SPOTLIGHT: Confronting a contested Indo-Pacific, with Lockheed Martin’s Admiral (Ret’d) Phil Davidson

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By: Robyn Tongol

In this episode of the Defence Connect Spotlight podcast, host Steve Kuper is joined by former commander of US Indo-Pacific Command, Admiral (Ret’d) Phil Davidson, as they discuss the allied efforts to confront a contested Indo-Pacific.

In this episode of the Defence Connect Spotlight podcast, host Steve Kuper is joined by former commander of US Indo-Pacific Command, Admiral (Ret’d) Phil Davidson, as they discuss the allied efforts to confront a contested Indo-Pacific.

As part of this special conversation, the pair discuss a range of subjects, including:

  • The shifting power dynamics emerging across the region and the implications associated with the return of great-power competition.
  • Building and enhancing avenues for interoperability and interchangeability across regional allies in order to build collective deterrence.
  • The importance of building a robust, adaptable and resilient allied integrated air and missile defence network across the region to help underpin regional security.

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The Defence Connect Spotlight team

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Episode 8: PODCAST: Bushmaster PMV funding, long-range strike expansion and cyber defence
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Episode 6: CONTESTED GROUND: The Defence budget, inflationary pressures and domestic information warfare
Episode 5: SPOTLIGHT: Maritime sustainment, mission-ready maintenance and resilient fleet capability, with Serco’s David Astbury
Episode 4: PODCAST: Anzac Day reflections, veteran support reform and ADF workforce trends, with Minister Matt Keogh
Episode 3: SPOTLIGHT: Open-source growth across defence and national security, with SUSE CMO Margaret Dawson
Episode 2: CONTESTED GROUND: Shipping, supply chains and Australia’s exposure to a volatile system, with UNSW’s Professor Douglas Guilfoyle and Associate Professor Daniel Prior