Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Sep 08, 2026] Look Ahead w/ Byron Callan

Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Sep 08, 2026] Look Ahead w/ Byron Callan

From Defense & Aerospace Report by Defense & Aerospace Report, sponsored by Bell

September 8, 2026 · 43 min

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Byron Callan discusses the US-Canada trade war, defense budget outlook, and geopolitical tensions involving Iran and Ukraine.

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 trade war between Canada and the United States, including President Trump’s call to boycott Bombardier jet aircraft; impact of rising interest rates on defense; US defense budget outlook; continuing conflict between Iran and the United States that’s driving energy prices up with diesel hitting a record high; the administration’s drive to end the Ukraine war and garner Moscow’s support to pressure Iran as the president demands European nations pay for arms Washington donated to Ukraine; impact of Trump's statement me might shift US policy to supporting Argentina’s claim to the Falkland Islands to punish Britain for not more directly supporting the Iran war; the Center for Strategic and International Studies’ report “From Shahed to Geran: How Russia Continues to Reinvent the One-Way Attack Drone” and the Royal United Services Institute report “The Next China Shock Will Hit Defence;” SpaceX’s foray into industrial gas turbine blades; response to Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg’s…

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