Top Five Defense Podcasts In 2024

Xian H-20 under wraps
Credit: PLAAF

Aviation Week Network offers award-winning podcasts on all aspects of aerospace, including defense. Here are 2024's most listened-to Check 6 defense episodes. The podcasts are produced by expert editors and feature high-profile contributors from across the industry. It's the perfect place to listen to the latest trends and gain valuable insights.
 

Xian H-20 under wraps
Credit: PLAAF

Podcast: China's Reclusive Stealth Bomber

Aviation Week experts dissect recent comments from a Chinese general on the secretive Xian H-20 and look at where the bomber would fit in the PLAAF's structure. 

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NGAD
Credit: Lockheed Martin

Podcast: What's Up With NGAD?

U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall cast doubt on the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter program in an interview with Aviation Week. Listen in as editors Brian Everstine, Steve Trimble and Robert Wall break down what we know—and what we don't know.

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Blackbird
Credit: RBM Vintage Images/Alamy Stock Photo

Check 6 Revisits: Birth Of The Blackbird, YF-12 Reveal And What May Be Next

On the 60th anniversary of an LBJ press conference, Aviation Week editors revisit the moment Lockheed’s YF-12 was revealed for the very first time.

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F-35
Credit: U.S. Air Force Lt. Mary Begy/APFootage/Alamy

Podcast: The F-35 Has A Case Of Long COVID

Listen in as Aviation Week editors discuss the GAO's latest report on the F-35 and explain what's hampering the now $2 trillion program.

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YF-16
Credit: U.S. Air Force

Podcast: Lessons From F-16's Origins 50 Years Ago

A father of the design and development of the F-16 explains the unique philosophy and processes used to bring the popular fighter from an idea to a finished product.

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