How RAAF Air Power Lost Its #AFSTRAT and Got It Back - Dr Heather Venable
The Royal Australian Air Force is breaking through nearly a century of Western militaries’ operational focused 'air force strategy.'
- May 3, 2020
- 6 min
Cold War Nuclear-Powered Hypersonic Missiles: A Successful Failed Innovation – Peter Layton
Russia’s testing of an SSC-X-9 Skyfall hypersonic weapon has rekindled interest in a largely forgotten Cold War technology: nuclear-powered
- Apr 19, 2020
- 7 min
#BookReview – Strategy: The Logic of War and Peace – David Hood
Edward Luttwak is a political scientist known for his works on grand strategy, military history, and international relations. Moving to...
- Jun 23, 2019
- 12 min
Operation Carthage: Precise Inaccuracy – Damien Hare
Damien Hare explores Operation Carthage and its implications for contemporary operations.
- Sep 23, 2018
- 6 min
Finding the Cognitive Edge – Chris McInnes
Chris McInnes explores the role of cognition in warfare and asks whether we understand the types of cognition needed in the future, and what
- Sep 9, 2018
- 5 min
Preparing to Fight for the Skies Part 2 – Robert Vine
Robert Vine continues his exploration of the Australian Defence Force’s (ADF) future challenges and options for controlling the air by
- Aug 19, 2018
- 7 min
#jointstrike Thinking to Deter – Andrew Hoffmann
19 August 2018 On 23 August 2018, the Sir Richard Williams Foundation is holding a seminar on #jointstrike to discuss the imperative for...
- Aug 17, 2018
- 7 min
#jointstrike Cold War Perspectives – John Conway
17 August 2018 On 23 August 2018, the Sir Richard Williams Foundation is holding a seminar on #jointstrike to discuss the imperative for...
- Aug 15, 2018
- 5 min
#jointstrike Deterring Russia – Hugh White
15 August 2018 On 23 August 2018, the Sir Richard Williams Foundation is holding a seminar on #jointstrike to discuss the imperative for...
- Aug 12, 2018
- 6 min
#jointstrike Part 2: Deterrence, Strike and Australian air power – Jenna Higgins
12 Aug 18 This post is the second of a two-part series on deterrence. The first sought to define deterrence holistically as an option for...
- Aug 10, 2018
- 6 min
#jointstrike Establishing and Re-establishing Modern Deterrence – Chris Buckley
10 August 2018 On 23 August 2018, the Sir Richard Williams Foundation is holding a seminar on #jointstrike to discuss the imperative for...
- Jul 15, 2018
- 5 min
Routledge Handbook of Air Power: A Review – Peter Layton
Olsen, John Andreas (ed.) 2018, Routledge Handbook of Air Power, 1st edition, Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, London; New York.
- Jul 8, 2018
- 4 min
“The Greatest Lost Battle on the German Side”: the Royal Australian Air Force in Bomber Command
Following a week that saw many Australians observe the centenary of the Battle of Hamel and debate the significance of that action, Alan Ste
- Jun 3, 2018
- 5 min
Strategy and Air Power Part 4: From Lust to Dust – Peter Layton
In the last of his four part series on air power and strategy, Peter Layton argues strategies must be dynamic or they are doomed. Parts on
- May 27, 2018
- 4 min
Strategy and Air Power Part 3: Ways to Success – Peter Layton
In the third post of a four-part series on air power and strategy, Peter Layton reminds us that strategy is just an idea. Part One in the se
- May 20, 2018
- 4 min
Strategy and Air Power Part 2: The Forgotten Other Side – Peter Layton
In the second post of a four-part series on air power and strategy, Peter Layton discusses a frequently overlooked element of air power: the
- May 13, 2018
- 5 min
Strategy and Air Power Part 1: Defining Objectives – Peter Layton
In the first post of a four-part series on air power and strategy, Peter Layton discusses the importance of defining objectives to strategy
- Apr 29, 2018
- 5 min
Reading military history – Alan Stephens
In this post, Alan Stephens argues the case for military professionals to read history – not for ‘lessons’ or details, but to appreciate the
- Apr 15, 2018
- 13 min
Unpacking the Black Box: Air Force Culture and #HighIntensityWar – Ross Mahoney
Editorial Note: Between February and April 2018, The Central Blue and From Balloons to Drones, will be publishing a series of articles that
- Feb 25, 2018
- 12 min
#highintensitywar and the Enduring Legacy of Operation Bolo – Tyson Wetzel
25 February 2018 Editorial Note: Between February and April 2018, The Central Blue and From Balloons to Drones, will be publishing a...