Defence & Security Podcast Network
Momentum Media
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 officials, ADF personnel, industry stakeholders, and members of the academic community.
By aligning ourselves with the ADF and the Commonwealth government, we are uniquely placed to deliver a dynamic 360° platform that bridges the gap between the customer (Defence) and industry.
We split our focus not just into the traditional sectors of Land (Army), Air (Air Force) and Sea (Navy), but into the six new Capability Streams:
- Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, Electronic Warfare and Cyber
- Key Enablers
- Air and Sea Lift
- Maritime and Anti-Submarine Warfare
- Strike and Air Combat
- Land Combat and Amphibious Warfare
As Defence moves to ensure the Force Structure Review and the First Principles Review: Creating One Defence plans are met, Australian industry involvement is critical for mission success.
The Defence & Security Podcast Network will provide you and your business with valuable lessons, tips and insights into the industry, putting your company in the best position to take part in the increased Defence spending.
We'll cover every aspect of doing business in the defence industry, from the tender process to recruitment, success stories, access points to Defence, smart business strategies, and geopolitical insights.
Subscribe to the Defence & Security Podcast Network and be part of this exciting and innovative industry.
The podcasts provide the perfect blend of business intelligence and insights from a range of guests, which include government officials, ADF personnel, industry stakeholders, and members of the academic community.
By aligning ourselves with the ADF and the Commonwealth government, we are uniquely placed to deliver a dynamic 360° platform that bridges the gap between the customer (Defence) and industry.
We split our focus not just into the traditional sectors of Land (Army), Air (Air Force) and Sea (Navy), but into the six new Capability Streams:
- Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, Electronic Warfare and Cyber
- Key Enablers
- Air and Sea Lift
- Maritime and Anti-Submarine Warfare
- Strike and Air Combat
- Land Combat and Amphibious Warfare
As Defence moves to ensure the Force Structure Review and the First Principles Review: Creating One Defence plans are met, Australian industry involvement is critical for mission success.
The Defence & Security Podcast Network will provide you and your business with valuable lessons, tips and insights into the industry, putting your company in the best position to take part in the increased Defence spending.
We'll cover every aspect of doing business in the defence industry, from the tender process to recruitment, success stories, access points to Defence, smart business strategies, and geopolitical insights.
Subscribe to the Defence & Security Podcast Network and be part of this exciting and innovative industry.
Episodes
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Mar 29, 2018 • 24min
De-risking the Type 26 vessel, Nigel Stewart, SEA 5000 managing director, BAE Systems
"We are de-risking a lot of the Type 26 equipment on the Type 23 in the UK, which gives us confidence. But I think... with the Australian program running five years behind the UK program, it really won't be an issue, because it will be de-risked in the UK." This week on the Defence Connect Podcast, we follow up with BAE Systems SEA 5000 managing director Nigel Stewart about the progress of the company's SEA 5000 bid and the UK Navy's Type 26 build. Stewart walks us through BAE Systems' plans for mobilising the Australian industry – should it secure the SEA 5000 project – how it plans to de-risk the build of the vessel and the key role Australian SMEs could play in delivering the Type 26 vessel. Tune in for this and more, Enjoy the podcast, The Defence Connect team.
Mar 22, 2018 • 28min
Driving defence industry at home and abroad, The Hon Christopher Pyne MP
Minster for Defence Industry Christopher Pyne MP is tasked at enhancing collaboration and connectivity between defence and industry, and overseeing the delivery of capability acquisition and sustainment programs – and the defence industry agenda. With an excess of $200 billion to be spent of capability acquisition and sustainment over the coming decade, delivery of defence spending is critical to the national agenda and ensuring Australia's strategic interests in the decades ahead. Join Minister Pyne as he speaks with Defence Connect Podcast host Phillip Tarrant, as they cover key issues including the recent Land 400 Phase 2 announcement, how the completion for the SEA 5000 is shaping up, the opportunity to enhance Australia as a defence exporter and how Aussie business can crack the global supply chain. Tune in for this and more, Enjoy the podcast, The Defence Connect team.
Mar 15, 2018 • 32min
Fixing veteran unemployment, Tom Moore, WithYouWithMe, co-founder and CEO
"We thought that we could definitely have a crack at fixing that unemployment rate and underemployment rate. When we looked at the figures initially it scared us and alarmed us, and drove us further." This week on the Defence Connect Podcast, we chat with Tom Moore, co-founder and CEO of WithYouWithMe which is tackling the issue of unemployment and underemployment of Australia's veterans. A recent survey by WithYouWithMe presented damning figures, with the veteran unemployment rate sitting at 30.2 per cent, significantly above the national average of 5.5 per cent. Moore takes us through his story as a former Army officer, his experience in finding work after life in the forces, how WithYouWithMe came to be and what services they are offering to get veterans back into the workforce.
Mar 8, 2018 • 50min
More than just a builder of tanks and trucks, Gary Stewart, managing director, Rheinmetall Defence
Rheinmetall Defence Australia has made headlines recently as the industry awaits the announcement of the successful LAND 400 Phase 2 competitor. As one of the two contenders for the coveted contract to build 225 new combat reconnaissance vehicles (CRVs) for the Australian Army, the other is BAE Systems Australia, Rheinmetall has made a commitment to not only build significant industrial capability in Queensland to manufacturer the vehicles, it has also shored up its supply chain across Australia, leveraging numerous SMEs and other organisations, to deliver material, technology and man power assets for the project.. However Rheinmetall Australia is much more than just the looming LAND 400 Phase 2 program, its managing director Gary Stewart tells Defence Connect Podcast host Phillip Tarrant. Tune into the podcast and uncover breath of Rheinmetall's Australian operations and objectives, it's focusing on building sovereign industrial capabilities related to military vehicle manufacture in Australia, why the company believes its Boxer CRV is the right choice for LAND 400 Phase 2 plus other key programs it's involved in across defence.
