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    How RAAF Air Power Lost Its #AFSTRAT and Got It Back - Dr Heather Venable
    • Nov 14, 2020
    • 6 min

    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.'
    Cold War Nuclear-Powered Hypersonic Missiles: A Successful Failed Innovation – Peter Layton
    • 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
    #BookReview – Strategy: The Logic of War and Peace – David Hood
    • 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...
    Operation Carthage: Precise Inaccuracy – Damien Hare
    • Jun 23, 2019
    • 12 min

    Operation Carthage: Precise Inaccuracy – Damien Hare

    Damien Hare explores Operation Carthage and its implications for contemporary operations.
    Finding the Cognitive Edge – Chris McInnes
    • 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
    Preparing to Fight for the Skies Part 2 – Robert Vine
    • 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
    #jointstrike Thinking to Deter – Andrew Hoffmann
    • 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...
    #jointstrike Cold War Perspectives – John Conway
    • 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...
    #jointstrike Deterring Russia – Hugh White
    • 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...
    #jointstrike Part 2: Deterrence, Strike and Australian air power – Jenna Higgins
    • 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...
    #jointstrike Establishing and Re-establishing Modern Deterrence – Chris Buckley
    • 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...
    Routledge Handbook of Air Power: A Review – Peter Layton
    • 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.
    “The Greatest Lost Battle on the German Side”: the Royal Australian Air Force in Bomber Command
    • 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
    Strategy and Air Power Part 4: From Lust to Dust – Peter Layton
    • 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
    Strategy and Air Power Part 3: Ways to Success – Peter Layton
    • 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
    Strategy and Air Power Part 2: The Forgotten Other Side – Peter Layton
    • 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
    Strategy and Air Power Part 1: Defining Objectives – Peter Layton
    • 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
    Reading military history – Alan Stephens
    • 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
    Unpacking the Black Box: Air Force Culture and #HighIntensityWar – Ross Mahoney
    • 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
    #highintensitywar and the Enduring Legacy of Operation Bolo – Tyson Wetzel
    • 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...
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