CONTESTED GROUND: The information advantage – how AI is reshaping influence, competition and power
Information has always shaped power and influence – but in the age of artificial intelligence, the speed, scale and sophistication with whic...
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Defence Connect Podcast Network
The Defence Connect Podcast Network hosts a unique series of podcasts, featuring discussions with key enablers from across the Australian defence industry. The podcasts provide the perfect b...
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Next-generation equipment at Land Forces 2026, with Aquaterro's Graeme Bulte
SIG Sauer's newly unveiled P385 pistol makes its international debut at Land Forces 2026 in Perth, with Australian defence company Aquaterro...
SPOTLIGHT: Defence electronics supply chains, counterfeit components and shortages
How are global electronics shortages, AI-driven demand and counterfeit components reshaping Australia's defence supply chain Speaking with D...
CYBER UNCUT: AI agents, Medicare, and the dangers of getting an LLM drunk
Cyber Uncut returns with an AI hacking incident at Medicare, ransomware drama, banking breaches, and the surprisingly serious security lesso...
AUKUS, China and Australia's defence industrial future, with former prime minister Scott Morrison
Australia's strategic environment is changing rapidly, but defence procurement and industry must move faster to keep pace. Speaking with Def...
CONTESTED GROUND: When AI goes rogue – the emerging threat Australia isn't ready for
Artificial intelligence promises to transform productivity, business and government – but what happens when the technology starts making dec...
Bringing networking and security together to cut cyber risk
HPE's Matt Hanmer says organisations must break down the traditional divide between network and security teams as AI accelerates attacks and...
Frontier AI, cyber warfare, and defending Australia's military networks, with Wendi Whitmore and Tom Scully
How is AI reshaping the cyber threat landscape, and how can the defence industry respond to new threats giving attackers unprecedented speed...
Australia's 2026 Intergenerational Report and national security implications, with Phillip Tarrant and Robert Dougherty
Defence Connect co-hosts Phil Tarrant and news editor Robert Dougherty discuss the latest developments shaping Australia's defence industry...
CONTESTED GROUND: AUKUS, deterrence, and the deepening Australia–UK strategic partnership
Australia and the United Kingdom share one of the world's deepest strategic relationships – but in an increasingly contested geopolitical en...
SPOTLIGHT: Unlocking Australia's Defence estate through divestment, with Stantec Australia
Australia's plan to divest 68 surplus Defence sites presents an opportunity to reduce estate costs while creating new housing, industrial, c...
CONTESTED GROUND: Is Australia ready to secure its place in an increasingly contested space domain?
Phil Tarrant is joined by Space Industry Association of Australia CEO Dan Lloyd and chairman Darin Lovett to examine Australia's growing dep...
CYBER UNCUT: AI transforms physical security from cost centre to business enabler
Genetec's Lee Shelford says AI and cloud are giving security teams faster investigations while turning physical security systems into tools...
THE PROGRESS REPORT: Building the future – Viviene Beins on aerospace engineering, women, and Australia's defence industry
Breaking barriers and building the skills needed to shape the future of Australia's aerospace and defence industries. RMIT University aerosp...
Australian defence industry faces a changing strategic landscape, with Phillip Tarrant and Robert Dougherty
Defence Connect relaunches our podcast with co-host Phil Tarrant, joined by news editor Robert Dougherty, to discuss the latest developments...
CONTESTED GROUND: Is Australia slowly regulating away its own prosperity – and, with it, its national resilience?
Phil Tarrant and Major General (Ret'd) Dr Marcus Thompson examine the growing debate over Australia's economic direction, drawing on Chris U...
SPOTLIGHT: Building an integrated ADF through cloud and emerging technology, with Jonathon Beesley and Richard Campbell
Australia's emerging defence technology priorities will only deliver their full potential if they are integrated into a broader operational...
Australia's defence procurement is narrowing and becoming less resilient, with 127 East Advisory's Colin Storey
Australia's defence industry faces a period of growing consolidation and uncertainty, how is past procurement impacting national security of...
Australia's UGV dilemma and why land autonomy remains stuck in the mud, with Stephen Bornstein
Australia's push to develop autonomous ground systems has delivered promising prototypes and live-fire demonstrations, but land-based autono...
CYBER UNCUT: AI is forcing banks to rethink modernisation, with Atos' Dee Lawler and Matthew Hughes
AI is pushing financial institutions to modernise, but the answer is not to replace everything. Banks should focus on the technology, data,...