Mar 1, 2018 • 43min
Building a sovereign space capability – Rod Drury, Lockheed Martin Space
The potential Australia's space sector is significant, with industry hotly anticipating the release of the government's space industry capability review – and what that means for the sector's future. The space sector has been growing at a compound annual growth rate of 9.52 per cent for nearing two decades, more than three times the annual growth rate of world GDP in the same period. And the upsides are huge. Join managing director Australia and New Zealand at Lockheed Martin Space Rod Drury as he details his view on the future of the Australian space industry, how Lockheed Martin sees its role in building our sovereign space capabilities and the challenges ahead to realise Australia's future in space.
Feb 22, 2018 • 33min
Building long-term capability through LAND 400: Brian Gathright, BAE Systems Australia
LAND 400 Phase 2 will deliver the Australian Army 225 highly-capable combat reconnaissance vehicles (CRVs) to replace the aging ASLAVs in a project worth $4-5 billion dollars. With the decision on the successful tenderer expected to be handed down by the government within a matter of weeks – or months depending on where you get your sources… – the defence industry awaits with anticipation on the news whether BAE Systems Australia with its AMV35 or Rheinmetall Defence Australia with its Boxer CRV, will land the contract. Join host Phillip Tarrant in this special episode of the Defence Connect Podcast as he speaks with Brian Gathright, vice president of business development at BAE Systems Australia – the executive leading the prime's campaign to secure the LAND 400 Phase 2 contract.
Feb 15, 2018 • 34min
Shaping the conversation in defence industry, Kate Louis, Australian Industry Group
"Australian Industry Group Defence Council working with Defence is really about recognising defence industry as that fundamental input to capability and about recognising the national security flavour that goes over the top of everything that we do." This week on the Defence Connect Podcast, former First Assistant Secretary Defence Industry Policy Kate Louis joins us in her new role as head of defence and industry policy of Australian Industry Group. Louis takes us through her 20-year in the Department of Defence, specialising in capability development acquisition and defence industry policy, and her decision to join Ai Group and lead its Defence Council. The former First Assistant Secretary discusses the dangerous new world developing out of cyber security threats and how this is affecting the defence industry, how Ai Group is leading the discussion with Defence around exports and the Australian Standard for Defence Contracting (ASDEFCON) suite of tendering and contracting templates. www.defenceconnect.com.au
Feb 8, 2018 • 42min
Technology transfer in naval shipbuilding, Sean Costello, Fincantieri Australia, Director
This week on the Defence Connect Podcast, former CEO of Naval Group Australia Sean Costello joins us in his new role as director of Fincantieri Australia, taking us through the Italian company's bid for the SEA 5000 project. Costello delves into the Italian shipbuilder's plans for developing a sovereign Australian naval shipbuilding industry, starting with mobilising a skilled workforce, creating a strong defence export sector and ultimately implementing technology transfer and technology development programs. The former naval officer leaves no stone unturned, touching on his time in the Australian Navy, his role as chief of staff to various defence ministers, his brief stint at ASC Shipbuilding and arguably his most known role, CEO of Naval Group Australia, and why he left the job a year after helping secure the coveted and highly-contested Future Submarine project. Enjoy the podcast, The Defence Connect team.
Feb 6, 2018 • 31min
Taking the reins of a defence prime, Gabby Costigan, BAE Systems Australia, CEO
"Right now in Australia, within the defence industry ... although we're competitors, we work together, and we can work together well. Those partnerships and those teaming arrangements to deliver the best capability to the customer is what we're all focused on. It's not about us doing it on our own. Whether it's with SMEs or whether it's some of our bigger partners ... we're here to deliver the best capability that we can to the Australian Defence Force." This week on the Defence Connect Podcast, we introduce you to BAE Systems Australia's new chief executive Gabby Costigan. Costigan, an ex-colonel in the Australian Army, takes us through her illustrious career starting with her time in the Australian Defence Force, her experience working with NATO, her deployment to Afghanistan where she worked in logistics, followed by her posting to the US where she went to Central Command in Tampa, before leaving Defence and finding her way to the role of CEO for Linfox Asia. Tune in as the logistics and supply chain expert talks us through the bids BAE Systems has put forward for major projects AIR 2025 Phase 6 JORN, LAND 400 and SEA 5000, mobilising the workforce for these projects and the prime's collaboration with Australia's SMEs.
Feb 1, 2018 • 40min
A smooth transition to defence industry – Colin Thorne, Partner, KPMG
Colin Thorne joined KPMG Australia's Management Consulting division in November 2015 to lead its Engineering and Asset Management Advisory business – a diverse entity that aims to support Australia's defence sector. An electronics engineer with more than 30 years' experience in the defence sector, much of it specialising in the acquisition and sustainment of airborne surveillance systems, Colin shares his story of transition from the military to the corporate sector – and his views on the opportunity for defence industry in the years ahead. Having retired from the Royal Australian Air Force in 2013 at the rank of Air Vice-Marshal, Colin was responsible for the acquisition and sustainment of all Australian Defence Force fixed wing aircraft. Speaking to Defence Connect's Phillip Tarrant, he gives insights to his time in the military leading these major programs, the skills garnered to support his career in defence industry and the key priorities for KPMG. www.defenceconnect.com.au
