Podcasts Government Defence Connect Podcast Network SPOTLIGHT: Triton, uncrewed systems and the future joint force, with Andrew Jake Campbell

SPOTLIGHT: Triton, uncrewed systems and the future joint force, with Andrew Jake Campbell

Published: Feb. 24, 2023, 12:38 a.m.

In this episode of the Defence Connect Spotlight podcast, Northrop Grumman Australia\u2019s Triton program director, Andrew \u201cJake\u201d Campbell, joins host Phil Tarrant to discuss the way uncrewed systems like the MQ-4C Triton will help reshape the Royal Australian Air Force and provide an update on the program ahead of the release of the Defence Strategic Review.\xa0

  • Campbell provides a\xa0history of his time in uniform and experience operating the P-3C Orion conducting maritime surveillance and intelligence operations across Australia\u2019s northern approaches, and how this experience informed the pursuit of the next-generation MQ-4C Triton capability for the RAAF.\xa0
  • The pair also discusses how uncrewed platforms like Triton will help complement the crewed P-8A Poseidon fleet to conduct high-priority operations hunting for adversarial submarines by providing unmatched\xa0time on station, reliable, real-time access to large volumes of intelligence and surveillance data, and how this will enable the ADF to establish a fifth-generation warfighting capability.\xa0
  • The podcast wraps up by unpacking the survivability\xa0and the operational advantages Triton will provide to the ADF in high-intensity operations, and the future of uncrewed platforms ahead of the release of the Defence Strategic Review.

Enjoy the podcast,
The Defence Connect team