Defense One Radio Podcast
1) Rep. Rob Wittman
The Virginia Republican discusses the Pentagon's acquisition reforms, the defense secretary's legislative-affairs bottleneck, and his priorities for the upcoming spending bills. Guest: Rep. Rob Wittm...Show More
2) Jon Wolfsthal and "A House of Dynamite"
A veteran of the National Security Council shares what the 2025 movie got right and wrong when it comes to U.S. missile defense and nuclear command and control. Guest: Jon Wolfsthal, Director of Glo...Show More
3) Europe's "drone wall"
Patrick Tucker explains what he learned during a recent trip to Eastern Europe.
4) “The Wounded Generation” by David Nasaw
A celebrated historian shares years of research into the quiet and not-so-quiet struggles of millions of American veterans returning home from World War II. Guest: David Nasaw, historian, two-time ...Show More
5) Europe's growing defense industry
The EU's ambassador to the U.S. underscores the importance of the bloc's $910 billion defense plans known as Readiness 2030. Guest: European Union Ambassador to the United States Jovita Neliupšien...Show More
6) Highlights from AFA's Air, Space & Cyber Conference
Our editors explore the vibe, the headlines, the aircraft, the drones, and the other news coming out of the Air Force Association’s big annual conference at National Harbor, Maryland. Guests: Tom No...Show More
7) How drone warfare is changing
A researcher unpacks recent adaptations in drone technology after more than three years of Russia's ongoing Ukraine invasion. Guests: Sam Bendett, advisor in Russia Studies at the Virginia-based re...Show More
8) Alpine Eagle's Jan-Hendrik Boelens
A Munich-based developer with a new air-to-air counter-drone system shares insights into Europe's growing defense industry and recent lessons from Russia's Ukraine invasion. Guest: Jan-Hendrik Boel...Show More
9) “Primal Intelligence” with Angus Fletcher
A researcher uses his work with U.S. special operations forces to explain a new neuroscientific approach to intuition, imagination, emotion, and common sense. Guest: Angus Fletcher, Professor of Sto...Show More
10) The Pentagon’s Golden Dome clampdown
Guest: Patrick Tucker, Defense One science and technology editor. Read Tucker's recent reporting on the topic below: Related reading: “New Golden Dome details emerge from industry day,” Tucker ...Show More