Hypersonic Weapons – Australia’s Deterrent Future? – Cathy Moloney
The 2020 Defence Strategic Update establishes a new policy framework on the foundation of the key principles: ‘shape, deter, respond’,...
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- Sep 6, 2020
- 6 min
After the Merge – Marija Jovanovich
2020’s time dilation makes Elon Musk’s comments about the end of the fighter jet era at February’s Air Warfare Symposium seem far more than
- Aug 15, 2020
- 6 min
#ADFRAS2040 – Countering Robotics and Autonomous Systems through Maritime Area Denial – Nate Streher
The Central Blue is pleased to welcome a first-time Navy contributor, Nate Streher as he considers how Robotics and Autonomous Systems exist
- Aug 8, 2020
- 4 min
#ADFRAS2040 – Biometrics and Security – Kristi Adam
First-time contributor Kristi Adam as she considers the historical developments and military implications of biometrics.
- Aug 1, 2020
- 4 min
Unmanned Aerial Systems and the 5th Generation Air Force - Part II - William Gill
The potential future applications of Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) capabilities in support of everyday military operations are widely...
- Jul 12, 2020
- 9 min
#ADFRAS2040 Severing Trust: Exploiting the Integrated ISR Systems of the Future - Jacob Simpson
In contributing to The Central Blue’s #ADFRAS2040 series, Jacob Simpson reflects on future intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance
- May 17, 2020
- 5 min
Swarming it ain’t – Keirin Joyce
We are delighted to welcome Keirin Joyce back. In this piece, Keirin calls for greater clarity and sobriety when discussing swarming.
- Apr 12, 2020
- 4 min
Reinterpreting Douhet: Appreciating the Offensive Character of Cyberwarfare – Douglas Holmshaw
Giulio Douhet’s theory of air power continues to be a topic of debate and controversy nearly a century after he wrote Command of the Air.
- Mar 2, 2020
- 7 min
Planning to Win: Structuring the Force – Part 2 – Gus McLachlan
MAJGEN Gus McLachlan AO (Retd) shares his thoughts on how to best approach force structure to gain a winning advantage.
- Feb 23, 2020
- 7 min
Planning to Win: Structuring the Force – Part 1 – Gus McLachlan
MAJGEN Gus McLachlan AO (Retd) shares his thoughts on how to best approach force structure to gain a winning advantage.
- Jan 19, 2020
- 9 min
#SciFi, #AI and the Future of War: AugoStrat Awakenings, Part III – A New Corps – Mick Ryan
the third part of Mick Ryan’s AugoStrat saga, a part of our #SciFi #AI and the Future of War fiction series.
- Mar 10, 2019
- 6 min
#SciFi, #AI and the Future of War: AugoStrat Awakenings, Part II – Mick Ryan
We are pleased to welcome back Mick Ryan with the second instalment of his short story AugoStrat Awakenings. You can find the first part of
- Mar 3, 2019
- 4 min
#SciFi, #AI, and the Future of War: Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines – Chris McInnes
The Terminator series is something of a touchstone for popular thinking regarding artificial intelligence. Chris McInnes joins the #SciFi, #
- Feb 27, 2019
- 3 min
#SciFi, #AI, and the Future of War: Childhood’s End –James Groves
James Groves joins us to review Arthur C. Clarke’s 1952 book, Childhood’s End. He suggests the book’s dystopian vision of omniscient
- Feb 20, 2019
- 5 min
#SciFi, #AI, and the Future of War: Chappie – David McFarlane
David McFarlane joins the #SCiFi, #AI and the Future of War series with this discussion of the movie Chappie, directed by Neill Blomkamp.
- Feb 17, 2019
- 6 min
#SciFi, #AI and the Future of War: Astro Boy, Chappie, ‘consciousness’
Jo Brick joins our #SciFi, #AI and the Future of War series with a discussion on Western and Japanese approaches in fiction to robots ...
- Feb 6, 2019
- 3 min
#SciFi, #AI, and the Future of War: Good News from the Vatican – Shane Dunn
Shane Dunn joins our #SciFi, #AI, and the Future of War series to discuss Good News from the Vatican by Robert Silverberg. The book presents
- Feb 1, 2019
- 3 min
Call for Submissions: #Selfsustain and High-Intensity Operations – Editorial
On 11 April 2019, the Sir Richard Williams Foundation is holding a seminar examining high-intensity operations and sustaining self-reliance.
- Jan 30, 2019
- 3 min
#Scifi, #AI and the Future of War: The Long Earth – Travis Hallen
Our next contributor to our #scifi #AI series is a long-time advocate of The Central Blue, Wing Commander Travis Hallen with his review of
- Jan 23, 2019
- 4 min
#SciFi, #AI and the Future of War: Colossus: The Forbin Project – Michael Spencer
The next contribution in our #Scifi, #AI and the future of war series comes from Michael Spencer, who reviewed the 1970 movie; Colossus: The
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