Strengthening security ties, Fiji defence pact and Australia's counter-drone push
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The episode discusses Australia's international security partnerships and domestic defence capabilities, including recent treaties and advancements in military technology.
How can Australia balance the need to strengthen international security partnerships while accelerating investment in domestic defence capability across multiple domains? In this episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, Stephen Kuper, Robert Dougherty and Bethany Alvaro discuss a busy week across defence, national security and industry. Discussion includes new cooperation agreements signed by the Australian Federal Police with the FBI, PayPal and the US Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division to deepen collaboration against terrorism, transnational crime and emerging security threats. The team explores Australia's growing strategic partnerships in the Indo-Pacific, including the landmark defence treaty signed between Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka, and what the agreement means for regional security and Pacific stability. Attention then turns to sovereign capability, including Carbonix becoming the first Australian company to achieve a Safety Assurance Integrity Level III certification for a long-range uncrewed aerial system alongside the announcement of a new $85.9 million F-35 Air Power Precinct in the Hunter region, which…
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