DEFAERO Daily Pod [Oct 20, 25] Week in Review & Byron Callan’s Week Ahead
Update: 2025-10-20
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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 government shutdown; the Treasury Department’s September statement and Secretary Scott Bessent’s comments on defense industry share buybacks; Trump-Putin meeting and impact on Ukraine war; prospect Washington would buy Ukrainian drones and other weapons; US military operations in the Caribbean; takeaways from the Association of the United States Army’s conference and tradeshow, the Wharton Aerospace meeting, and the defense edition of Joanna Speed’s Aerospace Event in Washington; and a look at the week ahead. Our AUSA coverage was sponsored by Lockheed Martin and we are a proud media sponsor of the defense edition of the Aerospace Event.
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