Major Studies

Apr 29, 2020
1 min

Williams Paper: The Coming of the Australian Arafura Class Offshore Patrol Vessel: A Case Study

The Arafura Class Offshore Patrol Vessel is the first of the new build platforms. It provides the template with regard to the entire reset o

Oct 30, 2019
2 min

Conference: The Requirements of Fifth Generation Manoeuvre - Final Report

...major presentations and discussions at the Williams Foundation seminar on the requirements for fifth generation manoeuvre

Apr 10, 2019
1 min

Conference: Hi-Intensity Operations and Sustaining Self Reliance - Final Report

The latest Williams Seminar held in Canberra on April 11, 2019 focused on the strategic shift for Australia within the context of the evolvi

Sep 6, 2018
1 min

Conference: The Imperative for an Independent Deterrent: A Joint Strike Seminar - Final Report

Since 2014, the Williams Foundation has held a series of seminars, which have looked at the nature of military transformation enabled by new

Apr 30, 2018
1 min

Conference: The Requirements of High Intensity Warfare - Final Report

the Foundation is focusing on the new strategic context within which this force will operate and the kinds of further changes necessary for

Sep 14, 2017
1 min

Conference: A New Approach, and Attitude, to Electronic Warfare In Australia - Final Report

In this report, the major presentations at the Williams Foundation seminar on the evolution of electronic warfare, notably from the standpoi

Apr 29, 2017
2 min

Williams Paper - Integrated Air and Missile Defence Study: The Challenge of Integrated Force Design

The Williams Foundation conducted an Integrated Air and Missile Defence (IAMD) study between Sep16 and Feb17 to explore the challenges of bu

Apr 26, 2017
1 min

Conference: Air / Sea / Land: Integrated Force 2030 - Final Report

On April 11, 2017, the Williams Foundation held its latest seminar on shaping a way ahead in the shaping of a 21st century combat force. Thi

Apr 29, 2014
1 min

Conference: Air Combat Operations 2025 and Beyond - Executive Summary Report

The seminar explored the challenges and opportunities afforded by the introduction of 5th generation air combat capabilities.

Apr 29, 2014
2 min

Conference: Air Combat Operations 2025 and Beyond - Laird Special Report

Australia is building out a modest but effective 21st century Air Force built around the best available 21st century platforms and technolog

Feb 27, 2014
3 min

Williams Paper: Protecting Australia with UAS (Unmanned Aerial Systems)

The capabilities and use of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) has grown rapidly over the last decade or so. Australia’s geography is uniquely we

Jan 30, 2012
1 min

Williams Paper: Flawed Doctrine: The Problem With Centralised Control And Decentralised Execution

This paper focuses on two objections to current ADF doctrine. First, reliance on a ‘bumper-sticker’4 as the basis for developing command arr

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