The Shephard Defence Podcast

In this episode of the Weekly Defence Podcast, we are on the floor of AUSA talking lasers, synthetic training and QinetiQ’s expansion into the US, and look at enhancements to the Apache attack helicopter. News Roundup (00:37) On the news this week… Editor-in-Chief Richard Thomas chats to Director of Analysis Matthew Smith about the military fixed-wing aircraft market, following Shephard’s Defence...

In this episode of the Weekly Defence Podcast, we report from the floor of AUSA and look at the status of the US Army’s key aviation and land vehicle programmes, including the AVX/L3Harris contender for FARA, and we speak to Raytheon about its Naval Strike Missile, while sponsor Nammo provides its insight into industry developments. News Roundup (00:50) On the news this week… The team provide cove...

In this episode of the Weekly Defence Podcast, we take a more detailed look at what was revealed during the PLA’s recent parade through Tiananmen Square, speak to Leonardo about the capabilities of the AW149 and the rotorcraft opportunities the company is pursuing, and assess the current Somali pirate threat for ships transiting the Red and Arabian seas. News Roundup (00:42) On the news this week…...

In this episode of the Weekly Defence Podcast, we head to Brussels to learn about the development of European special forces capabilities, take a look at the Chinese military equipment on display at the PLA's recent parade and find out about Bell’s future attack helicopter contender. News Roundup (00:34) On the news this week… The team outline how on 1 October China put on its largest-ever pa...

In this episode of the Weekly Defence Podcast, we speak to our Asia Pacific editor about all the defence rumblings across the region, talk innovation with QinetiQ and look at all the news from across the defence sector. News Roundup On the news this week… Deputy air editor Tim Martin outlines how helicopter manufacturer Sikorsky has held meetings and CH-53K King Stallion flight demonstrations with...

We are excited to be sharing the opening episode of the Five Eyes Connectivity podcast, the first such project from Shephard Studio created in collaboration with Viasat . Over the next three episodes, we will look at the changing face of modern warfare across the land, sea and air domains through the prism of three key technology areas: Satellite communications, line of sight data links and cybers...

In this episode of the Weekly Defence Podcast, we consider growth in the artillery and air defence market, hear from L3Harris Technologies about the company’s MAST 13 ASV and look at all the news from across the defence sector. News Roundup (00:45) On the news this week… The team consider the implications and ramifications of the Saudi Arabia’s missile defence systems being unable to prevent the d...

In this episode of the Weekly Defence Podcast, we report from DSEI in London, one of the largest defence exhibitions of the year, hear from Team Tempest about the future fighter aircraft programme, and speak to the US Air Force about its new AFWERX innovation hub. News Roundup (00:50) On the news this week… The team report from DSEI in London, where among the announcements was news that Babcock’s...

In this episode of the Weekly Defence Podcast, we report from the sidelines of MSPO, Poland’s main defence exhibition, we speak to the organisers of DSEI in London ahead of the event, and senior managers from Raytheon outline the direction the company is heading. News Roundup (01:00) On the news this week… Editor in chief Richard Thomas and deputy air editor Tim Martin report from MSPO in Poland. ...

In this episode of the Weekly Defence Podcast, we take a mid-year recap, looking back at some of the highlights from earlier episodes, including a look inside the Hong Kong Garrison of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), examine trends in the naval ships market and hear about the US Navy’s cyber security challenges. Behind the news – a visit to the Hong Kong Garrison of the People’s Liberation Arm...

In this episode of the Weekly Defence Podcast, we take a mid-year recap, looking back at some of the highlights from earlier episodes, including coverage of Brazil's main defence exhibition, trends in the air defence market and Australia's development of unmanned assets. Show coverage: LAAD in Brazil Beth Maundrill, our deputy land editor, attended the LAAD exhibition in Rio de Janeiro w...

In this episode of the Weekly Defence Podcast, we discuss the Chinese military assets gathering on the border with Hong Kong, we speak to French company Texelis about its involvement in the French Army’s Scorpion programme, and the Royal Canadian Air Force provides an update on the satellite communication programmes it oversees for the country’s armed forces. News Roundup (00:48) On the news this...

In this episode of the Weekly Defence Podcast, we quiz the US Army on the progress of its Next-Generation Combat Vehicle project, we speak to the chief executive of independent technology group Cohort and in our Industry Voice segment sponsor Nammo considers the implications of vehicle-borne lasers.  News Roundup (01:06) On the news this week… We learn how the German Federal Ministry of Defence (M...

