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Australian Defence Magazine Podcast

Australian Defence Magazine

Australian Defence Magazine (ADM) is dedicated to reporting the business of defence capability planning and procurement as well as reporting the development of infrastructure to support the ADF. ADM"s main objective is to provide an essential communications bridge between defence industry and its single source customer, the Department of Defence. ADM also reports on the budgetary process, the policy development, the capability planning process and the procurement decisions which together provide the

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13:18

It's been great but it's time to wrap it up at...

Australian Defence Magazine Podcast ·

2025/11/08

In this episode, Grant McHerron, Ewen Levick, Nigel Pittaway and Kirra Davey provide their overview of the themes they've observed across the IndoPac 2025 event.There have been many noteworthy announcements but we do acknowledge the implications of the combat system partnership between BAE Systems, Raytheon Australia, General Dynamics Mission Systems and Thales. There's also the local manufacture of foreign systems to provide an additional source for global markets while also increasing Australia's

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12:17

More news, bigger crowds & plenty of walking at...

Australian Defence Magazine Podcast ·

2025/11/05

In this episode, Grant McHerron, Ewen Levick, Nigel Pittaway, Kirra Davey and Julian Kerr provide their overview of the IndoPac 2025 Day 2 event, where the number of people attending certainly seemed to be much higher than on Day 1, making it even trickier to get around the displays.There were plenty of announcements across the day but the big news was that BAE Systems, Raytheon Australia, General Dynamics Mission Systems and Thales announced the establishment of an AUKUS Collaborative Team to

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07:11

Lots of news but no big announcements at IndoPac Day 1

Australian Defence Magazine Podcast ·

2025/11/04

In this episode, Grant McHerron, Ewen Levick, Nigel Pittaway and Kirra Davey provide their overview of the IndoPac 2025 Day 1 event, with Associate Producer Kylie Leonard joining us as well.There's been plenty of news, lots of good conversations, and many steps logged here at Day One of IndoPac 2025 but no major or exciting announcements. There's been good news for PMB Defence along with Ocius, plus Hunter class frigate updates and plenty of optional crewed and/or fully autonomous vessels. There's a

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32:15

The first 24 hours: how reliable comms can change...

Australian Defence Magazine Podcast ·

2025/11/04

In this episode, Grant McHerron talks with Mark Nunn, Strategic Projects Development Lead at Vocus, and Dr Matthew Ilic, National Solutions Specialist – Defence at Vocus, regarding how telecommunications underpins humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, as well as stability operations across the Indo-Pacific.We begin our discussion by reviewing Mark and Matthew’s experiences tackling communications challenges, the types of failures that can occur during operations, and how a lack of

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21:48

Utilising commercial logistic networks and providers...

Australian Defence Magazine Podcast ·

2025/10/28

In this episode, Grant McHerron talks with Steve Roughsedge, Toll Group’s Senior Vice President of Theatre Supply Chain at Toll Group, about the Defence Theatre Logistics contract they’ve been awarded by the ADF.We begin our discussion by getting an overview of Toll Group as a logistics provider, Steve’s career to date, how Toll Group is involved with the Defence Theatre Logistics Contract, and their current involvement in Australia with capabilities to extend internationally. We review how its

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15:33

AUKUS lives on (for now), StrikeMaster in Norway, a...

Australian Defence Magazine Podcast ·

2025/10/26

In this News Review episode, Grant McHerron, Nigel Pittaway and Kirra Davey review and discuss some of the news of interest that's occurred recently in the world of Defence.We open the episode by discussing the recent news from the meeting between Donald Trump and Anthony Albanese where AUKUS was not cancelled but the focus seemed to be on the critical minerals deal and the significant investment in the US market to come from Australian super funds. The works at HMAS Sterling and the ambiguity

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17:32

The IAC was in Sydney, potential for more HIMARS, and...

Australian Defence Magazine Podcast ·

2025/10/05

In this News Review episode, Grant McHerron, Ewen Levick, Nigel Pittaway and Kirra Davey review and discuss some of the news of interest that's occurred recently in the world of Defence.We start with a review of the International Astronomical Congress that Kirra attended during the week, including Australia signing agreements with the USA and seeking to get more engagement with the European Space Agency. It was noted that if Australia is in Eurovision, perhaps being in the ESA isn't such a stretch,

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20:09

KBR’s role in providing sovereign sustainment and...

Australian Defence Magazine Podcast ·

2025/09/30

In this episode, Grant McHerron talks with two people from KBR's Australia Defence and Security Solutions group: Christine Gillon, Director of People and Culture, and Ben Kelly, Senior Director of Sustainment and Integration. We discuss KBR’s growth in Australia and their role providing Defence with sustainment and engineering solutions.We begin our discussion by getting an overview of Christine and Ben’s career to date and KBR’s decades of experience in delivering science, technology, and

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33:00

Improving Army capabilities with HIMARS and locally...

Australian Defence Magazine Podcast ·

2025/09/23

In this episode, Grant McHerron talks with James Heading, the Director and General Manager for Missiles and Fire Control at Lockheed Martin Australia, and Wayne Harrison who is responsible for International Business Development at the Missiles and Fire Control team at Lockheed Martin, We'll be talking about the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) and HIMARS.We begin our conversation by getting a background of James' and Wayne’s careers to date, then get an introduction to the HIMARS and PrSM systems and

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12:54

ADM 30 Under 30 Awards

Australian Defence Magazine Podcast ·

2025/09/21

In this episode, Grant McHerron and Kirra Davey talk with Sophee Clark, Babcock International Group's Australian Production Manager for Marine projects, about her experiences as a 30 Under 30 Award winner and working at Babcock.We begin our conversation by getting an overview of the ADM 30 Under 30 award program, the challenges of recruitment for defence, and the available careers from Babcock. We also get an insight into Sophee’s experience in the industry, her advice for starting a career in

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34:37

DASA - Keeping Defence aviation safe from the sky to...

