Defence Connect Podcast Network
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Defence Connect Podcast Network
The Defence & Security Podcast Network hosts a unique series of podcasts, featuring discussions with key enablers from across the Australian defence and security industry. The podcasts provide the perfect blend of business intelligence and insights from a range of guests, which include government...
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The MC-55A Peregrine and the future of ADF airborne reconnaissance, with Alan Clements
In this episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, senior journalist Robert Dougherty is joined by L3Harris Technologies vice president for Australia and...
CONTESTED GROUND: Australia faces fallout closer to home as Iran continues to fight back
In this episode of the Contested Ground Podcast, hosts Phil Tarrant, Major General (Ret'd) Dr Marcus Thompson, and Steve Kuper discuss the immediate a...
AUKUS infrastructure, public perceptions and nuclear-powered submarines, with Fred Thomas MP
In this episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, senior journalist Robert Dougherty is joined by UK member of Parliament for Plymouth Moor View, Fred T...
CYBER UNCUT: Users flee ChatGPT, CommBank reports $1bn fraud, and Iran conflict, with ThreatLocker's Danny Jenkins
This week on Cyber Uncut, Liam Garman and Daniel Croft unpack the week's cyber and AI news, while David Hollingworth reports from Zero Trust World 202...
THE PROGRESS REPORT: From the cockpit to the dockyard
From commercial pilot to maritime leader, Georgia Davey's "roller-coaster" career is a masterclass in adaptability. In this episode, the NORSTA Mariti...
Iran escalation, munitions supplies and the Middle East's path to peace
In this special "Iran conflict" episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, Stephen Kuper is joined by Robert Dougherty and Bethany Alvaro to unpack major...
SPOTLIGHT: Cyber security, DISP accreditation and building sovereign resilience, with Macquarie Government's James Rabey
In this episode of the Defence Connect Spotlight podcast, host Stephen Kuper is joined by James Rabey, principal consultant at Macquarie Government, t...
CYBER UNCUT: Qantas' AI backlash, hacker goes on Aussie spree, and Proofpoint CEO Sumit Dhawan joins the pod
This week on Cyber Uncut, David Hollingworth and Daniel Croft unpack the week's cyber and AI news and entertain a special guest to boot!
The pai...
Warrior culture, special operations and private military companies, with Trevor Fortner
In this episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, senior journalist Robert Dougherty is joined by Trevor Fortner, a former US Navy Explosive Ordnance Di...
CONTESTED GROUND: We're no longer in a BAU world, with Andrew Henderson, Agsecure
In this episode of the Contested Ground Podcast, hosts Steve Kuper and Liam Garman speak with Agsecure's Andrew Henderson as they unpack the recently...
Small arms modernisation, next-generation infantry systems and sovereign manufacturing
In this episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, host Bethany Alvaro is joined by Graeme Bulte, founder and chief executive officer of Aquaterro, as th...
CYBER UNCUT: AI adoption too slow, youX hack compromises hundreds of thousands, and Genetec's Mathieu Chevalier
This week on Cyber Uncut, David Hollingworth and Bethany Alvaro talk about how Australia is lagging in AI adoption, the grey areas of facial recogniti...
THE PROGRESS REPORT: 10 Seconds of courage and the ripple effect of mentorship
How does a law student's "gap year" in recruitment turn into a 17-year career leading operations in the defence sector?
In this episode, Amelia...
Defence industrial investment, Ghost Bat upgrades and Indonesia's Gaza deployment
In this episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, Stephen Kuper is joined by Robert Dougherty and Bethany Alvaro to unpack major developments in defence...
ADF space personnel, US Secretary of Defense cuts Harvard ties and Sydney protest fallout
In this episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, senior journalist Robert Dougherty is joined by journalist Bethany Alvaro to unpack a week spanning go...
CYBER UNCUT: French cops target X, inside the 0APT hacking group, and an Epstein files discovery
This week on Cyber Uncut, David Hollingworth and Daniel Croft discuss more trouble for Elon Musk's AI empire, the rise of a very active new ransomware...
THE PROGRESS REPORT: From Army engineering to the C-suite – breaking the glass ceiling in Defence
In this episode of The Progress Report, Tash Taylor sits down with Gabby Costigan, a powerhouse leader in the global defence sector and a pioneer for...
Defence Estate Audit, Afghanistan aid and unrest in the United States
In this episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, Stephen Kuper is joined by Robert Dougherty and Bethany Alvaro to unpack recent news of Australian ind...
CONTESTED GROUND: US National Defense Strategy, deterrence by denial and the limits of alliance dependency
In this episode of the Contested Ground podcast, Steve Kuper and Major General (Ret'd) Dr Marcus Thompson are joined by Dr Malcolm Davis, Australian S...
CYBER UNCUT: Beware employee theft, NSW launches cyber strategy, NZ law firm hacked, and World Data Privacy Day
This week on Cyber Uncut, David Hollingworth and Bethany Alvaro discuss the murky world of employee data theft, look at a pair of ransomware attacks –...
