Does the RAAF need seaplanes?
The last time the RAAF operated seaplanes was 1950, but is there an argument to bring back some sort of modern amphibious seaplane?...
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- 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.
- Mar 23, 2020
- 6 min
Indian Ocean Air Power: Part Three – Consequences for Australia – Peter Layton
In this final of three posts on Indian Ocean air power, Peter Layton turns his attention to the importance of Australian air power in the re
- Mar 2, 2020
- 7 min
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.
- Oct 6, 2019
- 4 min
#5thgenmanoeuvre: More of the Same isn’t the Answer – Peter Hunter
Peter Hunter - provocative call for us to re-examine the value proposition of air power, and military power more broadly, in a changing and
- Sep 9, 2019
- 10 min
Still the Right Stuff? Air Force Leadership in the 21st Century – Alan Stephens
On 28 August 2019, the Air Power Development Centre in collaboration with the Australian Centre for Study of Armed Conflict and Society
- Jun 23, 2019
- 12 min
Operation Carthage: Precise Inaccuracy – Damien Hare
Damien Hare explores Operation Carthage and its implications for contemporary operations.
- May 19, 2019
- 3 min
#SelfSustain – Breaking the (recent) paradigm – Keirin Joyce
We welcome Keirin Joyce to the Central Blue to continue the conversation he began with his presentation at the Williams Foundation’s #selfsu
- 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
- Mar 17, 2019
- 5 min
China’s Regional Bomber and its Implications – James Bosbotinis
The US Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) published an unclassified assessment of Chinese military developments on 15 January 2019.
- Dec 23, 2018
- 4 min
The Central Blue: 2018 in Review – Editorial
Two thousand eighteen has been another busy year for The Central Blue as we continue to pursue the blog’s aims of fostering informed discuss
- 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
- Sep 9, 2018
- 5 min
Preparing to Fight for the Skies Part 2 – Robert Vine
Robert Vine continues his exploration of the Australian Defence Force’s (ADF) future challenges and options for controlling the air by
- Sep 2, 2018
- 6 min
Preparing to Fight for the Skies Part 1 – Robert Vine
02 September 2018 Since the end of the Cold War, Western air operations and training have been built on wresting control of the air over...
- Aug 19, 2018
- 7 min
#jointstrike Thinking to Deter – Andrew Hoffmann
19 August 2018 On 23 August 2018, the Sir Richard Williams Foundation is holding a seminar on #jointstrike to discuss the imperative for...
- Aug 10, 2018
- 6 min
#jointstrike Establishing and Re-establishing Modern Deterrence – Chris Buckley
10 August 2018 On 23 August 2018, the Sir Richard Williams Foundation is holding a seminar on #jointstrike to discuss the imperative for...
- 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 15, 2018
- 5 min
Routledge Handbook of Air Power: A Review – Peter Layton
Olsen, John Andreas (ed.) 2018, Routledge Handbook of Air Power, 1st edition, Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, London; New York.
- 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
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