Australian Defence Magazine Podcast ·

2025/09/16

In this episode, Grant McHerron talks with Air Commodore James Badgery, Director General of the Defence Aviation Safety Authority, about DASA and their engagement with the Australian Space Agency, and space in general.We begin our discussion by getting a general overview of James’ career, how DASA operates, and how Defence has adopted European military regulation structures whilst also working with US platforms. Our conversation also gives us an insight into DASA’s increased involvement in space,

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19:40

Anduril awarded AU$1.7bn to produce Ghost Shark...

Australian Defence Magazine Podcast ·

2025/09/10

Grant McHerron talks with David Goodrich OAM, Executive Chairman and CEO of Anduril Australia, about the big news from Wednesday morning regarding Anduril being awarded $1.7bn for the Ghost Shark Program of Record.We start with an overview of the contract, then move on to Ghost Shark's pedigree from the Dive LD and Dive XL AUVs, and how much Australian content there is in Ghost Shark. David talks to us about its majority Australian share which prevents ITAR issues and their engagement with

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17:44

EOS & Leidos for Land 156, Type 26 for Norway, Hunter...

Australian Defence Magazine Podcast ·

2025/09/07

In this News Review episode, Grant McHerron, Ewen Levick and Kirra Davey review and discuss some of the news of interest that's occurred recently in the world of Defence.We start with a look at Land 156 with plenty of releases lately, including the announcement that the EOS Slinger cannon will be included and that Leidos has been selected as the system integrator. There's also been news of expanded UAS and Counter UAS systems as the government wants to show they're spending on Defence industry now,

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19:59

MHI at the Hunter, closer ties with South Korea, &...

Australian Defence Magazine Podcast ·

2025/08/24

In this News Review episode, Grant McHerron and Kirra Davey review and discuss some of the recent news of interest that's occurred recently in the world of Defence.We open the episode with Kirra's comments on the Hunter Defence Conference that she attended, including reference to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries being present, which leads to a discussion on Mogami, MHI's capabilities, and observations that there's still a way to go before the contract is signed. We also consider Minister Controy's recent

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34:06

EW lessons and realities from Ukraine and the Middle...

Australian Defence Magazine Podcast ·

2025/08/12

In this episode, Grant McHerron talks with Phil Guy, Managing Director of Alkath and Darrel Madden Manager for Testing and Training at Mellori Solutions QLD, regarding updates in the world of electronic warfare over the past year.We begin our discussion by getting an overview of Darrel’s career and time in the army, then review the major lessons learned from Ukraine and the Middle East, particularly around the rapid development and delivery life cycles, and evaluating tradeshow presentations against

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16:23

Mogami for Sea 3000, Peregrine gets an upgrade and...

Australian Defence Magazine Podcast ·

2025/08/10

In this News Review episode, Grant McHerron, Ewen Levick and Nigel Pittaway review and discuss some of the recent news of interest that's occurred recently in the world of Defence.The big news item that has captured a lot of attention has been the announcement that Japan's upgraded Mogami-class frigate has been selected for Project Sea 3000. We discuss the "already in the water" concept, interoperability, controlling design changes, the state of Henderson, whether any will be built in Australia, and

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33:52

Integrating AI and sovereign capability for Defence

Australian Defence Magazine Podcast ·

2025/08/05

In this episode, Grant McHerron and Steve Visscher talk with Christian Gutierrez, Vice President Hive Mind Solutions, and Mark Palmer, Vice President of Vision Systems, at Shield AI. The discussion covers Shield AI's presence in Australia and the work they are performing here that is in use around the world.We start our discussion by getting an overview of Christian and Mark’s roles with Shield AI and the company's history providing intelligence systems for defence. We also discuss how AI autonomy

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38:56

Australian SME’s preparing to meet nuclear standards...

Australian Defence Magazine Podcast ·

2025/07/29

In this episode, Grant McHerron talks with Mark Schneider, UBH Group’s Chief Nuclear Officer, about aligning the Defence industry with the AUKUS supply chain apparatus.We kick off our discussion by getting an overview of Mark’s career and UBH’s history starting in 2020 providing IT and security services, and we review the role that the Naval Nuclear Power Safety Act of 2024 plays in regulating Defence contractors and suppliers, with insights into how ISO 19443 ensures that authorised parties are in

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20:44

First Land 156 announcements, TS25 launches a PrSM at...

Australian Defence Magazine Podcast ·

2025/07/27

In this News Review episode, Grant McHerron, Ewen Levick and Kirra Davey review and discuss some of the recent news of interest that's occurred recently in the world of Defence.We kick off with the news that the government has announced a first block of contracts worth about $19 million under the Land 156 program. A number of companies are included, such as Droneshied which received about one third of the funds, and a Ukrainian drone detector system called Sugar V that is carried by soldiers to warn

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37:33

Vertically integrating SME’s into the Global Supply...

Australian Defence Magazine Podcast ·

2025/07/22

In this episode, Grant McHerron talks with Joshua Stewart, a director at Luminact, about changes and challenges with Defence's engagement with industry, the Global Supply Chain Program, and exporting beyond the Australian market.We begin our discussion with a summary of Josh's career to date, and review Luminact’s project services throughout Defence and beyond. We get an insight into how Defence is engaging with industry and the balance of sovereign and international investment and production, the

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