Patrick Cronin appears on The Defense and Aerospace Podcast to talk about President Donald Trump’s dismissal of senior military officers, the costs of dismantling the United States Agency for International Development, and the new administration’s China policy.
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A production line of the Glide, a high-altitude glider that delivers munitions across thousands of miles, is seen at the defense tech startup Mach Industries in Huntington Beach, California, on September 11, 2025. (Getty Images)