Defence Connect Podcast Network
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Defence Connect Podcast Network
The Defence & Security Podcast Network hosts a unique series of podcasts, featuring discussions with key enablers from across the Australian defence and security industry. The podcasts provide the perfect blend of business intelligence and insights from a range of guests, which include government...
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Missile manufacturing, Collins LOTE upgrades and submarine base east
Can Australia's defence industrial base and military modernisation efforts keep pace with growing strategic pressures and capability demands?
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CYBER UNCUT: Budget priorities, paying ransoms, and Cyber Daily chats with Frank Briguglio, FCTO at SailPoint
Daniel Croft and David Hollingworth analyse the Albanese government's budget, the Instructure breach and ransom payments, and Dan Marks from Austrade...
Aerobatics, military aviation and Australian air shows, with Paul Bennet
What drives the passion behind flying and preserving some of the world's most iconic military aircraft?
And how can air shows inspire the next g...
CONTESTED GROUND: Australia and the West must ask themselves new questions in the face of the modern world, with Robbin Laird
Each and every day, the world is becoming more unpredictable, yet Australia continues with the post-Cold War status quo. As things continue to deterio...
Black Hawk capability, B-21 bomber debate, and upcoming budget
Questions remain around Australia's defence modernisation efforts. Can the nation continue expanding advanced capabilities while balancing cost, readi...
CYBER UNCUT: AI security woes, Aussie schools caught in international breach, and ThreatLocker's Rob Allen
Australian students and teachers have been compromised by an international data breach, with thousands of kids likely impacted. David Hollingworth and...
Supermarine Spitfire, warbird aviation and modern aerial innovation, with Keith Russell
How close can a modern reproduction come to the legendary Supermarine Spitfire from World War II? And what does preserving and flying these aircraft r...
CYBER UNCUT: AI without guardrails – why Australian businesses are sleepwalking into cyber risk
Qualys ANZ managing director Sam Salehi joins the Cyber Uncut podcast to expose the expanding AI attack surface, the governance gaps exposing organisa...
Bushmaster PMV funding, long-range strike expansion and cyber defence
Questions remain around sovereign manufacturing. Can Australia continue scaling its land and cyber capabilities while balancing industrial capacity an...
Space Command workforce expansion and operationalising the domain, with Major General Gregory Novak AM
How is Australia building a specialised space workforce while balancing sovereign capability, allied integration and the operational demands of a cont...
CONTESTED GROUND: The Defence budget, inflationary pressures and domestic information warfare
The release and messaging surrounding the 2026 National Defence Strategy and 2026 Integrated Investment Program is just the latest salvo in the govern...
SPOTLIGHT: Maritime sustainment, mission-ready maintenance and resilient fleet capability, with Serco's David Astbury
The world of maritime operations is built on a bedrock foundation of modern naval sustainment.
In this episode of the Defence Connect Spotlight...
CYBER UNCUT: EU gets age verification right, Anthropic's Claude Mythos, and the week in cyber attacks
David Hollingworth and Daniel Croft dive into the biggest stories in cyber security and cyber intelligence, and Anthropic's Claude Mythos preview and...
Anzac Day reflections, veteran support reform and ADF workforce trends, with Minister Matt Keogh
How can Australia improve veteran support while strengthening recruitment, retention and workforce pathways in the Australian Defence Force?
SPOTLIGHT: Open-source growth across defence and national security, with SUSE CMO Margaret Dawson
Welcome to the world of resilient, mission-ready defence systems – welcome to open source.
In this episode of the Defence Connect Spotl...
CONTESTED GROUND: Shipping, supply chains and Australia's exposure to a volatile system, with UNSW's Professor Douglas Guilfoyle and Associate Professor Daniel Prior
We are consistently reminded that Australia is a maritime trading nation and, as such, is exposed to all the vulnerabilities. So why haven't we prepar...
CYBER UNCUT: Compliance isn't just box-ticking, it can be an uplift opportunity, with Fujitsu's Laura O'Neill
Many organisations struggle with the changing nature of cyber security compliance and regulations – but it can be a powerful force for positive change...
Military drone racing, FPV integration and warfare trends, with Wing Commander Keirin Joyce
How is drone racing shaping the future of military capability? And can Australia harness these skills to strengthen its uncrewed systems and workforce...
CYBER UNCUT: Understanding CISOs as leaders, not just defenders, with PEXA's Graham Fairley
Cyber security leadership matters now more than ever, and the role of CISO is the most important piece of the puzzle. Join Cyber Daily's David Holling...
ADF promotions, Middle East aftershocks and dreaded Defence budget cuts
Can Australia balance the cost of expanding its drone-based attack and defence capabilities on a shoestring budget? Industry is rightly worried about...
How PowerWater's CISO embeds cyber security into business strategy from day 1
Some boards consider cyber security an IT problem. Others see it as a cost. However, Dominic Grunden, CISO at PowerWater, works with department leads...
