On this episode of Defence Deconstructed, VAdm (ret’d0 Mark Norman speaks to Cmdre Micheal Jacobson and Gp Capt Richard Berry about interoperability with allies in the context of anti-submarine warfare.

David Perry talks to Kate Todd about the latest defence news:

Rustem Umerov is new Ukrainian defence minister: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/who-is-rustem-umerov-ukraines-new-defence-minister-2023-09-06/#:~:text=KYIV%2C%20Sept%206%20(Reuters),him%20to%20replace%20Oleksii%20Reznikov.

Status of the Ukrainian counter-offensive: https://globalnews.ca/news/9940875/ukraine-russia-counteroffensive-advances-sept/

Communications Security Baseline cyber threat assessment: https://www.cyber.gc.ca/en/guidance/baseline-cyber-threat-assessment-cybercrime

Business Council of Canada "Economic Security is National Security" Report: https://thebusinesscouncil.ca/report/economic-security-is-national-security/

David Common's reporting for the Indo-Pacific: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/hmcs-ottawa-east-china-sea-1.6959012

This episode is an excerpt from our conference, Canadian Anti Submarine Warfare in the Future Strategic Environment, which took place on June 15, 2023. It was made possible thanks to the support of the Department of National Defence's MINDS Program, CGAI's Strategic Sponsors Lockheed Martin Canada, General Dynamics, and Irving Shipbuilding; and our event sponsors: BAE Systems; IMP Aerospace and Defence; CAE; Seaspan Vancouver Shipyards and Bombardier.

Defence Deconstructed is brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding.

Participants Bios:

Cmdre Micheal Jacobson is Director Submarine Policy and Plans for the Royal Australian Navy

Gp Capt Richard Berry is Deputy Force Commander for the Royal Air Force’s Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) Force

Host Bio:

VAdm (ret’d) Mark Norman is a Fellow of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute – https://www.cgai.ca/mark_norman

Dr. David Perry is President of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute – www.cgai.ca/david_perry

Recording Date: 15 Jun 2023

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Produced by Charlotte Duval-Lantoine. Music credits to Drew Phillips