SPOTLIGHT: Strengthening Australia’s defence ecosystem, with Jon Hawkins, group CEO of Omni

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By: Robyn Tongol
SPOTLIGHT: Strengthening Australia’s defence ecosystem, with Jon Hawkins, group CEO of Omni

In this episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, Jon Hawkins, group CEO of Omni, joins editor of Defence Connect Liam Garman to discuss how Australia can strengthen its defence and security posture.

In this episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, Jon Hawkins, group CEO of Omni, joins editor of Defence Connect Liam Garman to discuss how Australia can strengthen its defence and security posture.


Topics discussed include:

  • The growing complexities in the geostrategic environment.
  • The development of Australia’s sovereign industrial capability.
  • Strengthening the global competitiveness of local defence SMEs.
  • Emerging defence technologies and the future of autonomous capability.
  • Bolstering cyber resilience and building secure defence networks.

Enjoy the podcast,
The Defence Connect Team

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Listen to previous episodes of the Defence Connect podcast:

Episode 11: CONTESTED GROUND: Apathy, complacency and the ‘Lucky Country’, Australia’s predicament is entirely self-inflicted, with Ben Dullroy
Episode 10: SPECIAL EDITION PODCAST: 125 years of the Royal Australian Navy and Australian Army
Episode 9: CONTESTED GROUND: Australian resilience during a crisis and sovereign industrial capability
Episode 8: CONTESTED GROUND: From Tehran to Sydney – why war could reshape Australian property
Episode 7: SPOTLIGHT: Inside Australia’s AUKUS industrial transformation, with Honeywell Aerospace Australia senior director Lee Davis
Episode 6: CONTESTED GROUND: War without borders – the disinformation threat arriving in Australia
Episode 5: THE PROGRESS REPORT: The mission to make military children visible
Episode 4: PODCAST: Righting the ship, balancing the force, with Senator James Paterson, shadow minister for defence
Episode 3: SPOTLIGHT: Modern electronic warfare, spectrum congestion and the Australian defence ecosystem, with DEWC Services’ Rian Whitby
Episode 2: CONTESTED GROUND: The intersection of finance, organised crime, terrorism and foreign interference, with Keith Bulfin