US ambassador shift, Abrams evolution and rupture of the global order
In this episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, the entire team of Stephen Kuper, Robert Dougherty and Bethany Alvaro examines current news surroundin...
CONTESTED GROUND: Assessing the fallout of the US' Venezuela raid on the global 'rules-based' order
In this episode of the Contested Ground Podcast, hosts Phil Tarrant, Major General (Ret'd) Dr Marcus Thompson, and Steve Kuper discuss the fallout fro...
SPOTLIGHT: Decision intelligence, data analytics, and sovereign capability, with Attura's Petar Bielovich
In this episode of the Defence Connect Spotlight podcast, host Robert Dougherty is joined by Petar Bielovich, general manager of data and analytics at...
CYBER UNCUT: Grok still under fire, potential ASRock data breach, and watchdog targets automated decision making
This week on Cyber Uncut, David Hollingworth and Daniel Croft are still talking about Grok's nudity woes, OpenAI's turn to ads, the potential compromi...
THE PROGRESS REPORT: Clearing the sky for the next generation – a conversation with Sue-anne Munckton
Imagine being told at the start of your aviation career that women simply don't fly jets. Decades later, Sue-anne Munckton is the CEO of the Civil Avi...
CONTESTED GROUND: Australia's efforts to combat extremism, anti-Semitism, and balance freedom
In this episode of the Contested Ground Podcast, hosts Phil Tarrant, Major General (Ret'd) Dr Marcus Thompson, and Steve Kuper discuss the Australian...
CYBER UNCUT: The Pentagon backs Grok, Victorian schools hacked, and Bandcamp says no to AI
This week, David Hollingworth and Daniel Croft are joined by HR Leader's Carlos Tse to talk about AI in the workplace. We chat about Grok's ongoing is...
Venezuela, US military intervention and cartel power vacuums, with Cesar Alvarez
In this episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, host Robert Dougherty is joined by Cesar Alvarez, lecturer at Charles Sturt University on terrorism an...
CYBER UNCUT: Grok's sexual abuse, Qantas' AI shift, and Trump's cyber warfare?
In this episode of the Cyber Uncut podcast, Daniel Croft and Bethany Alvaro are joined by Australian Aviation's Jake Nelson to discuss AI, before talk...
Venezuela, dark fleet shipping and the blurred lines of maritime law, with Salvatore Mercogliano
In this episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, host Robert Dougherty is joined by Salvatore R Mercogliano PhD, Campbell University professor of histo...
CONTESTED GROUND: Venezuela, Russia, China, Iran and America's resurgence
In this episode of the Contested Ground podcast, co-host Steve Kuper and returning co-host Liam Garman unpack the fallout of the American special forc...
SPOTLIGHT: Confronting a contested Indo-Pacific, with Lockheed Martin's Admiral (Ret'd) Phil Davidson
In this episode of the Defence Connect Spotlight Podcast, host Steve Kuper is joined by former commander of US Indo-Pacific Command, Admiral (Ret'd) P...
Robotics and artificial intelligence in the military domain, with Lieutenant Colonel Dr Adam J Hepworth
In this episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, host Robert Dougherty is joined by the director of the Australian Army's Robotic and Autonomous System...
Maritime power, naval readiness and civilian preparedness, with Jennifer Parker
In this episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, host Bethany Alvaro is joined by Jennifer Parker, one of Australia's leading voices on maritime securi...
CYBER UNCUT: Bondi shooting misinformation, ShinyHunters returns, and how to stay cyber safe while travelling
This week, for the last Cyber Uncut of 2025, David Hollingworth and Daniel Croft talk about Grok's spreading of misinformation regarding the tragic Bo...
Radicalisation and national security after the Bondi Beach terror attack, with Dr Levi West
In this episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, host Robert Dougherty is joined by Dr Levi West, an Australian National University Research Fellow (ra...
SPOTLIGHT: Sovereign capability and the evolving battlespace, with Saab's Andy Keough and Nova Systems' Dean Rosenfield
In this episode of the Defence Connect Spotlight podcast, host Steve Kuper is joined by Andy Keough, managing director at Saab Australia, and Dean Ros...
CONTESTED GROUND: The nexus of national security, social cohesion and grey-zone warfare
In this solemn episode of the Contested Ground podcast, hosts Phil Tarrant, Major General (Ret'd) Dr Marcus Thompson and Steve Kuper discuss the immed...
CYBER UNCUT: The Pentagon's new AI platform, SafePay ransomware scores a hat-trick, and social media ban
This episode discusses the US Department of War's AI "Manifest Destiny", hackers going hard on Aussie victims, and Australia bringing in its brand new...
THE PROGRESS REPORT: The Power of persistence and passion in aviation
A chance meeting with an astronaut changed Riley Havela's life, diverting her path from medicine straight into the world of aerospace engineering. In...