SPOTLIGHT: Delivering a sovereign small arms and load carriage capability, with Aquaterro’s Graeme Bulte

Joint-capabilities

28 January 2025

By: Robyn Tongol

In this episode of the Defence Connect Spotlight podcast, the team from Defence Connect travel to Victoria to sit down with Graeme Bulte, chief executive officer and founder of Aquaterro.

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They discuss developing a sovereign uniform and load carriage capability, and how Aquaterro is delivering for Defence and law enforcement.
The podcast then turns to unpacking the latest innovations in small arms, in particular, the new innovative range of SIG Sauer weapons and how this will impact sovereign readiness and combat capability.

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The Defence Connect team

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Episode 6: CONTESTED GROUND: When AI goes rogue – the emerging threat Australia isn’t ready for
Episode 5: PODCAST: Frontier AI, cyber warfare, and defending Australia’s military networks, with Wendi Whitmore and Tom Scully
Episode 4: PODCAST: Australia’s 2026 Intergenerational Report and national security implications, with Phillip Tarrant and Robert Dougherty
Episode 3: CONTESTED GROUND: AUKUS, deterrence, and the deepening Australia–UK strategic partnership
Episode 2: SPOTLIGHT: Unlocking Australia’s Defence estate through divestment, with Stantec Australia

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