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

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

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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
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