Dr Alan Stephens Air Power Literary Prize
A core objective of The Williams Foundation is to encourage informed discussion and debate on future air power capability. Accordingly,...
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- Sep 27, 2020
- 2 min
Call for Submissions: #AFSTRAT – What is the Air Force Strategy?
During a period of unprecedented change, the Chief of Air Force, Air Marshal Mel Hupfeld, AO, DSC recently released The Air Force Strategy
- Sep 20, 2020
- 5 min
Hypersonic Weapons – Australia’s Deterrent Future? – Cathy Moloney
The 2020 Defence Strategic Update establishes a new policy framework on the foundation of the key principles: ‘shape, deter, respond’,...
- Sep 13, 2020
- 3 min
#ADFRAS2040 – Summary
A short article to link readers to all of the posts submitted in response to ADF Robotics and Autonomous Systems 2040 Call for...
- Sep 6, 2020
- 6 min
After the Merge – Marija Jovanovich
2020’s time dilation makes Elon Musk’s comments about the end of the fighter jet era at February’s Air Warfare Symposium seem far more than
- Aug 30, 2020
- 2 min
The Central Blue seeks Expressions of Interest for an Editorial Intern
The Central Blue editorial team is seeking Expressions of Interest for an Editorial Intern.
- Aug 30, 2020
- 7 min
Rethinking basing in the Indo-Pacific – Natasia Pulford
The Indo-Pacific region is undergoing profound change resulting in increasing instability and uncertainty. The recent release of the 2020
- Aug 23, 2020
- 3 min
Delamere Air Weapons Range – Brian Dick
One of the strengths of Exercise Pitch Black is its airspace and training ranges – notably the Delamere Air Weapons Range, located...
- Aug 15, 2020
- 6 min
#ADFRAS2040 – Countering Robotics and Autonomous Systems through Maritime Area Denial – Nate Streher
The Central Blue is pleased to welcome a first-time Navy contributor, Nate Streher as he considers how Robotics and Autonomous Systems exist
- Aug 8, 2020
- 4 min
#ADFRAS2040 – Biometrics and Security – Kristi Adam
First-time contributor Kristi Adam as she considers the historical developments and military implications of biometrics.
- Aug 1, 2020
- 4 min
Unmanned Aerial Systems and the 5th Generation Air Force - Part II - William Gill
The potential future applications of Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) capabilities in support of everyday military operations are widely...
- Jul 25, 2020
- 7 min
Unmanned Aerial Systems and the 5th Generation Air Force: Part one - William Gill
The potential future applications of Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) capabilities in support of everyday military operations are widely...
- Jul 12, 2020
- 9 min
#ADFRAS2040 Severing Trust: Exploiting the Integrated ISR Systems of the Future - Jacob Simpson
In contributing to The Central Blue’s #ADFRAS2040 series, Jacob Simpson reflects on future intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance
- Jun 14, 2020
- 6 min
#ADFRAS2040 Reflections on the Possibilities of Autonomous Systems – Gary Waters & Patrick Bigland
Though the path to full autonomy will be a long one, Waters and Bigland draw attention to some of the initial steps that will start the ADF
- Jun 7, 2020
- 8 min
#BookReview – Essence of Decision – Reviewed by David Hood
Graham Tillett Allison Jr. is an American political scientist and professor at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard. He is...
- May 24, 2020
- 4 min
Let’s Make Grand Strategy Great Again – Michael Sleeman
Sleeman discusses the need for military leaders to embrace and support a true grand strategic approach.
- May 17, 2020
- 5 min
Swarming it ain’t – Keirin Joyce
We are delighted to welcome Keirin Joyce back. In this piece, Keirin calls for greater clarity and sobriety when discussing swarming.
- May 10, 2020
- 3 min
Call for Submissions: Robotics and Autonomous Systems 2040
Call for Submissions: Robotics and Autonomous Systems 2040 – The Central Blue, The Forge, and Grounded Curiosity
- 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
- Apr 26, 2020
- 3 min
In Defence of a Balanced Force – Nathan Thompson
The bushfires, floods, and now COVID-19 will change the discussion of national security in Australia.
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