Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Sep 08, 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 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 Aug. 18 memo on profits; and a look at the week ahead and in Washington and beyond.