PODCAST: Assessing Australia’s long-range strike capabilities

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By: Robyn Tongol
PODCAST: Assessing Australia’s long-range strike capabilities

In this episode of the Defence Connect podcast, Adam Thorn, editor of Australian Aviation, joins host Liam Garman to discuss Australia’s long-range strike capability options.

In this episode of the Defence Connect podcast, Adam Thorn, editor of Australian Aviation, joins host Liam Garman to discuss Australia’s long-range strike capability options.

 
  

  • The pair begin the podcast discussing the political appetite for long-range strike, before discussing recent debate on the B-21 program;
  • The podcast continues with an assessment of the US' decision to base the B-52 in Australia;
  • The pair wrap up the podcast unpacking future technological improvements to the B-52, and the future of hypersonic missiles.

Enjoy the podcast,
The Defence Connect team

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Episode 8: CONTESTED GROUND: From Tehran to Sydney – why war could reshape Australian property
Episode 7: SPOTLIGHT: Inside Australia’s AUKUS industrial transformation, with Honeywell Aerospace Australia senior director Lee Davis
Episode 6: CONTESTED GROUND: War without borders – the disinformation threat arriving in Australia
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Episode 4: PODCAST: Righting the ship, balancing the force, with Senator James Paterson, shadow minister for defence
Episode 3: SPOTLIGHT: Modern electronic warfare, spectrum congestion and the Australian defence ecosystem, with DEWC Services’ Rian Whitby
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