SPOTLIGHT: How AIR 6500 will defend Australia’s shores, with Lockheed Martin Australia’s Liam Catterson

Joint-capabilities

16 January 2025

By: Robyn Tongol

In this episode of the Defence Connect Spotlight podcast, Liam Catterson, business development manager Integrated Air and Missile Defence Lead, Rotary and Mission Systems at Lockheed Martin Australia, joins host Liam Garman to lift the hood on AIR 6500.

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The two Liams begin the podcast discussing how the Joint Air Battle Management System (JABMS), AIR 6500 Phase 1, will protect Australia’s shores and what’s been delivered on AIR 6500 to date.
They then unpack how Australian industry capability fits into AIR 6500 and the benefits that it will offer the Australian Defence Force.
The pair then turn to what next-generation technologies the JABMS will utilise to provide air and missile defence to the ADF, and what the end game looks like.

Enjoy the podcast,
The Defence Connect team

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Episode 6: PODCAST: Small arms modernisation, next-generation infantry systems and sovereign manufacturing
Episode 5: THE PROGRESS REPORT: 10 seconds of courage and the ripple effect of mentorship
Episode 4: PODCAST: Defence industrial investment, Ghost Bat upgrades and Indonesia’s Gaza deployment
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