{"podcast":{"title":"Australian Defence Magazine Podcast","slug":"australian-defence-magazine-podcast-444038","podcast_index_feed_id":444038,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/adm-podcast/","website_url":"https://www.australiandefence.com.au/podcasts","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/0b271d16-d61b-4de8-b06a-0e598de6c8d1/aQ2sMi42vvmrptkjlNXkg7FS.jpg","author":"Australian Defence Magazine","episode_count":180,"summary":"Australian Defence Magazine (ADM) is dedicated to reporting the business of defence capability planning and procurement as well as reporting the development of infrastructure to support the ADF. ADM's main objective is to provide an essential communications bridge between defence industry and its single source customer, the Department of Defence. ADM also reports on the budgetary process, the policy development, the capability planning process and the procurement decisions which together provide the equipment and resources for Australia's defence force. This podcast showcases the people and topics of interest to ADM and supplements the content found in the magazine.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-14T02:19:22.444408+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/australian-defence-magazine-podcast-444038"},"episode":{"title":"A call to arms for Australian guided weapons sovereign capability","slug":"a-call-to-arms-for-australian-guided-weapons-sovereign-capability","published_at":"2026-04-21T19:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/australian-defence-magazine-podcast-444038/a-call-to-arms-for-australian-guided-weapons-sovereign-capability","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/australian-defence-magazine-podcast-444038","url":"https://www.australiandefence.com.au/podcasts","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/1571d372-6793-49dc-8031-1d1bb76da8b4.mp3","summary":"In this episode, Grant McHerron visits BAE Systems Australia and talks with Kisa Christensen, Director of Integrated Defence and Autonomy Systems (IDAS), and Stuart Bryden, Business Development Manager. We discuss BAE Systems’ history of producing autonomous systems and missiles and the Company’s involvement with Australia's Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordinance (GWEO) initiative. We begin by exploring Kisa Christensen's role as Director of Integrated Defence and Autonomy Systems focusing on sovereign guided weapons capabilities and we delve into Stuart Bryden's role in business development, with his expertise in autonomy and rapid product development for the defence sector. Our conversation examines BAE Systems' significant contributions to Australia through their Nulka program (37 years) and Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM), showcasing decades of experience in guided weapons engineering and manufacturing. We also discuss BAE Systems’ new RAZER low-cost precision guided munition that exemplifies the Company’s transferable expertise from other domains. The discussion highlights the importance of sovereign capability development for Australia to maintain supply chain resilience and BAE Systems’ readiness to work with the Australian Government and local industry in support of the nation’s guided weapons capability. Links: BAE Systems Australia www.baesystems.com/en-aus BAE Systems’ RAZER product https://www.baesystems.com/en-aus/product/razer BAE Systems Australia secures next-gen Nulka contract www.australiandefence.com.au/defence/sea/bae-systems-australia-secures-next-gen-nulka-contract BAE Systems secures sub-assembly export work for ESSM www.australiandefence.com.au/defence/sea/bae-systems-secures-sub-assembly-export-work-for-essm This episode has been sponsored b…","meta_description":"In this episode, Grant McHerron visits BAE Systems Australia and talks with Kisa Christensen, Director of Integrated Defence and Autonomy Systems (IDAS),…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1654,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/australian-defence-magazine-podcast-444038/episodes/a-call-to-arms-for-australian-guided-weapons-sovereign-capability/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/australian-defence-magazine-podcast-444038/a-call-to-arms-for-australian-guided-weapons-sovereign-capability.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}