CONTESTED GROUND: Successive governments have failed to prepare Australia for the era of polycrisis, with Marc Ablong PSM, Geostrategic Risk Partners
In the latest episode of the special Contested Ground series unpacking the fallout and implications of the conflict in the Middle East, host Steve Kup...
SPOTLIGHT: Crewed, uncrewed, mass and increasing contemporary maritime combat capabilities, with Kevin 'Q' Quarderer of Leidos Australia and MAJGEN (Ret'd) Mick Ryan
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz and Ukraine's masterful use of autonomous and uncrewed systems have demonstrated the need for a structural rethink...
CYBER UNCUT: AI to change banking forever, Iranian cyber attacks, and Australia to tackle DPRK fake IT workers
David Hollingworth and Daniel Croft tackle the week's stories that matter, from predictions of dire disruption to the banking industry, Iranian cyber...
Fleet readiness, future warfare and Australia's naval strategy, with Commodore Antony Pisani
What does it take to lead the Royal Australian Navy in an increasingly uncertain world?
Courage, integrity, service, respect and excellence.
Lloyds Bank AI woes and wins, Aussie toy store hacked, and a new Children's Online Privacy Code
On this not-to-be-missed podcast, David Hollingworth and Daniel Croft look at the AI best of times and worst of times for the UK's Lloyds Bank, see wh...
THE PROGRESS REPORT: Direct hit over Baghdad – the pilot who outflew a surface-to-air missile
How do you stay composed when your aircraft is struck by a surface-to-air missile over enemy territory, your hydraulics fail, and you're staring down...
SPOTLIGHT: Subs may be the centrepiece – but infrastructure, workforce and sovereign capability will decide the outcome, with Stantec Australia's Chris Waywell, Rob Sansbury and Robert Fogel
The AUKUS partnership represents one of the most ambitious defence industrial undertakings in modern history, and in this episode, host Steve Kuper is...
CONTESTED GROUND: Apathy, complacency and the 'Lucky Country', Australia's predicament is entirely self-inflicted, with Ben Dullroy
Australia has long prided itself on being the "Lucky Country", celebrating a culture of "she'll be right" now that a national culture of apathy is bit...
CYBER UNCUT: AI firms to face child safety fines, Iranian hackers hacked and was Lockheed Martin breached?
Cyber security, AI ethics, and geopolitical hacking collide in a packed week of headlines – and in this episode of Cyber Uncut, David Hollingworth and...
SPECIAL EDITION PODCAST: 125 years of the Royal Australian Navy and Australian Army
In this special episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, host Robert Dougherty leads an expert panel marking the 125th anniversary of the Royal Austral...
CONTESTED GROUND: Australian resilience during a crisis and sovereign industrial capability
In this episode of the Contested Ground Podcast, hosts Phil Tarrant, Steve Kuper and Major General (Ret'd) Dr Marcus Thompson unpack the concept of so...
CONTESTED GROUND: From Tehran to Sydney – why war could reshape Australian property
What does the war in Iran have to do with Australian housing? Potentially, everything.
In this bold episode of the Contested Ground Podcast, Phi...
SPOTLIGHT: Inside Australia's AUKUS industrial transformation, with Honeywell Aerospace Australia senior director Lee Davis
In this episode of the Defence Connect Spotlight podcast, host Steve Kuper is joined by Lee Davis, senior director at Honeywell Aerospace Australia, t...
CONTESTED GROUND: War without borders – the disinformation threat arriving in Australia
In this episode of the Contested Ground Podcast, host Phil Tarrant sits down with co-host Major General (Ret'd) Dr Marcus Thompson to unpack the secon...
CYBER UNCUT: CommBank bets on AI security, pro-Iran hackers target healthcare, and do injunctions really work?
In this episode of Cyber Uncut, David Hollingworth and Daniel Croft unpack the week's cyber and AI developments, from local artificial intelligence ne...
THE PROGRESS REPORT: The mission to make military children visible
How do you explain to a six-year-old that her father isn't just "away" but serving the nation? For Hayley Boswell, the answer started with a handmade...
Righting the ship, balancing the force, with Senator James Paterson, shadow minister for defence
In this episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, host Steve Kuper is joined by the new shadow minister for defence, Senator James Paterson, to discuss...
SPOTLIGHT: Modern electronic warfare, spectrum congestion and the Australian defence ecosystem with DEWC Services Rian Whitby
In this episode of the Defence Connect Spotlight podcast, senior journalist Robert Dougherty is joined by Rian Whitby, deputy chief operating officer...
CONTESTED GROUND: The intersection of finance, organised crime, terrorism and foreign interference with Keith Bulfin
In this episode of the Contested Ground podcast, host Steve Kuper speaks with financial intelligence expert and author, Keith Bulfin as they unpack th...