PODCAST: A different vision for Australian defence industry, with shadow minister for defence industry Matt Keogh

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By: Robyn Tongol
PODCAST: A different vision for Australian defence industry, with shadow minister for defence industry Matt Keogh

In this episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, host Phil Tarrant is joined by shadow minister for defence industry Matt Keogh, who outlines his vision for the future of Australia’s defence industry.

In this episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, host Phil Tarrant is joined by shadow minister for defence industry Matt Keogh, who outlines his vision for the future of Australia’s defence industry.

  

 
 

The pair begin the podcast by discussing the Commonwealth’s new Sovereign Industrial Capability Priorities, and the importance of translating the priorities into action.

They then analyse Labor’s recent commitment to conduct the first Defence Force Posture Review in eight years to ensure the ongoing warfighting capability of the defence force.

The pair then examine the relationship between primes and Australian defence SMEs, and the impact that the recent pandemic has had on Australia’s supply chains.

The podcast then wraps up by discussing the importance of having a sovereign defence industry to overcome shortfalls in the global supply chain.

Enjoy the podcast,
The Defence Connect Team

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Episode 10: PODCAST: Australia’s first 3D printed autonomous USV, with Josh Wigley and Harry Hubbert
Episode 9: PODCAST: Australia’s shipbuilding future, landing craft pipeline and autonomous vessels, with Austal CEO Paddy Gregg
Episode 8: CONTESTED GROUND: Assessing the fallout and implications of the latest Trump–Xi meeting for Iran, Taiwan and Australia
Episode 7: PODCAST: Missile manufacturing, Collins LOTE upgrades and submarine base east
Episode 6: PODCAST: Aerobatics, military aviation and Australian air shows, with Paul Bennet
Episode 5: CONTESTED GROUND: Australia and the West must ask themselves new questions in the face of the modern world, with Robbin Laird
Episode 4: PODCAST: Black Hawk capability, B-21 bomber debate, and upcoming budget
Episode 3: PODCAST: Supermarine Spitfire, warbird aviation and modern aerial innovation, with Keith Russell
Episode 2: PODCAST: Bushmaster PMV funding, long-range strike expansion and cyber defence