How universities are collaborating to revolutionise defence tech, with VAdm (Retd) Paul Maddison

Published: June 15, 2023, 7:09 a.m.

In this episode of the Defence Connect podcast,\xa0Vice-Admiral\xa0(Ret\u2019d)\xa0Paul Maddison joins host Liam Garman to unpack how Australian academics have leveraged AUKUS Pillar II opportunities to build a stronger Australian Defence Force.

  • VAdm\xa0(Ret\u2019d)\xa0Maddison begins the podcast discussing his time as\xa0vice-admiral\xa0in the Royal Canadian Navy and High Commissioner of Canada to\xa0Australia before\xa0his appointment as director of the UNSW Defence Research Institute.\xa0
  • The pair then unpack the Security & Defence PLuS program, a partnership\xa0between Arizona\xa0State University, King's College\xa0London,\xa0and UNSW, to leverage opportunities provided by AUKUS and deepen academic collaboration across the three partner nations.
  • The pair wrap up the podcast discussing the Trailblazer program, a nexus between Defence,\xa0industry,\xa0and academia to support Australian defence innovation.
Enjoy the podcast, The Defence Connect team