy Group — “A Sum Greater Than Its Parts: Integrated Deterrence and Strategic Competition” with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On today’s program, sponsored by HII, Byron Callan of the independent Washington research firm Capital Alpha Partners discusses the dimming outlook for Ukraine supplemental funding and the global implications of Washington rejecting more resources for Kyiv, the right approach to understanding geopolitical challenges, and a look at the week ahead; and Bryan Clark of the Hudson Institute discusses the think tank’s Jan. 24 conference — Solving Operational Problems with Today’s Technology — the first of a new series on innovation with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

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 another big week on Wall Street, budget outlook in Washington as worries mouth regarding more Ukraine funding and what that tells allies and partners worldwide, growing number of parked aircraft as ticket prices drop, delivery and production numbers, Boeing taps the former head of naval nuclear reactors as its quality adviser after Alaska Airlines incident, Britain’s bilateral security pact with Ukraine, and a second flight of Northrop Grumman’s B-21 Raider bomber.

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, and former Pentagon Comptroller Dr. Dov Zakheim join host Vago Muradian to discuss a short-term deal to keep government open as the prospect for Ukraine supplemental funding evaporates, Britain strikes a security pact with Ukraine as Kyiv’s losses among its most experienced troops mounts as Western weapons and ammunition run out, ways to keep funding Ukraine in absence of supplemental, US continues strikes on Houthis as Iran and Pakistan exchange strikes, DPP wins in Taiwan but loses control of parliament to KMT, Israel continues to brush off US peace efforts as cracks grow within Israeli government over how and whether to save hostages, and the GOP race after the Iowa Caucuses.

Dr. Brendan Mulvaney, Director of the China Aerospace Studies Institute at National Defense University, looks at China’s 2023 in the air and what’s likely in 2024. Plus this week’s headlines in airpower. Powered by GE!

Dr. Jerry McGinn, the director of the Baroni Center for Government Contracting at George Mason University, and Steve Grundman of the Atlantic Council and the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University — who both lead the Pentagon’s industrial policy office — discuss the Biden administration’s first ever National Defense Industrial Strategy that was unveiled by last week with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On today’s program, sponsored by HII, Byron Callan of the independent Washington research firm Capital Alpha Partners discusses Congress’ efforts to negotiate appropriations to fund the US government, look ahead to earnings as companies prepare to report earnings, assessing the pace of the Pentagon’s acquisition of complex weapons like Tomahawk cruise missiles, and a look at the week ahead; and Chris Servello, the co-host of the Cavas Ships podcast, discusses takeaways from the Surface Navy Association’s 36th national symposium with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

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 possible impact of higher than expected December inflation and rising oil prices in the wake of Houthi attacks on international shipping, Washington’s budget deal, increased FAA overnight over Boeing’s manufacturing after loose bolts found on 737 Max 9 jets — now rebranded the 737-9 — Berlin drops ban on exporting Eurofighters to Saudi Arabia, and Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works rolls out its latest experimental jet for NASA — the X-59.