# Defense & Aerospace Report Podcast [Aug 30, ’26 Business Report]

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Podcast: [Defense & Aerospace Report](https://stenobird.com/podcast/defense-aerospace-report-809504)
Published: 2026-08-30T20:57:30+00:00
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## Resource

On this week’s Defense & Aerospace Report Business Roundtable, sponsored by Bell, Dr. “Rocket” Ron Epstein of Bank of America Securities and Richard Aboulafia of the AeroDynamic advisory consultancy join host Vago Muradian to discuss Wall Street’s down close in wake of Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh’s Jackson Hole address that the US central bank would continue to fight inflation; Washington’s new Iran sanctions and trade war with Canada that appears likely to drive Ottawa to opt for Saab’s Gripen over more F-35 Lighting II fighters; Saab’s new A3-001 stealthy collaborative combat aircraft; US Air Force’s $131 billion indefinite delivery-indefinite quantity contract to Boeing for production and support of existing and future US and international versions of the F-15 Eagle fighter; the US government’s deal with Qatar for four KC-46 Pegasus tanker aircraft as well as electronic gear for $4.5 billion; Pentagon policy chief Bridge Colby’s visit to Brussels; Britain’s chancellor of the exchequer, John Healey, builds a budget that will have to please the three Bs — his boss, the British public and bond markets; the US Navy’s AIM-424 Malice long-range air-to-air missile by Raytheon; and Qantas’ plan to retire its 10 A380 superjumbo jets in 2028, five years earlier than planned.

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