SPOTLIGHT: Scaling advanced manufacturing, with Anduril’s Brian Schimpf and David Goodrich

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By: Robyn Tongol

In this episode of the Defence Connect ADSTAR series, Liam Garman sits down with Brian Schimpf, co-founder and CEO of Anduril Industries, and David Goodrich OAM, executive chairman and CEO of Anduril APAC, to unpack how government can facilitate successful defence innovation.

In this episode of the Defence Connect ADSTAR series, Liam Garman sits down with Brian Schimpf, co-founder and CEO of Anduril Industries, and David Goodrich OAM, executive chairman and CEO of Anduril APAC, to unpack how government can facilitate successful defence innovation.

They then discuss why it’s important to let capabilities fail fast, and how the company is investing in Australia to become an R&D and manufacturing hub.

Schimpf and Goodrich then unpack the Australian–US alliance and how we are accelerating global capabilities, before analysing what Defence can learn from the tech industry in accelerating global technology.

The podcast then wraps up with a live recording from ADSTAR on innovation, featuring:

  • Dr Clare Murphy, assistant secretary, strategy and business operations at the Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator.
  • Brigadier Hugh Meggitt, AM, CSC Director General, Special Operations, modernisation.
  • Group Captain Jesse Laroche, Director, Jericho Disruptive Innovation.
  • Captain Dean Battilana, Director Undersea Warfare and Data.

Enjoy the podcast,
The Defence Connect team

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Episode 7: CONTESTED GROUND: From Tehran to Sydney – why war could reshape Australian property
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Episode 5: CONTESTED GROUND: War without borders – the disinformation threat arriving in Australia
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Episode 3: PODCAST: Righting the ship, balancing the force, with Senator James Paterson, shadow minister for defence
Episode 2: SPOTLIGHT: Modern electronic warfare, spectrum congestion and the Australian defence ecosystem, with DEWC Services’ Rian Whitby