January 15, 2026
Defense & Aerospace Air Power Podcast: Global View
In a week when airpower news came from every angle, Becca Wasser, CNAS adjunct senior fellow, was on top of it all. She leads defense research at Bloomberg Economics, and we cover operations, force posture, industry, and UAS with her. Plus this week’s headlines in airpower.
Listen to the full interview on Def Aero Report.
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