Defence & Security Podcast Network

UK-Australian defence collaboration has always been strong, supported by a shared history, alliance, commonality of objectives and a deep understanding of purpose. Opportunities to capitalise on increased Australian government defence spending is attracting international interest from companies seeking to enter our domestic supply chain. The UK government and UK businesses are particularly active in this regards, leveraging the connectivity between our two nations to win defence work. Join Defence Connect host Phil Tarrant as he speaks with a range leading UK SMEs including Marine Data & IMI Critical Engineering, that are exploring business opportunities in Australia. http://www.defenceconnect.com.au

UK-Australian defence collaboration has always been strong, supported by a shared history, alliance, commonality of objectives and a deep understanding of purpose. Opportunities to capitalise on increased Australian government defence spending is attracting international interest from companies seeking to enter our domestic supply chain. The UK government and UK businesses are particularly active in this regards, leveraging the connectivity between our two nations to win defence work. Join Defence Connect host Phil Tarrant as he speaks with a range leading UK SMEs British Forces Broadcasting Service, Copper Alloys, Analogue Military Systems, Westley Group and Atlas Electronik that are exploring business opportunities in Australia. http://www.defenceconnect.com.au

This week on the Defence Connect Podcast, founder of Mendoza Legal and Consulting and legal officer for the Royal Australian Air Force Reserves Daniel Mendoza-Jones takes us through the world of legal services within defence industry. Mendoza-Jones discusses his years of experience with the Department of Defence, Defence's Smart Buyer Program, how he started his own firm and specialised in government business and defence industry matters, and the rise of commercial and legal advice needed in defence industry in relation to intellectual property and risk sharing. The RAAF Reserves legal officer explores how his firm looks at the range of broad strategic commercial advice about a procurement process, all the way down to negotiations with the government agency on Defence contracts through to the execution. Join us as we look at the fundamental aspects of how Defence operates a business where national interest and the projection of Australia's military force is the key goal.

"The concept of the CDIC being one front door for defence industry to come to, to provide that range of services, is really striking a cord." Andrew Garth, general manager of the Centre for Defence Industry Capability (CDIC), joins the Defence Connect Podcast to discuss the progress the organisation has made since its launch nearly a year ago. A key initiative of the Defence Industry Policy Statement, the CDIC has aimed to 'open the door to Defence' for Australian industry and truly recognise industry as a fundamental input to capability. Garth takes us through the changes the industry has undertaken over the last decade, from when it was "a tough sell" to where it is today, the relationships with primes and SMEs, as well as the challenges the organisation will face in reaching the full operational capability of the CDIC. http://www.defenceconnect.com.au

"What we all recognise is that it takes everyone in the business to sell. Engineers have got to do great stuff. The administrators have got to administer well. The marketing people have got to do a good job building relationships and getting the word out there." In this episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, Lee Stanley, head of marketing and business development for Daronmont Technologies, is in the studio to take us through his experience working for an Australian defence SME, the key projects Daronmont is chasing and the ongoing shift and focus of the industry's approach to AIC. Tune in as he discusses the company's expertise in communications and situational awareness, how Daramont got its big break making HF radars, its enduring relationship with DST Group and their success in exporting their equipment to Canada and New Zealand. http://www.defenceconnect.com.au

A national approach to defence industry is crucial in securing the best outcomes for the Australian Defence Force. Defence Teaming Centre (DTC) chief executive Margot Forster joined the Defence Connect Podcast to discuss the organisation's point of difference as a representative for the diverse and evolving defence industry and its transition from a South Australian organisation to one with a national approach that sees every state and territory get a piece of the growing defence pie. Forster takes us through her illustrious career in the ADF, which spanned three decades with stints in the Army Reservists, the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force, why the Defence Force cannot do its job without industry and how Australia can learn from the UK and Europe's approach to industry. https://www.defenceconnect.com.au

Siemens has been supporting defence, marine and shipbuilding activities for over 130 years, including electrical products, systems solutions and services to sustain submarines and naval vessels for their entire lifecycle. In the US alone, 700 billion dollars' worth of defence programs are designed on Siemens software tools. In Australia, the business' equipment and support structure can be linked to the ANZAC Class frigates, Canberra Class LHDs, HMAS Choules and future surface, land and subsurface programs. Join Andrew Seal, head of defence and marine solutions at Siemens plus Defence Connect host Phillip Tarrant as they explore the business' work in the Australian market, how it is gearing for growth – and what it has set for the future. Enjoy the podcast, The Defence Connect Team http://www.defenceconnect.com.au

Australian opposition defence spokesman Richard Marles returned to the Defence Connect Podcast at the Pacific International Maritime Exposition to talk up the importance of building an export-based Australian defence industry and how to properly leverage the once-in-a-generation opportunity. Tune in as the Victorian MP takes us through the commitment both major political parties have to reaching a 2 per cent of GDP spent on defence, policy stability, the evolving geopolitical security situation in the Asia-Pacific region and the role of defence in the context of Australia's foreign and strategic policy. www.defenceconnect.com.au

Western Australia's strong contribution to Australia's defence capabilities is set to advance even more in the coming years with the plethora of incoming projects under the 2016 Defence White Paper. WA's Defence Issues Minister Paul Papalia joined Defence Connect to discuss the once-in-a-generation opportunity the state has to cement itself as a defence industry leader, nationally and internationally in the Indian Ocean region. The former navy diver also discusses his time in the Royal Australian Navy, his drive to serve WA's defence industry, the state's transition from the mining and construction boom, the capabilities of the existing workforce and the future of shipbuilding in WA. http://www.defenceconnect.com.au

Victorian defence industry advocate and former federal politician Greg Combet returns to the Defence Connect podcast to take us through Victoria and BAE Systems Australia's partnership in the bid to secure the $5 billion LAND 400 Phase 2 project. The former parliamentary secretary for defence procurement discusses the plans for the former Holden engine plant site at Fishermans Bend if BAE Systems wins the LAND 400 project, the engineering capabilities in the Victorian economy that are ideal for the upcoming naval shipbuilding projects, and his ambitions for the state to be the home of the $50 million Cooperative Research Centre in Trusted Autonomous Systems. Enjoy the podcast, The Defence Connect team. www.defenceconnect.com.au