The new defense playbook: Partnerships, capital, capability

In this episode of J.P. Morgan’s Making Sense, Mark Marengo, head of Diversified Industries Investment Banking, sits down with Derek Chollet, head of the JPMorganChase Center for Geopolitics, to unpack what’s changing across defense and aerospace. They discuss where investment is flowing, how emerging technologies are reshaping capability and military readiness and why deeper public-private partnerships are becoming essential to move the sector forward in the U.S., Europe and beyond.

This episode was recorded on March 4, 2026.

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