There’s rarely been a more critical time to debate the Defence of Australia and its interests than now. And as more speculative details...

Are we thinking about military innovations in the wrong way? GPCAPT David Hood certainly thinks so. In this piece, he tackles the notion...

A core objective of The Williams Foundation is to encourage informed discussion and debate on future air power capability. Accordingly,...

It’s difficult to believe this is our last post for 2022, but with Christmas a week out, the team at The Central Blue is getting ready to...

This December marks 50 years since the ‘maximum effort’ Operation Linebacker II air campaign that forced the North Vietnamese regime back...

The last time the RAAF operated seaplanes was 1950, but is there an argument to bring back some sort of modern amphibious seaplane?...

What does manoeuvre in the cyber domain look like? And how is it critical for future warfighting concepts? In this address by TCB’s own...

Enhancing the Lethality and Survivability of the Integrated Force National Gallery of Australia 28 September 2022 Final Report Dr Robbin...

This year has seen three Defence Innovation Hub (DIH) Uncrewed Aerial System (UAS) innovation successes become open source. These...

Air Vice-Marshal Don Bennett arguably is Australia’s greatest wartime leader, yet very few Australians have heard of him. He particularly...

On 3 August 2022, the Government announced an independently-led review that will consider Defence's force posture and force structure....

#BookReview: “Why all this fuss about airplanes for the Army? I thought we already had one!” In this piece, Carl Rhodes reviews the new...

Is it time the Australian Government devised a National UAS Strategy that intertwines keeping the ADF at the forefront of everchanging...

This week, FLTLT Joshua Vicino asks the question – how can Defence maximise the brain power of its people with engineering degrees in a...

This week we return to one of our core writing themes for this year - #FutureChiefs. In this instalment, TCB editor Luke Webb explores a...

Is it possible to reconceptualise the value of failure to the RAAF and its operational effectiveness? In this new #FailureWins post,...

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...

Is a culture where acceptance of failure is normalised one that will have a positive impact on ADF capability? Robert Vine argues that in...

In this instalment of #FutureChiefs, Keirin Joyce (@keirinjoyce) questions if AI could fill the role of CAF - or is a hybrid affair the...

Building a capacity for junior leaders to ask deep questions and possess a greater integrated view of Air Force specialisations is...