Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Aug 31, 2026] Look Ahead w/ Byron Callan

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 Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg’s internal Pentagon memo on profits and capital allocation; impact of interest rate hikes on the defense ecosystem as Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh looks to higher rates to curb inflation as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he would continue efforts to curb bond yields even his recent intervention backfired driving yields up; the Iran war as US and Iranian forces exchange fire; for pricing as Russia targets Ukraine’s grain stocks and transport network; Washington’s Venezuela energy deal; implications of a US-Canada trade war on $20 billion in goods of more than $872 billion in 2025; five issues to watch through 2026; and a look at the week ahead and in Washington and beyond.