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Defense One's Audrey Decker interviews Gen. David Allvin and Air Mobility Command's Gen. Mike Minihan (at the 32:42 mark). You can also catch all of our 2024 State of Defense interviews on Defense One's YouTube page, here.

Defense One Executive Editor Bradley Peniston speaks with Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti; and Defense One's Patrick Tucker sat down with Fourth Fleet commander Rear Adm. James Aiken (at the 28:09 mark). You can watch both of these interviews on Defense One's YouTube page, here.

Defense One's Sam Skove speaks to Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George; and Defense One's Jennifer Hlad speaks with Gen. Charles Flynn, commander of U.S. Army Pacific. You can watch both of these interviews on Defense One's YouTube page, here.

Defense One's Sam Skove speaks to Assistant Commandant Gen. Christopher Mahoney; and Defense One's Jennifer Hlad interviews Marine Corps Combat Development Command's Lt. Gen. Karsten Heckl. You can also watch either of these interviews on Defense One's events page, here.

Defense One's Audrey Decker speaks to Chief of the Space Force Gen. Chance Saltzman; and Defense One's Lauren Williams interviews Air Force Col. Michelle Idle, deputy commander of Space Systems Command. You can also watch either of these interviews on Defense One's events page, here.

The author and Marine veteran discusses the future of technology, the promise of AI, the perils of toxic politics, and other themes packed into his latest work of speculative fiction. Guest: Elliot Ackerman, co-author of "2054: A Novel," which was published on March 12. Find our previous discussions with Ackerman here: Ep. 107: The legacy of America’s Afghan war Ep. 79: “2034: A Novel of the Next World War”

Audrey Decker unpacks the top news from this year's Air & Space Forces Association Warfare Symposium. Here's a roll-up of her reporting from the AFA symposium: Air Force announces major shakeup to prep for war with China Air Force will narrow its pool of robot wingman vendors within ‘next few months’ 'Unexpected’ engineering slows price negotiations on USAF radar plane USAF plans stealthy tankers for ‘extreme threat areas’ Lockheed vows steady F-35 production amid demand shifts First Ukrainian F-16 pilots will complete training as soon as May

How does the Kremlin force an entirely new reality on an occupied city? And how do Europeans feel about the invasion and U.S. hesitation to rearm Ukraine? Guests: Karolina Hird, analyst and Russia Deputy Team Lead at the Institute for the Study of War; Karin von Hippel is Director-General of the Royal United Services Institute. You can find Hird's recent report, "The Kremlin's Occupation Playbook: Coerced Russification and Ethnic Cleansing in Occupied Ukraine," here.

Guests: Bruce HoffmanJacob Ware Their book “God, Guns, and Sedition: Far-right Terrorism in America" was published in January.

We review how the Iran-backed Houthis are disrupting global shipping in the Red Sea, and we look back at similar dynamics near the end of the so-called tanker wars of the late 1980s. Guests: Fabian HinzPatrick TuckerDefense OneBradley PenistonDefense One

We take stock of our last 12 months of interviews, featuring conversations with generals, White House officials, researchers, authors, our own reporters, and many more. Guests include: 115 116 124Defense One 125 126Defense One 129 130 131 132 134 135 138

The Army's top buyer and the Pentagon's integration chief talk Ukraine, non-traditional suppliers, and more. Guests: Defense OneDefense One

We take a look at how officials around the region are carrying on with business as usual despite Israel's war with Hamas. Guest: Audrey DeckerDefense One

This episode, we discuss the daunting task of clearing Gaza City of Hamas as well as Israel's goal of crushing the group once and for all. Guests: Joseph VotelBarak Mendelsohn

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Defense One staff explain some of the major themes from this year's annual Association of the U.S. Army conference in Washington. Guest: Sam SkoveDefense OnePatrick Tucker Read more from our AUSA coverage at any of the links below: Army eyes munitions stockpiles amid focus on longer wars Army orders loitering munition for testing as soldier-borne tank-killer The Army doesn’t know where a lot of its excess arms and gear are Ukraine wants West's help in training NCOs and officers How the war in Ukraine is reshaping US Army modernization New 155mm round exceeds range of some rockets, can be fired by standard Army artillery AUSA Conference Wire: 'Drones everywhere' AUSA Conference Wire: 'Magazine depth' AUSA Conference Wire: 'A critical juncture'

We review the history of FISA Section 702 ahead of its possible expiration at the end of the year. Guests: Cindy Cohn Read over a copy of the recent Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board report on recommended changes to FISA Section 702 (PDF), here. You can also find a transcript of this episode here.

Staff reporter Sam Skove shares some of the highlights from his recent trip to Poland, Estonia, and the UK. Read more from Sam's European trip at any of the links below: How a tiny Polish airport became a key node for Western aid to Ukraine Polish support for Ukraine brings lessons, but also risks EU plans to arm Ukraine bearing fruit, but more is needed, Estonia says Estonia plans loitering-munitions unit to hunt enemy air defenses Europe’s defense spending sluggish despite Ukraine war Navies face ‘dreadnought moment' as Ukraine destroys more Russian warships, British admiral says Ukraine learns to fight with a hodge-podge of foreign artillery Beset by Russian airstrikes, Ukraine looks to make its weapons abroad

This episode we review several things we learned at the Air & Space Forces Association's annual Air, Space & Cyber conference. Guests: Audrey DeckerDefense OneLauren WilliamsDefense OneMarcus WeisgerberDefense One Read more of our coverage from this year's AFA conference here.

We dig into the U.S. military's new Replicator initiative, and explore Anduril's recent UAV-firm acquisition. Guests: Patrick Tucker,Defense OneChris Brose, Related reading: ‘Hellscape’: DOD launches massive drone swarm program to counter ChinaUnpacking the Replicator InitiativeThe Kill Chain: Defending America in the Future of High-Tech WarfareAnduril buys drone maker Blue Force Technologies amid Pentagon push for autonomous aircraft