In this episode of the Weekly Defence Podcast, as we farewell regular host Helen Haxell we took the chance to look back at some of our best coverage of the past few months, including naval power in Singapore, our chat with the chief of the South African Army and discussing the future of military rotorcraft. While our sponsor Nammo provides this week’s Industry Voice segment. And a big thanks to He...

In this episode of the Weekly Defence Podcast, we provide coverage of the recent Air and Space Power Conference and the defence trends and challenges that were discussed. We speak to the chief executive of the European Defence Agency about its achievements over the past 15 years.  And our sponsor Nammo provides this week’s Industry Voice segment.  News Round Up (01:02) This week in the news… With...

In this episode of the Weekly Defence Podcast, we head deep into the UK countryside to attend the 3CDSE event and see the special forces kit on display, speak to AAR about its support of the US Navy’s P-8A Poseidon and, in our Industry Voice segment, our sponsor Nammo considers the future of NATO. News Round Up (01:17) This week in the news… Air domain editor Helen Haxell considers the retention o...

In this episode of the Weekly Defence Podcast, we speak to our analyst team about their research into the 8x8 armoured vehicle sector, the group president of CAE’s Defence & Security Group outlines his vision for military training and simulation and, in our Industry Voice segment, our sponsor Nammo considers future relevance of major defence exhibitions. News Round Up (00:51) This week in the...

What equipment does the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) have in Hong Kong? What will be the role of AI and cyber offensive capabilities on the future battlefield?  In this episode of the Weekly Defence Podcast, we hear from our Asia Pacific Editor about China’s Hong Kong garrison and the military equipment on display at a recent base open day. We speak to a former Commandant of the Fre...

Why mount a Javelin on a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV)? Why is Russia buying 100 new-generation attack helicopters? And what’s the future of manned-unmanned teaming technologies? In this episode of the Weekly Defence Podcast, the team look at the implications of the major defence stories of the week, we speak to L3 Technologies about its development of MUM-T and we discuss the future of UK d...

What is the Future Combat Air System and TF-X? How is Embraer positioning the KC-390?  In this week’s episode of the Weekly Defence Podcast, we come to you from the tarmac at the sweltering Paris Air Show, covering the unveiling of FCAS and the Turkish TF-X sixth generation fighters. We also take a flight in the Embraer KC-390, speak to Cubic Global Defense about the future of air combat training...

What can we expect from the upcoming Paris Air Show? What is the state of the military unmanned systems market? And how is the defence industry meeting the rising wave of consolidation? In this week’s episode of the Weekly Defence Podcast, we talk about our expectations regarding the Paris Air show, hear about the Shephard Plus Unmanned Systems Report, and hear from our sponsor Nammo about the Uni...

What emerged from the main industry event for Special Forces? How is the Canadian Army preparing for the future digital battlespace? And what is being done to tackle the rising threat of drone incursions? This week in a jam-packed Weekly Defence Podcast, we check out the latest technologies on show at SOFIC 2019, speak to Colonel Mark Parsons of the Canadian Army about how networked technologies a...

What is the Arctic Challenge Exercise? How is Raytheon positioning itself for changes in the space sector?  This week on the Weekly Defence Podcast, we head to Sweden to see the Arctic Challenge Exercise, and talk to the vice-president of Raytheon’s Space Systems about its space sector activities.  News Round-Up (01:10) This week in our News Round-Up: The US Marine Corps is still considering its o...

How is Rheinmetall positioning its Lynx infantry fighting vehicle for current programmes? How prepared is the US Navy to face the cyber threats of the future? And just how is the defence industry involved in the climate change debate? This week on the Weekly Defence Podcast, we take a look at the Lynx KF41 IFV and how it is being offered for Australian and US requirements, talk to the J6 Deputy Di...

What is it like to fly the King Stallion? What’s the naval news from IMDEX Asia 2019? What was covered at the co-located UDT/EW Europe/ITEC show in Stockholm?  This week on the Weekly Defence Podcast, we cover the ITEC, UDT and EW Europe shows in Stockholm, talk to Sikorsky’s CH-53K test pilot and our sponsor Nammo features in our Industry Voice segment.  News Round Up (01:14) At IMDEX Asia 2019,...