Common User Facility opens in Tasmania for Defence, industry, academic maritime research
Australia has officially opened a secure Common User Facility at the University of Tasmania’s Australian Maritime College in Lau...
New ADF participation targets, medical training announced under Defence First Nations Commitment
Defence has announced the release of the Defence First Nations Commitment, developing First Nations-led Mental Health First Aid tr...
Saab launches advanced testing hub for Hobart Class destroyer upgrade
Saab Australia has unveiled a critical new testing capability to support upgrades to Australia’s Hobart Class destroyer fleet. ...

PODCAST: Achieving battlefield objectives with the future infantry fighting vehicle, featuring Leo Purdy

Joint-capabilities
|
By: Robyn Tongol
PODCAST: Achieving battlefield objectives with the future infantry fighting vehicle, featuring Leo Purdy

In this episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, director of Purvue Consultancy Group and 22-year Australian Army veteran Leo Purdy joins host Liam Garman to discuss the role of the  infantry fighting vehicle on the modern battlefield and how LAND 400 Phase 3 will help shape the Australian Army’s warfighting capabilities.

In this episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, director of Purvue Consultancy Group and 22-year Australian Army veteran Leo Purdy joins host Liam Garman to discuss the role of the  infantry fighting vehicle on the modern battlefield and how LAND 400 Phase 3 will help shape the Australian Army’s warfighting capabilities.

  

  • The pair begin the podcast discussing the role of the infantry fighting vehicle on the battlefield, and how the capability is required to move beyond the APC and enhance Australia’s battlefield effectiveness.
  • The podcast then continues with a discussion regarding the number of IFVs procured by the Australian Army, and how they will play an essential role in Australia’s Combined Arms Fighting System.
  • The pair wrap up the podcast discussing LAND 400 Phase 3, including the variants looking to be acquired by the Australian Army and how industry can support the program.

Enjoy the podcast,
The Defence Connect Team

Want to see more stories from trusted news sources?
Make Defence Connect a preferred news source on Google.
Click here to add Defence Connect as a preferred news source.

Tags:

Listen to previous episodes of the Defence Connect podcast:

Episode 11: THE PROGRESS REPORT: Direct hit over Baghdad – the pilot who outflew a surface-to-air missile
Episode 10: SPOTLIGHT: Subs may be the centrepiece – but infrastructure, workforce and sovereign capability will decide the outcome, with Stantec Australia’s Chris Waywell, Rob Sansbury and Robert Fogel
Episode 9: CONTESTED GROUND: Apathy, complacency and the ‘Lucky Country’, Australia’s predicament is entirely self-inflicted, with Ben Dullroy
Episode 8: SPECIAL EDITION PODCAST: 125 years of the Royal Australian Navy and Australian Army
Episode 7: CONTESTED GROUND: Australian resilience during a crisis and sovereign industrial capability
Episode 6: CONTESTED GROUND: From Tehran to Sydney – why war could reshape Australian property
Episode 5: SPOTLIGHT: Inside Australia’s AUKUS industrial transformation, with Honeywell Aerospace Australia senior director Lee Davis
Episode 4: CONTESTED GROUND: War without borders – the disinformation threat arriving in Australia
Episode 3: THE PROGRESS REPORT: The mission to make military children visible
Episode 2: PODCAST: Righting the ship, balancing the force, with Senator James Paterson, shadow minister for defence