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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Aug 7, 2024 • 25min
SPOTLIGHT: Establishing freedom of manoeuvre in the EMS, with L3Harris' Ed Zoiss
In this episode of the Defence Connect Spotlight podcast, Ed Zoiss, President, Space and Airborne Systems at L3Harris, joins host Liam Garman to unpack how integrated all-domain electronic warfare is a fundamental capability in today's defence landscape, and how the Australian Defence Force must establish freedom of manoeuvre in the electromagnetic spectrum (EMS). The pair begin the podcast examining how electronic warfare is used in modern military operations and how L3Harris is helping Australia leverage the power of information. Zoiss then unpacks L3Harris' collaboration with the US Space Force and how space capabilities will be critical for the monitoring and detection of emerging hypersonic and ballistic missile threats. The podcast wraps up assessing the future of electronic warfare and space operations, and how Australia can leverage the Australia–US alliance and AUKUS to build their capabilities in these domains. Enjoy the podcast, The Defence Connect team
Aug 5, 2024 • 33min
SPOTLIGHT: Test and evaluation for nuclear submarine operations, with QinetiQ's Christopher Groves and Graeme Bick
In this episode of the Defence Connect Spotlight podcast, Christopher Groves, former Royal Navy submariner and underwater business development lead at QinetiQ, and Graeme Bick, QinetiQ's global test and evaluation campaign chief solution architect, join host Liam Garman to unpack how test and evaluation will be critical for the success of Australia's nuclear-powered submarine program. The trio begin the podcast examining the role of T&E in submarine operations, especially in ensuring that the capability remains undetectable while on deployment. Groves and Bick then discuss Australia's unique geography and oceanographic conditions, and how the transition from conventionally powered to nuclear-powered submarines will pose interesting challenges for Defence and industry. Bick continues the podcast by unpacking how the Submarine Rotational Force - West will shake up naval operations in Australia before Groves wraps up, looking at how T&E will be fundamental for the introduction of emerging capabilities into the Australian Defence Force. Enjoy the podcast, The Defence Connect team
Aug 5, 2024 • 38min
CYBER UNCUT: Coming to grips with the increasing severity of IT outages
In this episode of the Cyber Daily podcast, Phil Tarrant, Major General (Ret'd) Dr Marcus Thompson, and Liam Garman unpack how society must come to terms with the growing magnitude of IT mishaps and recent changes to Australia's cyber security leadership. The podcast begins by analysing the CrowdStrike IT outage and how IT mishaps will increasingly threaten society as we know it – discussing alternatives, including supplier diversification for business and government redundancies. They then discuss the appointment of Minister Tony Burke as Australia's new cyber security minister and whether his responsibilities – including the portfolios of home affairs, immigration, arts and cyber security, will give cyber enough time around the cabinet table. They wrap up by looking at how local government continues to be a weak link in Australia's cyber security chain. Enjoy the podcast, The Cyber Uncut team
Aug 1, 2024 • 23min
A robust relationship with plenty to offer both, with representative Douglas Hsu, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office
In this special episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, host Steve Kuper speaks to Taiwan's most senior representative, Douglas Hsu, to discuss the bilateral relationship and opportunities, and the China question. The pair discuss a range of topics affecting the future of both Australia and Taiwan and the future of security in the Indo-Pacific region, including: The economic and industrial lessons learned by Taiwan throughout its rapid industrialisation and how they can help to shape Australia's own industrial development. The island democracy's growing concerns for its security and how the bilateral relationship with Australia is helping to prepare the nation in the event of the unthinkable. The future opportunities, risks, and state of preparedness in the nation amid mounting provocations by the People's Republic of China. Enjoy the podcast, The Defence Connect team
Jul 31, 2024 • 36min
SPOTLIGHT: What Australia can learn from the US, British and European defence sectors, with Nova Systems' Dean Rosenfield and Shelley Willsmore
In this episode of the Defence Connect Spotlight podcast, Nova Systems CEO Dean Rosenfield and chief people officer Shelley Willsmore join host Liam Garman to unpack key lessons from the war in Ukraine for Australia's industrial base and how Australia can better collaborate with its AUKUS partners. Rosenfield and Willsmore begin the podcast examining key lessons from the British and European defence industries following Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine. They then unpack the concept of diversification across the tripartite AUKUS alliance, ensuring that defence industry and allied militaries don't duplicate efforts, before examining the role of capability audits in defence. The trio wrap up the podcast looking into overcoming workforce challenges and the importance of ensuring Australia gets Test and Evaluation capability right, following the release of the Defence Industry Development Strategy. Enjoy the podcast, The Defence Connect team
