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

Russia’s testing of an SSC-X-9 Skyfall hypersonic weapon has rekindled interest in a largely forgotten Cold War technology: nuclear-powered

The bushfires, floods, and now COVID-19 will change the discussion of national security in Australia.

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

MAJGEN Gus McLachlan AO (Retd) shares his thoughts on how to best approach force structure to gain a winning advantage.

Peter Hunter - provocative call for us to re-examine the value proposition of air power, and military power more broadly, in a changing and

On 28 August 2019, the Air Power Development Centre in collaboration with the Australian Centre for Study of Armed Conflict and Society

Damien Hare explores Operation Carthage and its implications for contemporary operations.

We welcome Keirin Joyce to the Central Blue to continue the conversation he began with his presentation at the Williams Foundation’s #selfsu

The contest of ideas needed to drive Australian military concepts and capabilities into the future can take many forms. Unfortunately, most

The US Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) published an unclassified assessment of Chinese military developments on 15 January 2019.

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

Chris McInnes explores the role of cognition in warfare and asks whether we understand the types of cognition needed in the future, and what

Robert Vine continues his exploration of the Australian Defence Force’s (ADF) future challenges and options for controlling the air by

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...

19 August 2018 On 23 August 2018, the Sir Richard Williams Foundation is holding a seminar on #jointstrike to discuss the imperative for...

10 August 2018 On 23 August 2018, the Sir Richard Williams Foundation is holding a seminar on #jointstrike to discuss the imperative for...

20 July 2018 marked the 49th anniversary of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landing on the Moon. To mark that occasion and contribute to...

Olsen, John Andreas (ed.) 2018, Routledge Handbook of Air Power, 1st edition, Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, London; New York.

Following a week that saw many Australians observe the centenary of the Battle of Hamel and debate the significance of that action, Alan Ste