SPOTLIGHT: The nature of modern warfare, with MAJGEN (ret’d) Mick Ryan, and Systematic representatives David Horton and Robert Wilson

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By: Robyn Tongol
SPOTLIGHT: The nature of modern warfare, with MAJGEN (ret’d) Mick Ryan, and Systematic representatives David Horton and Robert Wilson

In this episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, Major General (ret’d) Mick Ryan, David Horton (vice president, Asia-Pacific at Systematic) and Robert Wilson (business development manager, Asia-Pacific at Systematic), join editor of Defence Connect Liam Garman to discuss how the Australian Defence Force (ADF) can strengthen its posture amid changes to the threat environment.

In this episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, Major General (ret’d) Mick Ryan, David Horton (vice president, Asia-Pacific at Systematic) and Robert Wilson (business development manager, Asia-Pacific at Systematic), join editor of Defence Connect Liam Garman to discuss how the Australian Defence Force (ADF) can strengthen its posture amid changes to the threat environment.

 

Key topics of the conversation include:

  • Reflections on the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, with a specific focus on how the ADF can learn from Ukraine’s resistance to optimise its warfighting posture.
  • Systematics’ all-domain offering and how it can provide the ADF with a critical advantage on the battlefield.
  • The power of a technologically and socially networked military.
  • The nature, importance, and role of modern military alliances.
  • Building Australia’s self-sufficiency and reducing dependence on the global supply chain.
  • Investing in distributed lethality v large-scale, platform-oriented capability.
  • The future of warfare.

Enjoy the podcast,
The Defence Connect Team

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