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The Shephard Defence Podcast

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The Shephard Defence Podcast tells the stories of the defence industry, trends in military technology and the procurement programmes that get the kit into the hands of the warfighter. In a monthly news roundtable, Shephard Media’s team of international journalists and analysts take deep dives into defence issues, focusing on niche market sectors and looking at where the trends are heading. We also feature content developed by Shephard Studio in cooperation with our partners. If you work in the defence sector, have an interest in defence technologies, or are an end-user of military equipment, t...

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Quoting Shakespeare, IDEF coverage and Northrop Grumman’s autonomous design philosophy 10.05.2019 42:48

How are weaponised cranes aiding Turkey's insurgency fight? What’s the design philosophy behind industry’s development of autonomous aircraft? And why are IT companies making a play into the defence sector? This week on the Weekly Defence Podcast, we cover the IDEF defence exhibition in Turkey, talk to Northrop Grumman’s Director of Strategy of Autonomous Systems Strategy and our sponsor Namm...

AUVSI, the naval defence market and Australian UAVs 03.05.2019 41:46

This week on the Weekly Defence Podcast, we cover the findings of the just-released Shephard Naval Market Report, we speak to Keirin Joyce about the Australian Army’s need for a new UAV, and our sponsor Nammo features in this week’s Industry Voice segment. News Round Up (01:09) Coming to you from AUVSI, we cover the latest news regarding unmanned systems. Senior reporter Tim Martin discusses how t...

FARA developments, technology transfer reform and Lockheed Martin on NATO’s 70th 26.04.2019 45:00

Who and why did the US Army choose to help develop its next-generation attack helicopter? And where to for NATO, on the 70th anniversary of the alliance? This week on the Weekly Defence Podcast, we discuss US Army aviation and the service's decision to select five companies for its future attack helicopter programme, we speak to Lockheed Martin about NATO and the UK’s place in it, and our spo...

NATO's electronic warfare challenge, the latest from Asia-Pacific and the pervasive cyber threat. 19.04.2019 41:18

In this week’s episode of the Weekly Defence Podcast, we cover the latest defence news from the Asia-Pacific region, talk to Muddy Watters about EW Europe, and hear from Nammo in our Industry Voice segment. News Round Up (01:04) Land reporter Kate Martyr starts off this week’s News Round by covering the European Defence Agency’s continuing efforts to develop a hybrid drive train. Jack Richardson...

Turkey's sales drive in Brazil, army network modernisation and the emergence of a new armed reconnaissance vehicle 11.04.2019 42:21

This week in the Weekly Defence Podcast, we cover all the news from the LAAD exhibition in Rio Janeiro, talk to Jeff Smith from Harris about US Army communications modernisation, and hear from our sponsor Nammo . • News Round Up (00:49) This week, land reporter Kate Martyr talks about the new armed reconnaissance vehicle that SAIC is developing for the US military and its potential further uses as...

US Army procurement priorities, Airbus' pitch for the US Navy and the future of the European space business 04.04.2019 44:41

This week in the Weekly Defence Podcast, we head to Huntsville to take a look at AUSA Global Force, chat to Airbus Helicopters about the H135 and TH-XX programmes, and hear from our sponsor Nammo about developments in the space sector. News Round Up (01:00) In the news round this week, sea reporter Jack Richardson covers the latest news from Brazil, from the UK increasing trade ties to the latest...

South African Army chief on budget issues; ITEC committee chair on simulation and training trends 29.03.2019 47:55

This week in the Weekly Defence Podcast, we talk to Chief of the South African Army Lieutenant General Lindile Yam about the finance issues facing the service, have a conversation with Dr Elaine Raybourn, ITEC 2019 Committee Chair, about simulation & training, and hear from our sponsor Nammo. News Round Up (01:06) Kicking things off this week, our new sea reporter Jack Richardson talks about t...

The future of rotorcraft, the air defence market and challenges facing the Royal Air Force 22.03.2019 46:32

This week in the Weekly Defence Podcast, we discuss current and future rotorcraft programmes with Bell, look at the state of the air defence market, speak to the Royal Air Force about their current challenges and hear from our sponsor Nammo. News Round Up (01:07) For the news round, air domain reporter Tim Martin is fresh from a briefing with MBDA on its annual results; land reporter Kate Martyr p...

