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Podcast: Defense & Aerospace Report
Episode: Defense & Aerospace Daily Podcast [Mar 09, 2026] Look Ahead w/ Byron Callan
Description: On today’s Look Ahead program, sponsored by HII, Byron Callan of the independent Washington research firm Capital Alpha Partners joins Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian to discuss the second week of the US-Israel war on Iran and what to expect as President Trump demands unconditional surrender and hints at the use of ground troops; implications of a protracted closure of the Strait of Hormuz that’s already driven oil prices past $100 per barrel for the first time since the post-covid surge of 2022; whether US industry is going to be able to quadruple production of exquisite weapons that President Trum...