The Heat Is On: Budgets ($1.5T or Bust), Defense Policy (Army "Jailbreak" Event & Foreign Ships), and Space Contracts (SDN & SB-AMTI)

The Heat Is On: Budgets ($1.5T or Bust), Defense Policy (Army "Jailbreak" Event & Foreign Ships), and Space Contracts (SDN & SB-AMTI)

June 1, 2026 · 40 min · Episode 357

About this episode

The episode discusses the upcoming Fiscal Year 2027 budget request and various defense-related topics with expert guests.

Recorded on 06/01/26 In this episode, Roman Schweizer, TD Cowen’s WRG geopolitics & defense analyst, is joined by an All-Star lineup of defense reporters to discuss the next few weeks as Congress tries to make progress on the Fiscal Year 2027 Department of War $1.5 trillion budget request. We also discuss SecWar Hegseth's remarks at the Shangri-La Dialogue, the Army's "Jailbreak" event, the possibility of the U.S. Navy buying foreign ships, and two important new contracts awarded by U.S. Space Force.

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Host: Roman Schweizer

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Organizations: TD Cowen, Department of War, U.S. Navy, U.S. Space Force

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