Planning to Win: Structuring the Force – Part 2 – Gus McLachlan
MAJGEN Gus McLachlan AO (Retd) shares his thoughts on how to best approach force structure to gain a winning advantage.
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- Apr 28, 2019
- 7 min
A different take: Staff work and sporting metaphors – Trav Hallen
The contest of ideas needed to drive Australian military concepts and capabilities into the future can take many forms. Unfortunately, most
- Sep 23, 2018
- 6 min
Finding the Cognitive Edge – Chris McInnes
Chris McInnes explores the role of cognition in warfare and asks whether we understand the types of cognition needed in the future, and what
- Jul 22, 2018
- 9 min
Space-Mindedness: The Application of Space Power – Ryan Sanford
20 July 2018 marked the 49th anniversary of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landing on the Moon. To mark that occasion and contribute to...
- Jul 8, 2018
- 4 min
“The Greatest Lost Battle on the German Side”: the Royal Australian Air Force in Bomber Command
Following a week that saw many Australians observe the centenary of the Battle of Hamel and debate the significance of that action, Alan Ste
- Jun 3, 2018
- 5 min
Strategy and Air Power Part 4: From Lust to Dust – Peter Layton
In the last of his four part series on air power and strategy, Peter Layton argues strategies must be dynamic or they are doomed. Parts on
- May 20, 2018
- 4 min
Strategy and Air Power Part 2: The Forgotten Other Side – Peter Layton
In the second post of a four-part series on air power and strategy, Peter Layton discusses a frequently overlooked element of air power: the
- Apr 29, 2018
- 5 min
Reading military history – Alan Stephens
In this post, Alan Stephens argues the case for military professionals to read history – not for ‘lessons’ or details, but to appreciate the
- Mar 23, 2018
- 11 min
Education for 21st Century Aviators – Randall Wakelam
Editorial Note: Between February and April 2018, The Central Blue and From Balloons to Drones, will be publishing a series of articles that
- Mar 21, 2018
- 7 min
Observations on the Character of Future #highintensitywar – Jenna Higgins
Editorial Note: Between February and April 2018, The Central Blue and From Balloons to Drones, will be publishing a series of articles that
- Mar 16, 2018
- 10 min
Fearing a Space Pearl Harbor: Space Warfare, #highintensitywar, and Air Power – Bleddyn E. Bowen
Editorial Note: Between February and April 2018, The Central Blue and From Balloons to Drones, will be publishing a series of articles that
- Mar 11, 2018
- 12 min
The Champion Team to Fight and Win #highintensitywar: The Case for Australian Expeditionary Air Wing
11 March 2018 Editorial Note: Between February and April 2018, The Central Blue and From Balloons to Drones, will be publishing a series...
- Mar 7, 2018
- 9 min
Security Forces in #highintensitywar - Sean Carwardine
Security Forces in #highintensitywar: A Look Back at Airfield Defence for a Future Consideration of the RAAF - Sean Carwardine 07 March...
- Feb 28, 2018
- 9 min
#highintensitywar and the Realistic Training Paradigm: Red Flag and Aerial Warfare – Brian Laslie
28 February 2018 Editorial Note: Between February and April 2018, The Central Blue and From Balloons to Drones, will be publishing a...
- Feb 25, 2018
- 12 min
#highintensitywar and the Enduring Legacy of Operation Bolo – Tyson Wetzel
25 February 2018 Editorial Note: Between February and April 2018, The Central Blue and From Balloons to Drones, will be publishing a...
- Feb 21, 2018
- 5 min
Attrition in Fifth-Generation Air Forces during #highintensitywar – Rex Harrison
21 February 2018 From February to April 2018, The Central Blue and From Balloons to Drones, will be publishing a series of articles that...
- Feb 18, 2018
- 4 min
#highintensitywar: A series introduction – Editors of TCB and From Balloons to Drones
18 February 2018 During 2017, a major war on the Korean Peninsula became a distinct possibility. As the rhetoric over North Korea’s...
- Feb 14, 2018
- 4 min
Combat Power through Organisation Part 4: Evolving the FEG – Brian Weston
14 February 2018 In this final post in his four-part series exploring the history of Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) organisational...
- Feb 11, 2018
- 4 min
Combat Power through Organisation Part 3: Function over geography – Brian Weston
11 February 2018 In his previous two posts, Brian Weston has described the changes in the RAAF’s organisational structure from formation...
- Feb 4, 2018
- 11 min
A Central Blue debrief with Air Marshal Errol McCormack AO (Retd.)
n the second Central Blue debrief, we talk with former Chief of Air Force Air Marshal Errol McCormack (Retd.) about his Air Force career
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