Next Generation Autonomous Systems National Gallery of Australia 8 April 2021 Final Report Dr Robbin Laird Synopsis and Program Handbook Download pdf Presentations Historical perspective GPCAPT Jo Brick Australian War College Some Legal Aspects of Autonomous Systems Professor Rob McLaughlin Australian National Centre for Oceans Resources and Security Trusted Autonomous Systems and Force Design CDRE Michael Turner CSM and Bar, RAN Director General Force Exploration Current I

Dr Robbin Laird The Strategic Shift and the Role of Airpower: A Discussion with Ben Lambeth Second Line of Defense, 10 April 2021 I have been focused for several years on what I see as a clear and dramatic shift from how civilians and the military have looked at the land wars in the Middle East to now dealing with adversaries who have built forces for contested operations across the spectrum of operations. We have a generation of civilian and military leaders who have not l

Robbin Laird and Ed Timperlake Featured Article in Second Line of Defense 28 March 2021 Last Fall, 2nd Fleet hosted the 2020 version of...

Robbin Laird Second Line of Defense 23 March 2021 A year ago, I was in Australia and working on my Australian OPV report. I visited...

The Future of Unmanned Military Systems by Arthur H. Barber III Chief Analyst, Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. 19 February, 2021...

Brian Weston 'On Target - 'Operational Presence and Persistence ‒ Personnel' in Australian Defence Business Review, Jan/Feb 2021 p.72 The...

Dr Robbin Laird, Joint by Design: The Evolution of Australian Defence Strategy. 24 December 2020 Link to book details Joint by Design: The Evolution of Australian Defence Strategy - Second Line of Defense (sldinfo.com) Available on Amazon. You can also purchase directly through the SLDINFO website for 30% off if you use the code: Williams. This is the second book in our 21st Century Global Change Series. In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, the prime minister of Australia

Recently, Dr Laird continued his discussion with Brendan Sargeant, the well-known and well-regarded Australian strategist about how best...

Recently, Dr Laird had a chance to talk with Ross Babbage, a leading Australian strategist about the pressure Beijing is applying...

With the European Commission spearheaded a closer relationship with China, the gap — not just geographical — between Australia and Europe...

Brian Weston 'On Target - 'A new challenge - operational presence and persistence!' in Australian Defence Business Review, Nov/Dec 2020 p...

In the release of the new Australian defence strategy on July 1, 2020, Prime Minister Morrison highlighted the important role which...

Second Line of Defense have published our latest book which is entitled, Joint By Design: The Evolution of Australian Defence Strategy. In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, the prime minister of Australia, Scott Morrison, launched a new defense and security strategy for Australia. This strategy reset puts Australia on the path of enhanced defense capabilities. The change represents a serious shift in its policies towards China, and in reworking alliance relationships going f

One of the themes of recent On Target columns has been how recent force structure decisions have shaped the evolution of the RAAF into a pot

Given the geo-political changes taking place in the Indo-Pacific, perhaps it is time for Australia to focus on the preparedness of the ADF t

Brian Weston - the growing importance of Australia's First Island Chain to Australia's national security. Part 2.

Brian Weston - continuing theme in Chinese strategic thinking is the concept of “island chains” with the First Island Chain stretching from

Brian Weston - the activities of 1st October 2019 had little to do with some four millennia of China’s history.."

Brian Weston - Williams placed emphasis on Australia’s proximity to South-east Asia and of the importance of Australia’s north

Alan Stephens - continues the story by describing Sir Richard Williams’ strategy for defending Australia.