Defence & Security Podcast Network

Liam Garman, editor of Defence Connect, joins host Phil Tarrant to discuss the biggest stories from the air domain in 2021. The pair examine the five most popular stories throughout the year, judged by reads, and discuss what 2022 has in store for defence. From AIR 6500 to F-35s, join our hosts as we look back on an amazing year in Defence and defence industry. Enjoy the podcast, The Defence Conne...

Liam Garman, editor of Defence Connect, joins host Phil Tarrant to discuss the biggest stories from the land domain in 2021. The pair examine the five most popular stories throughout the year, judged by reads, and discuss what 2022 has in store for defence. From LAND 400 Phase 3 to the Apache, join our hosts as we look back on an amazing year of achievements and announcements in Defence and defenc...

In this episode of Cyber Security Uncut, Alex Tilley, head of intelligence and research, APAC at Secureworks, joins our hosts MAJGEN (Ret'd) Marcus Thompson and Phil Tarrant to discuss the evolving cyber threat landscape. The podcast begins with a wrap up from MAJGEN Marcus Thompson on the latest in the cyber security industry, including discussing findings from the Australian Institute of Company...

Liam Garman, editor of Defence Connect, joins host Phil Tarrant to discuss the biggest stories from the maritime domain in 2021. Needless to say, 2021 fundamentally changed Australia's maritime posture. The pair examine the five most popular stories throughout the year, judged by reads, and discuss what 2022 has in store for defence. Enjoy the podcast, The Defence Connect team

In this episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, host Phil Tarrant is joined by Air Marshal (Retired) Warren McDonald AO, CSC. The pair begin by discussing Air Marshal McDonald's previous role heading up the joint capabilities at the ADF and how he's bringing his experience to lead Lockheed Martin Australia as the company's new chief executive. The podcast continues, analysing the new capabilities...

In this episode of the Defence Connect podcast, Liam Garman is joined by Shaun Wilson, founder and head of business development at Shoal Group, and Christopher Hess, head of industrial development at Lockheed Martin Australia. The podcast begins with a discussion about the history of Shoal Group and Lockheed Martin Australia's relationship, and how the pair have supported the Australian defence in...

On this episode of Cyber Security Uncut, Bex Nitert, managing consultant, digital forensics and incident response at ParaFlare joins hosts Major General (Ret'd) Marcus Thompson and Phil Tarrant to discuss Australia's cyber threat response industry. The podcast begins with a discussion between the hosts about a recently passed legislation, dubbed the Magnitsky Act, which seeks to ban human rights a...

Host of the Defence Connect Podcast Phil Tarrant is joined by Clint Thomas, managing director of Serco Defence and Norman Whittaker, infrastructure leader - defence at GHD to discuss the recent memorandum of understanding between the two companies and how they are reshaping the defence estate industry. The podcast begins by examining the background of the recent collaborative agreement between the...

Liam Garman, editor defence and security at Momentum Media, is joined by news editor Charbel Kadib in the studio to unpack the latest news and updates in Australian defence and defence industry. The podcast begins by unpacking the retirement of the Classic Hornet, the recent Coras agreement with ARC and the new Office of Defence Industry Support. The pair then discuss why Australia should invest i...

In this week's podcast, Narelle Devine CSM, chief information security officer, Asia Pacific at Telstra, joins hosts MAJ GEN (Ret'd) Marcus Thompson and Phil Tarrant, director defence and security at Momentum media, to discuss cyber security challenges from the perspective of one of the country's largest telecommunications companies. Devine begins by discussing her transition from decades of servi...

In this episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, host Phil Tarrant is joined by Major General Mick Ryan, AM, Commander Australian Defence College. The pair begin by discussing MAJGEN Ryan's tenure as Commander of the Australian Defence College, enhancing Defence's education continuum from Cadet through to General as well as overcoming the challenges of the recent pandemic. The podcast continues wit...

In this episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, host Phil Tarrant is joined by Defence Connect's editorial staff Liam Garman and Charbel Kadib to analyse the latest news and updates from the defence industry. The trio begin by analysing the latest news in defence industry, from EOS' new T2000-DE turret to Cobham and CAE Australia's joint bid for the AIR 5428 program. The podcast continues, examini...

