October 24, 2023
Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Oct 23, 23] Former Ambassador to Israel Jim Cunningham; Sam Bendett on Russia-Ukraine & Byron Callan’s Week Ahead
On today’s program, sponsored by HII, Amb. Jim Cunningham, America’s former ambassador to Israel, discusses what’s next for Israel’s war on Hamas as Washington pressures Jerusalem to delay ground offensive to free hostages held by the terror group and avoid a second front with preemptive attack on Hezbollah; Sam Bendett of the Center for Naval Analyses discusses the latest on the Ukraine war; and Byron Callan of the independent Washington research firm Capital Alpha Partners discusses chaos on the Hill as the GOP continues searching for a House speaker, latest outlay figures, takeaways from Israel’s war on Hamas, Lockheed Martin’s third quarter earnings and earnings expectations and a look at the week ahead with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.
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