US budget ramifications, driving the Bronco 3 and special operations forces (SOF) growth 15.03.2019 40:19

This episode in the Weekly Defence Podcast, we provide you with the latest news from the defence sector, take an up-close look at the Bronco 3 from ST Engineering, chat with the Global SOF Foundation, and hear from our sponsor Nammo. News Round Up (01:23) Helen Haxell is back, covering the latest news alongside our naval expert and editor-in-chief Richard Thomas , our land editor Beth Maundrill ,...

Avalon, Counter UAV technologies, the armoured vehicle market and Leonardo’s NATO EW contract 08.03.2019 57:06

This week we take a look at the Avalon and SCTX shows, talk about our upcoming Armoured Vehicle report, and interview Leonardo about their latest electronic warfare developments. As always, we also give you the latest news in the defence sector, and our sponsor Nammo is this week’s Industry Voice. News Round Up (01:14) With Helen away, our editor-in-chief Richard Thomas steps up to lead this week...

Aero India, armed helicopters and all the news 01.03.2019 38:45

From attendance at Aero India, to chatting with Northstar Aviation, we bring you the latest news from across the defence sector. As always, our sponsor Nammo features in our Industry Voice segment. News Round Up (01:05) Back from Aero India, our host Helen Haxell speaks to Deputy Land Editor Beth Maundrill and our air reporter Tim Martin about the latest news that’s caught their eye. Firstly, fil...

China's statement of intent, new vehicles, Saudi ship visit and all the news from IDEX 22.02.2019 34:10

In our fifth episode of the Weekly Defence Podcast, we once again provide a round-up of all the news from across the defence sector. We discuss all the developments from IDEX 2019 in Abu Dhabi , which included a strong Chinese presence, a variety of new vehicles and naval news from NAVDEX. We also get updates from Raytheon and Bell, while our sponsor Nammo takes the stage in our Industry Voice seg...

The Block 2 Chinook, the highlights from Marine West and all the news 15.02.2019 46:13

The fourth episode of Shephard Media's Weekly Defence Podcast has landed and we provide a round-up of all the news from across the defence sector, talk to Boeing about their new Block 2 Chinook, hear the latest from the Marine West exhibition, and sit down with our sponsor Nammo. News Round-Up (1:20) In the Weekly Defence Podcast's news section for this episode, Richard Thomas talks abou...

Asia security concerns, air defence management and all the news 08.02.2019 43:14

In the third episode of Shephard Media’s Weekly Defence Podcast, we present the latest news from across the defence sector, discuss last week’s ADECS event in Singapore and the security concerns it highlighted, talk to Lockheed Martin UK about their new SkyKeeper system and hear from our sponsor Nammo. News Round-Up (01:05) In the news section for episode three of the Weekly Defence Podcast, Beth...

SHOT Show, UMS Skeldar and the news 01.02.2019 37:13

In this second episode of Shephard Media's Weekly Defence Podcast, we provide a round-up of all the news from across the defence sector, focus on developments from the recent SHOT Show in Las Vegas, speak to UMS Skeldar about their UAV products and hear from our sponsor Nammo. News round-up (01:16) In the Weekly Defence Podcast's news section for episode two, Beth Maundrill discusses a s...

Welcome to The Weekly Defence Podcast 25.01.2019 36:00

In this first episode of Shephard Media's The Weekly Defence Podcast, we provide a round-up of all the news from across the defence sector, take a deep dive into the recent Surface Navy Association's annual symposium, speak to the CEO of Lord Corporation and hear from our sponsor Nammo. News in brief (01:05) Introducing the news roundup, Helen Haxell spoke with Beth Maundrill and Richard...

Trailer 15.01.2019 1:41

The Weekly Defence Podcast from Shephard Media focuses on the defence industry, from defence spending to budgets, programme milestones, delays, contract signings and more. In this preview episode, Richard Thomas Senior Editor Naval and host of the show, looks at what is in store for listeners over the coming weeks and months. The Weekly Defence Podcast is produced by Noemi Distefano with music an...