# Defence Connect — RSS Amplifier Everything Defence Connect publishes, via the RSS Amplifier directory. Page: Feed: --- ## [SPOTLIGHT: Building Australia's missing middle – how DIDS reshapes defence industry economics](https://defenceconnect.libsyn.com/spotlight-building-australias-missing-middle-how-dids-reshapes-defence-industry-economics) _2026-08-18 · Defence & Security Podcast Network_ Australia's 2026 Defence Industry Development Strategy (DIDS) signals a significant shift in how Defence acquires capability, moving beyond traditional procurement models towards earlier collaboration with industry and a greater focus on innovation, software and continuous capability development. The 2026 Defence Industry Development Strategy marks a doctrinal shift in how Australia approaches… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/defenceconnect/DCS_Rebecca_Humble_260720_mixdown.mp3?dest-id=715252) ## [CYBER UNCUT: Why cyber security's basics still matter in the age of AI, with ThreatLocker's Keiran Human](https://defenceconnect.libsyn.com/cyber-uncut-why-cyber-securitys-basics-still-matter-in-the-age-of-ai-with-threatlockers-keiran-human) _2026-08-17 · Defence & Security Podcast Network_ Malicious browser extensions, AI-powered phishing, and the evolution of Australia's Essential Eight are all putting renewed focus on proactive cyber defence. Hear ThreatLocker's lead cyber security engineer, Kieran Human, explain why organisations need to get the basics right before attackers get the chance to exploit them. Malicious browser extensions are giving attackers another route into… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/defenceconnect/CU_Threatlocker_260728_3_of_12_mixdown.mp3?dest-id=715252) ## [THE PROGRESS REPORT: Against the tide – Captain Mona Shindy on gender, culture and change in the Royal Australian Navy](https://defenceconnect.libsyn.com/the-progress-report-against-the-tide-captain-mona-shindy-on-gender-culture-and-change-in-the-royal-australian-navy) _2026-08-14 · Defence & Security Podcast Network_ Someone has to take the plunge and shoulder the burden. A pioneer forging the path for the future generations of women in the Australian Defence Force, no matter the consequences. Royal Australian Navy Captain (Ret'd) Mona Shindy shares her unique journey serving in the Royal Australian Navy as a warship weapons engineer, becoming one of the first three women to serve on an Australian warship,… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/defenceconnect/TPR_Mona_Shindy_260807_mixdown.mp3?dest-id=715252) ## [UK–Australia defence cooperation, GCAP and CEA advanced radar, with UK Minister Luke Pollard](https://defenceconnect.libsyn.com/ukaustralia-defence-cooperation-gcap-and-cea-advanced-radar-with-uk-minister-luke-pollard) _2026-08-13 · Defence & Security Podcast Network_ How can the UK and Australia deepen defence industry cooperation while balancing high-end capabilities with Ukrainian-style affordable mass? In this episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, senior journalist Robert Dougherty is joined by UK Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry Luke Pollard during his current visit to Australia. Minister Pollard is undertaking a broader tour of the country's… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/defenceconnect/DC_Minister_Luke_Pollard_260812_mixdown.mp3?dest-id=715252) ## [CYBER UNCUT: Inside the OT threat landscape, with Dragos' field CTO APAC, Alex Nehmy](https://defenceconnect.libsyn.com/cyber-uncut-inside-the-ot-threat-landscape-with-dragos-field-cto-apac-alex-nehmy) _2026-08-10 · Defence & Security Podcast Network_ In this episode of Cyber Uncut, Cyber Daily's Liam Garman is joined by Alex Nehmy, who explains why securing critical infrastructure requires a different approach to traditional IT security. Discover why operational technology has become one of the highest-value targets for sophisticated threat actors, how attacks on OT differ from conventional data breaches, and why visibility into industrial… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/defenceconnect/CU_Alex_Nehmy_-_Dragos_260723_mixdown.mp3?dest-id=715252) ## [From hardware to algorithms – how Defence