Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Jul 12, ’26 Business Report]

Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Jul 12, ’26 Business Report]

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

July 12, 2026 · 1h 5m

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The episode discusses the latest developments in the defense and aerospace sectors amidst rising energy prices and geopolitical tensions.

On this week’s Defense & Aerospace Report Business Roundtable, sponsored by Bell, Dr. “Rocket” Ron Epstein of Bank of America Securities, Sash Tusa of Agency Partners, and Richard Aboulafia of the AeroDynamic advisory consultancy join host Vago Muradian to discuss Wall Street’s latest up week even as energy prices rise after US and Iranian forces exchanged strikes and President Trump says the ceasefire between the countries is over and Tehran struck shipping in the Strait of Hormuz; air travel impact of renewed hostilities as Delta maintains the carrier will maintain pricing and profit power; the US defense budget outlook as the appropriations process as well as the administration’s $88 billion Iran war supplemental stall; efforts by the House budget committee to accelerate the $350 billion reconciliation 3.0 budget increase for the Pentagon; analysis of NATO’s Ankara summit that included a pledge of unity as well as $50 billion in deals, including the alliance’s acquisition of new Saab GlobalEye radar planes and Northrop Grumman Triton reconnaissance aircraft; whether the summit was enough to assuage allied concerns about America’s commitment to NATO despite rhetoric from…

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