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SPOTLIGHT: AUKUS, frigates and the future of the Royal Australian Navy, with Babcock Australasia CEO Andrew Cridland

In this episode of the Defence Connect Spotlight podcast, Babcock Australasia chief executive Andrew Cridland joins host Liam Garman to discuss how Babcock is uniquely positioned to support the delivery of AUKUS Pillar I and the allied surface combatant fleet.

In this episode of the Defence Connect Spotlight podcast, Babcock Australasia chief executive Andrew Cridland joins host Liam Garman to discuss how Babcock is uniquely positioned to support the delivery of AUKUS Pillar I and the allied surface combatant fleet.

  • The pair begin the podcast by unpacking Cridland’s long career in the defence industry and Babcock Australasia’s key priorities over the coming year, including continued expansion in the Asia-Pacific region, supporting the delivery of core AUKUS capabilities and continued leadership in HF communications.
  • Cridland then details how Babcock is uniquely placed to support the delivery of Australia’s first nuclear-powered submarines, including how the company supports the maintenance of the UK’s entire nuclear-powered submarine fleet.
  • The podcast wraps up by unpacking how Babcock is supporting the delivery of allied surface combatants, looking at how the Arrowhead offering is providing an affordable, efficient and scalable option for navies across the globe.

Enjoy the podcast,
The Defence Connect team

Listen to previous episodes of the Defence Connect podcast:

Episode 11: SPOTLIGHT: The role of test and evaluation in securing AI’s role in defence and national security, with Graeme Bick, Ray Bright and Chris White
Episode 10: CONTESTED GROUND: Alliance abandonment and realpolitik in global affairs
Episode 9: PODCAST: A taste of things to come, with shadow minister for defence Andrew Hastie
Episode 8: PODCAST: Getting our naval force structure right, with Jennifer Parker
Episode 7: CONTESTED GROUND: The expanding world of state-sponsored cyber warfare
Episode 6: SPOTLIGHT: Training – key to the National Defence Strategy, with CAE’s James Digges
Episode 5: PODCAST: Unpacking the impacts of a disruptive new US Defense secretary
Episode 4: PODCAST: Threats, theatre and tariffs in Trump’s world, with the Defence Connect team
Episode 3: CONTESTED GROUND: Regaining the qualitative advantage
Episode 2: CONTESTED GROUND: What’s in store for 2025? Part 2

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