September 04, 2026
Sep 04, ’26 Washington Roundtable
Jim Townsend, an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, joins the Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast to discuss the latest on the Iran War, Russian drone attacks, and more.
Listen to the full interview on the Defense & Aerospace Report.
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