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Podcast: Chief of Air Force on shaping the RAAF to meet an evolving strategic environment

written by Tasha Levy | July 29, 2020

Chief of Air Force, Air Marshal Mel Hupfeld, AO, DSC

At the start of July, the federal government announced a $270 billion commitment to defence spending for the coming decade, and a new holistic strategy for dealing with an increasingly uncertain world in the Indo-Pacific.

In this exclusive interview, the Chief of Air Force, Air Marshal Mel Hupfeld, AO, DSC, gives host Phil Tarrant the inside story on how his team is rethinking what a modern air force should look like – and how it can better collaborate with other elements of the ADF and government to drive change.

AIRMSHL Hupfeld lifts the lid on working with artificial intelligence on the Loyal Wingman platform, “robust” conversations with his counterparts in the Navy and Army on an integrated military, the drive towards a fifth-gen fighting force and how the lesson from COVID-19 must be to shore up global supply chains.

He also talks candidly about his love of flying, his journey into the top job in the RAAF, and how he can’t wait to get out in his Airtourer and P-51 Mustang in the near future.

Enjoy the podcast,

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The Australian Aviation team

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  • James Drummond

    says:

    Why not just buy heap of missiles like Israel has done…put them across the north…they have security…..not subs that take yrs to build
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