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    From ‘fail-safe’ to ‘safe-to-fail’
    • May 28
    • 5 min

    From ‘fail-safe’ to ‘safe-to-fail’

    Is it possible to reconceptualise the value of failure to the RAAF and its operational effectiveness? In this new #FailureWins post,...
    Book Review: How to Lead a Quest - and reframing the conversation of failure
    • Apr 30
    • 7 min

    Book Review: How to Lead a Quest - and reframing the conversation of failure

    Through this book review in support of our #FailureWins series, TCB editor Luke Webb explores Dr. Jason Fox’s book on How to Lead a Quest...
    #FailureWins: Is success or failure a scale?
    • Apr 23
    • 5 min

    #FailureWins: Is success or failure a scale?

    Is a culture where acceptance of failure is normalised one that will have a positive impact on ADF capability? Robert Vine argues that in...
    #FutureChiefs: Could AI fill the role of CAF?
    • Apr 2
    • 2 min

    #FutureChiefs: Could AI fill the role of CAF?

    In this instalment of #FutureChiefs, Keirin Joyce (@keirinjoyce) questions if AI could fill the role of CAF - or is a hybrid affair the...
    How can we improve the RAAF’s Officer Training System?
    • Mar 19
    • 6 min

    How can we improve the RAAF’s Officer Training System?

    Building a capacity for junior leaders to ask deep questions and possess a greater integrated view of Air Force specialisations is...
    #FutureChiefs: Future CAF – why blue?
    • Mar 5
    • 2 min

    #FutureChiefs: Future CAF – why blue?

    The Royal Australian Air Force is the principle air and space force of Australia, and yet each branch exclusively conducts its own air...
    Flying Camelot: the F-15, the F-16, and the Weaponization of Fighter Pilot Nostalgia [Book Review]
    • Feb 26
    • 5 min

    Flying Camelot: the F-15, the F-16, and the Weaponization of Fighter Pilot Nostalgia [Book Review]

    Chris McInnes takes a look at Flying Camelot: the F-15, the F-16, and the Weaponization of the Fighter Pilot Nostalgia by Michael W....
    Remembering Brendan Sargeant: Australia’s Premier Strategist
    • Feb 16
    • 3 min

    Remembering Brendan Sargeant: Australia’s Premier Strategist

    By Robbin Laird FEATURED STORY Remembering Brendan Sargeant: Australia's Premier Strategist | Defense.info This is a piece I never wanted...
    #FailureWins - Call for submissions: Innovation, iteration, and lessons learned
    • Feb 5
    • 3 min

    #FailureWins - Call for submissions: Innovation, iteration, and lessons learned

    Failure carries a stigma. In mature cultures gripped by the Curse of Efficiency, failure is bad. Very bad. The learning derived from...
    Airpower, baby! How Air Force can unlock latent workforce capability
    • Jan 29
    • 8 min

    Airpower, baby! How Air Force can unlock latent workforce capability

    It’s no secret that people are the principal capability that keeps any organisation functioning and competitive. Ben Gray looks at Air...
    A 'Scorched-Earth Orbit Policy' emerges from Indifference to Space Debris from ASAT missions
    • Jan 22
    • 13 min

    A 'Scorched-Earth Orbit Policy' emerges from Indifference to Space Debris from ASAT missions

    With the Air Force’s Space Command going live this year, it’s worth kicking off 2022 with a timely piece by Air Force Reservist SQNLDR...
    2021: A Central Blue year review
    • Dec 22, 2021
    • 3 min

    2021: A Central Blue year review

    As 2021 draws to a close, it seems a perfect time for TCB editors to reflect upon another big year. This year's focus on autonomous...
    Bringing the Thunder – All Domain Command & Control in the Next Fight
    • Dec 11, 2021
    • 6 min

    Bringing the Thunder – All Domain Command & Control in the Next Fight

    Since WW2, effective airpower integration into land forces has been a recurring theme. But as Western air superiority faces a new era of...
    Logistics in War: Enablers to Aviators
    • Dec 4, 2021
    • 8 min

    Logistics in War: Enablers to Aviators

    In this multi-faceted #AirForce2121 piece, SQNLDR Kylie Melville reflects on what logistics will look like over the next 100 years....
    Meet the new The Central Blue Editorial Interns!
    • Dec 3, 2021
    • 2 min

    Meet the new The Central Blue Editorial Interns!

    The Central Blue recently sought expressions of interest from passionate and dedicated Junior Officers, Enlisted and Australian Public...
    Commentary on Likely Increase in JSF Engine Costs to Increase - Part 2
    • Dec 1, 2021
    • 6 min

    Commentary on Likely Increase in JSF Engine Costs to Increase - Part 2

    Air power discourse is The Central Blue’s core focus. In this two-part series, Gary Waters provides an in depth commentary on likely...
    Commentary on Likely Increase in JSF Engine Costs to Increase - Part 1
    • Nov 27, 2021
    • 4 min

    Commentary on Likely Increase in JSF Engine Costs to Increase - Part 1

    Air power discourse is The Central Blue’s core focus. In this two-part series, Gary Waters provides an in depth commentary on likely...
    Call for Submissions: #FutureChiefs
    • Nov 21, 2021
    • 1 min

    Call for Submissions: #FutureChiefs

    With senior leadership movements on the horizon within Air Force, we’re turning our attention to thinking about the role of its primary...
    2021 Announcement: The Dr Alan Stephens Air Power Literary Prize winner
    • Nov 20, 2021
    • 2 min

    2021 Announcement: The Dr Alan Stephens Air Power Literary Prize winner

    In 2021, the Royal Australian Air Force celebrated 100 years of service - a monumental achievement celebrated all around Australia. The...
    Australia’s ‘Loyal Wingman’ Disrupts Designs for Aircraft and Air Missions with Autonomy and AI
    • Nov 6, 2021
    • 7 min

    Australia’s ‘Loyal Wingman’ Disrupts Designs for Aircraft and Air Missions with Autonomy and AI

    The first test flight of the ‘Loyal Wingman’ marks an important step for Australia’s first designed and built military aircraft in over...
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