Feb 6, 20174 minAustralian Defence needs an Office of Robotics – Alan StephensIf, as the eminent strategist and military historian Edward Luttwak has argued, the people in our armed services define themselves...
Jan 30, 20174 minThe economics of air power – Alan StephensEconomics is almost always a factor in warfare; in the case of advanced air power it is an imperative. 100 million-dollar baby: An RAAF...
Jan 24, 20174 minDogfight: Start-ups take aim at errant drones – Jeremy Wagstaff & Swati PandeyA boom in consumer drone sales has spawned a counter-industry of start-ups aiming to stop drones flying where they shouldn’t, by...
Jan 19, 20173 minInnovation versus “Platformitis” – Alan StephensAre Western defence forces obsessed with platforms at the expense of technological innovation? According to a recent history of the US’s...