PODCAST: Building a resilient, competitive industrial base with Brian Schimpf, Anduril Industries CEO

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By: Robyn Tongol

In this special episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, host Steve Kuper is joined by the co-founder and CEO of Anduril Industries, Brian Schimpf, as they talk about building an allied industrial base and the intricacies involved.

In this special episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, host Steve Kuper is joined by the co-founder and CEO of Anduril Industries, Brian Schimpf, as they talk about building an allied industrial base and the intricacies involved.

Recorded live at Indo Pacific International Maritime Exposition 2025, the pair also discuss a range of subjects, including:

  • The mechanics behind developing and implementing a comprehensive industry policy in a developed nation.
  • The lessons of pre-Second World War industrialisation in the United States and the lessons learned through the “New Deal” that helped secure Allied victory.
  • The myths about the role of automation in contemporary manufacturing and the role of skilled humans in and on the loop when it comes to modern, high-end, mass manufacturing.
  • Designing capabilities and technologies from the ground up to be built en masse, via an IKEA-style approach.
  • The scale and scope of Anduril's Arsenal-1 factory, currently under construction in Ohio.

Enjoy the podcast,
The Defence Connect team

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Listen to previous episodes of the Defence Connect podcast:

Episode 11: SPOTLIGHT: Cyber security, DISP accreditation and building sovereign resilience, with Macquarie Government’s James Rabey
Episode 10: PODCAST: Warrior culture, special operations and private military companies, with Trevor Fortner
Episode 9: CONTESTED GROUND: We’re no longer in a BAU world, with Andrew Henderson, Agsecure
Episode 8: PODCAST: Small arms modernisation, next-generation infantry systems and sovereign manufacturing
Episode 7: THE PROGRESS REPORT: 10 seconds of courage and the ripple effect of mentorship
Episode 6: PODCAST: Defence industrial investment, Ghost Bat upgrades and Indonesia’s Gaza deployment
Episode 5: PODCAST: ADF space personnel, US Secretary of Defense cuts Harvard ties and Sydney protest fallout
Episode 4: THE PROGRESS REPORT: From Army engineering to the C-suite – breaking the glass ceiling in Defence
Episode 3: PODCAST: Defence Estate Audit, Afghanistan aid and unrest in the United States
Episode 2: CONTESTED GROUND: US National Defense Strategy, deterrence by denial and the limits of alliance dependency

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