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PODCAST: News Brief — Defence breathes new life into Collins Class fleet

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By: Robyn Tongol
PODCAST: News Brief — Defence breathes new life into Collins Class fleet

In this episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, news editor Charbel Kadib joins host Phil Tarrant to discuss the latest defence and geopolitical developments.

In this episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, news editor Charbel Kadib joins host Phil Tarrant to discuss the latest defence and geopolitical developments.

  

 
 

Tarrant and Kadib begin by discussing the historic flight of the Royal Australian Air Force’s F-35A aircraft, which took to the skies with a full arsenal for the first time.

The pair then discuss the government’s recent data sovereignty push in the face of growing cyber security threats, with a new framework set up to ensure government data is stored onshore.

Tarrant and Kadib also reference the latest cross-domain military exercises undertaken in the lead up to Exercise Talisman Sabre, including Exercise Sea Explorer, which involved the first ever deployment of Abrams tanks in amphibious operations.

Last but certainly not least, the pair comment on the Commonwealth government’s recent decision to invest approximately $6 billion in life-of-type-extensions (LOTE) for all six Collins Class submarines.

Enjoy the podcast,
The Defence Connect team

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Listen to previous episodes of the Defence Connect podcast:

Episode 11: SPOTLIGHT: Cyber security, DISP accreditation and building sovereign resilience, with Macquarie Government’s James Rabey
Episode 10: PODCAST: Warrior culture, special operations and private military companies, with Trevor Fortner
Episode 9: CONTESTED GROUND: We’re no longer in a BAU world, with Andrew Henderson, Agsecure
Episode 8: PODCAST: Small arms modernisation, next-generation infantry systems and sovereign manufacturing
Episode 7: THE PROGRESS REPORT: 10 seconds of courage and the ripple effect of mentorship
Episode 6: PODCAST: Defence industrial investment, Ghost Bat upgrades and Indonesia’s Gaza deployment
Episode 5: PODCAST: ADF space personnel, US Secretary of Defense cuts Harvard ties and Sydney protest fallout
Episode 4: THE PROGRESS REPORT: From Army engineering to the C-suite – breaking the glass ceiling in Defence
Episode 3: PODCAST: Defence Estate Audit, Afghanistan aid and unrest in the United States
Episode 2: CONTESTED GROUND: US National Defense Strategy, deterrence by denial and the limits of alliance dependency

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