is embedding AI into warfare without surrendering human accountability](https://defenceconnect.libsyn.com/from-hardware-to-algorithms-how-defence-is-embedding-ai-into-warfare-without-surrendering-human-accountability) _2026-08-06 · Defence & Security Podcast Network_ Defence's chief data officer and AI strategist explain how autonomy reshapes decision making while keeping commanders accountable for outcomes The Australian Defence Force's approach to artificial intelligence and autonomous systems is not a rush towards unmanned warfare, it is a disciplined pivot toward decision-aid systems that augment human judgement rather than replace it. Speaking ahead of… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/defenceconnect/DC_ADSTAR_260723_mixdown.mp3?dest-id=715252) ## [CONTESTED GROUND: Weak, vulnerable, backwater – Australia's choice between strategic camps and managed decline](https://defenceconnect.libsyn.com/contested-ground-weak-vulnerable-backwater-australias-choice-between-strategic-camps-and-managed-decline) _2026-08-05 · Defence & Security Podcast Network_ Dr Ross Babbage warns that without urgent economic reform and industrial recalibration, Australia risks becoming a client state of Beijing. Returning to the Defence Connect Podcast, strategic analyst Dr Ross Babbage delivers an unsparing diagnosis: Australia is drifting towards a future of strategic weakness, economic vulnerability and de facto dependence on Beijing – unless the nation urgently… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/defenceconnect/CG_Ross_Babbage_260724_mixdown.mp3?dest-id=715252) ## [Undersea dominance – Australia charts the maritime future through autonomous systems and AUKUS innovation](https://defenceconnect.libsyn.com/undersea-dominance-australia-charts-the-maritime-future-through-autonomous-systems-and-aukus-innovation) _2026-08-04 · Defence & Security Podcast Network_ Australia's next strategic edge will be built beneath the waves, combining autonomous systems, artificial intelligence and AUKUS cooperation to reshape the underwater battlespace. In a special Defence Connect Podcast episode recorded for the ADSTAR 2026 summit, Admiral Stephen Hughes, on the eve of his retirement, and Chief of Air and Maritime Dr Ninh Duong outline how the succession of Defence… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/defenceconnect/DC_ADSTAR_260629_mixdown.mp3?dest-id=715252) ## [CYBER UNCUT: Aussie AI, 900k impacted by Origin hack, Victorian courts breached, and eSafety v Telegram](https://defenceconnect.libsyn.com/aussie-ai-900k-impacted-by-origin-hack-victorian-courts-breached-and-esafety-v-telegram) _2026-08-03 · Defence & Security Podcast Network_ In this week's podcast, Cyber Daily's Daniel Croft and David Hollingworth argue for sovereign Australian AI, catch up with the Origin Energy data breach, uncover a Court Services Victoria hack, and ponder the efficacy of taking a foreign chat platform to court over terror content. Should Aussie banks have access to Australian Taxation Office data to stop fraud? That's how the podcast kicks off,… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/defenceconnect/CU_260731_mixdown.mp3?dest-id=715252) ## [Hire AI-Powered Professionals (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/KHP5ZtVksZXA) _2026-08-03 · **Sponsored**_ Browse public gigs, message candidates, and run video interviews — free to start. ## [Australian Army Cadets pathways, submarine industry growth and Australia's fuel security](https://defenceconnect.libsyn.com/australian-army-cadets-pathways-submarine-industry-growth-and-australias-fuel-security) _2026-07-30 · Defence & Security Podcast Network_ How can Australia strengthen its future defence workforce while building sovereign industrial capability across shipbuilding, sustainment and advanced military technology? In this episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, Stephen Kuper, Robert Dougherty and Bethany Alvaro unpack a series of developments across Australia's defence and industrial landscape, including new pathways into higher education… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/defenceconnect/DC_Steve_Bethany__Rob_260730_mixdown.mp3?dest-id=715252)