The Weekly Break Out
The Weekly Break Out
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The weekly news show on defense politics, policy, procurement and technology from the the world’s leading defense media, Breaking Defense. Available here in audio podcast form, or on our site in video. Follow and subscribe today!
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Focuses on the latest developments in defense contracting, congressional issues, and industry technology with episodes covering topics such as the state of defense contracting, the new defense secretary's initiatives, and exclusive interviews with key figures like Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. Roger Wicker.
The weekly news show on defense politics, policy, procurement and technology from the the world’s leading defense media, Breaking Defense. Available here in audio podcast form, or on our site in video. Follow and subscribe today!
The United States carried out what may become one of the most consequential military raids in modern history. In this episode of The Weekly Break Out, CSIS defense expert Mark Cancian analyzes the US operation in Venezuela, explaining how American forces penetrated Russian-made S-300 air defense systems, leveraged Cyber Command and Space Command and executed a complex joint mission without American losses. The discussion explores what the raid reveals about Russian air defense weaknesses, lessons learned from past US failures and what China and Russia can — and cannot — replicate, particularly in a Taiwan scenario. Cancian also assesses the long-term implications for US military posture in the Western Hemisphere and whether sustained forces in the region are now inevitable. Underwritten by Leonardo DRS. Stories:
After US raid on Venezuela, analysts weigh lessons about Russian air defenses https://breakingdefense.com/2026/01/after-us-raid-on-venezuela-analysts-weigh-lessons-about-russian-air-defenses/
150 aircraft, cyber effects and ‘overwhelming force:’ How the Venezuela operation unfolded https://breakingdefense.com/2026/01/venezuela-150-aircraft-cyber-effects-maduro-operation-how-it-happened-caine/
US attacks Venezuela, captures leader Maduro in ‘spectacular assault’: Trump https://breakingdefense.com/2026/01/us-military-attacks-venezuela-captures-maduro-trump-says/
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