Top Five Defense Podcasts In 2024
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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