Jul 29, 2024 • 41min
How martial arts can support the veteran community, with Scott Steer
In this episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, Australian Army veteran and judoka Scott Steer joins Liam Garman to discuss how he and his team are supporting Australia's veteran community through martial arts with the Veterans Grappling Foundation. The pair discuss Steer's career in judo before joining the Australian Army, and where he developed the idea of the Veterans Grappling Foundation. Steer then explains how the principles of martial arts – in particular, grappling arts such as Brazilian jiu-jitsu and judo – are important tools in facilitating the transition from military to civilian life. Steer and Garman wrap up the podcast looking at some of the challenges in establishing the charity and its next steps. Enjoy the podcast, The Defence Connect team
Jul 25, 2024 • 35min
SPOTLIGHT: Leveraging AUKUS to build a credible submarine deterrence, with VADM (Ret'd) Dave Johnson
In this episode of the Defence Connect Spotlight podcast, Vice Admiral (Ret'd) Dave Johnson, vice-president at L3Harris Technologies, joins host Liam Garman to unpack how L3Harris is leveraging technology-sharing arrangements under the AUKUS partnership to support Australian Defence capability, and how the company is supporting Australia's transition to a nuclear-powered submarine future. The pair begin the podcast unpacking Australia's role in AUKUS and L3Harris' commitment to the region, before examining how the company is partnering with industry and academia to enhance the nation's defence capabilities. VADM (Ret'd) Johnson then shares his thoughts on how technology-sharing arrangements under AUKUS Pillars I and II will support the ADF and the benefits of the Submarine Rotational Force - West. They wrap-up the podcast examining the opportunities and challenges of SRF-W for industry, how industry can leverage opportunities presented by AUKUS, and the critical factors for success in building a long-term nuclear-powered submarine sustainment capability. Enjoy the podcast, The Defence Connect team
Jul 22, 2024 • 45min
CYBER UNCUT: Making your ICS/OT environments cyber secure, with Dragos' Lesley Carhart
In this episode of the Cyber Uncut podcast, Lesley Carhart, director of incident response for North America at Dragos, joins host Liam Garman to unpack how businesses can improve their ICS/OT cyber processes, before giving some tangible advice for business leaders on how they can build their incident response plans. The pair begin the podcast by unpacking some common and emerging threat trends being observed across ICS environments and how companies need to build a bridge between IT and OT teams to protect assets. Carhart then details why OT security is so immature relative to IT security and shares some practical steps that organisations must take to protect their ICS. The podcast wraps up with some tangible advice on how businesses can build incident response plans, ensuring that they can streamline the resumption of operations in the event of a cyber incident. Enjoy the podcast, The Cyber Uncut team
Jul 19, 2024 • 52min
Assessing the region's rapidly closing risk window, with Mike Pezzullo
In this episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, host Steve Kuper is joined by the former deputy secretary strategy in the Department of Defence and secretary of the Department of Home Affairs, Michael Pezzullo, to take a look into the not-too-distant future of the Indo-Pacific's balance of power. The pair begin their discussion with a conversation about the ongoing hostilities in the South China Sea and the rapidly closing window of opportunity to prepare for the potential of great power conflict in our region. The pair also discuss: The measures Australia can take to rapidly expand our national defence capability ahead of a potential confrontation over Taiwan. The fallout of a conflict between the United States and the People's Republic of China and its long-term impact on the Indo-Pacific. Our initial predictions of what to expect over the next three years as President Xi Jinping's 2027 deadline approaches. Enjoy the podcast, The Defence Connect Team
Jul 15, 2024 • 43min
CYBER UNCUT: Assange – journalist or traitor?
In this episode of the Cyber Uncut podcast, Phil Tarrant, Major General (Ret'd) Dr Marcus Thompson, and Liam Garman analyse the genesis of the Optus and Medibank hacks before debating the return of Julian Assange to Australia. The pair begin the podcast by pulling apart recent findings on the cause of the Optus and Medibank hacks, as well as the regulatory responses from the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) and the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA). Tarrant, MAJGEN (Ret'd) Thompson, and Garman then share their thoughts on the ongoing Assange controversy and how WikiLeaks not only sowed political discord but also put the lives of Australian soldiers at risk. The podcast wraps up by unpacking the role of artificial intelligence in prosecuting information operations. Enjoy the podcast, The Cyber Uncut team