  In this week's podcast, Lani Refiti, regional director, ANZ at Claroty, joins hosts MAJ GEN (Ret'd) Marcus Thompson and Phil Tarrant, director – defence and security at Momentum Media, to discuss securing Australia's critical infrastructure amid an evolving cyber threat landscape. The podcast begins by analysing the latest news and updates from the cyber security industry, including balancing wo...

In this week's podcast, Dr Gregor Ferguson, defence writer, analyst and publisher of EX2, joined Liam Garman, editor defence and security at Momentum Media, to discuss the upcoming Peever review and how to get cutting edge technology into the hands of Australia's warfighters. The podcast begins by analysing the aims of the review and what efficiencies can be achieved to improve the flow of money i...

On this episode of the Defence Connect podcast, host Phil Tarrant is joined by Greg Barsby, managing director of QinetiQ Australia to assess the importance of test and evaluation procedures for a robust sovereign defence capability. The podcast begins by analysing how QinetiQ is investing in Australia to build a sovereign test and evaluation process, developing a more in depth and comprehensive un...

In this episode of Cyber Security Uncut, Daniel Lai, chief executive officer of archTIS joins hosts MAJGEN (Ret'd) Marcus Thompson, chair of the Penten board and Phil Tarrant, director – defence and security at Momentum Media to unpack the latest in the cyber security industry. To begin, the trio discusses the latest news and updates from the market, including how the pandemic has created new loop...

Thirty-year Royal Australian Navy veteran and editor of the  Nuclear Propulsion Roadmap for Australia Christopher Skinner joins Liam Garman to unpack Australia's ongoing submarine debate. The pair begin by analysing the current submarine question spurred by the technology sharing arrangements under the AUKUS deal, and analyse the differences between the proposed nuclear-powered submarines and the...

Dr Peter Layton joins host Liam Garman for this week's Defence Connect podcast, examining findings from Dr Layton's recent report titled Countering China's Gray Zone Strategy. Gray zone featured strongly in Australia's 2020 Defence Strategic Update. It declared that: "grey zone activities directly or indirectly targeting Australian interests are occurring now". The podcast begins with an analysis...

In this episode of Cyber Security Uncut, Matthew Wilson, CEO of cyber technology firm Penten, joins hosts, Major General (Ret'd) Marcus Thompson and Phil Tarrant, director – defence and security at Momentum Media, to discuss the company's growth strategy in the cyber security space. The trio begin by announcing the appointment of MAJGEN (Ret'd) Thompson as the new chair of the Penten board, explai...

In this episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, Dr Charles Knight, lecturer in Terrorism, Asymmetric Conflict & Urban Operations at Charles Sturt University, joins editor of Defence Connect Liam Garman to discuss the power and influence of media and information warfare strategies in the contemporary battlespace. Dr Knight, a former member of the British Army and Royal Air Force, begins by reflecti...

In this episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, Commodore (Ret'd) Vince Di Pietro joins host Phil Tarrant to discuss Australia's national resilience, examining key findings from the report, Australia – A complacent nation: Our reactions are too little, too late, too short-sighted , published by the Institute for Integrated Economic Resilience's National Resilience Project. The podcast begins by an...

In this episode of Cyber Security Uncut, Aiden Tudehope, co-founder and managing director, government and hosting group at Macquarie Telecom Group, joins hosts Major General (Ret'd) Marcus Thompson and Phil Tarrant, director – defence and security at Momentum Media, to discuss the company's recent expansion in the data security space. The trio beginning by weighing in on the trilateral AUKUS agree...

In this episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, Emeritus Professor of Complex Systems Science at the Australian National University Roger Bradbury joins host Liam Garman, editor defence and security at Momentum Media, to discuss how technological innovation could make submarines obsolete. In the podcast, Professor Bradbury analyses the changing technologies of war. He explains that submarines poss...

In this episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, editor of Defence Connect Liam Garman and news editor Charbel Kadib join host Phil Tarrant to discuss the Commonwealth government's decision to overhaul the Future Submarines program. The trio begin by unpacking the new trilateral security partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, dubbed AUKUS, which will involve the l...

Cyber Security Uncut is back with the second episode of the podcast, hosted by Major General (Ret'd) Marcus Thompson, inaugural head of the Department of Defence's Information Warfare Division and Phil Tarrant, director – defence and security at Momentum Media. The podcast begins by analysing the impact that organisational budget cuts within the cyber and IT portfolios have had on the ability for...