{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"The future of Australia\u2019s air defence","description":"The government has rolled out its 2026 National Defence Strategy and Integrated Investment Program, and there\u2019s plenty to dissect for aviation \u2013 an early sunset for Tiger helicopters, the retirement of the C-27J Spartan, and a $7 billion boost to counter-drone defences, just to start with. While the RAAF alone is slated to get between $34-41 billion over the next 10 years, as the world becomes more unstable and traditional alliances get shakier, is Australia doing enough to bolster its own air defences? On this week\u2019s Australian Aviation Podcast, Jake and David are joined by aerospace and defence lead Stephen Kuper to discuss what Australia is doing \u2013 and could be doing \u2013 to safeguard its skies. Plus, the Iran conflict has driven Australian traffic to the Middle East off a cliff \u2013 which hubs are picking up the slack, and what\u2019s happening to our domestic capacity? ","author_name":"Australian Aviation Podcast Network","author_url":"https:\/\/australianaviation.com.au\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/40970820\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/201057560"}