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...
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- Jun 28, 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 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
- 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.
- Apr 12, 2020
- 4 min
Reinterpreting Douhet: Appreciating the Offensive Character of Cyberwarfare – Douglas Holmshaw
Giulio Douhet’s theory of air power continues to be a topic of debate and controversy nearly a century after he wrote Command of the Air.
- 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.
- Feb 23, 2020
- 7 min
Planning to Win: Structuring the Force – Part 1 – Gus McLachlan
MAJGEN Gus McLachlan AO (Retd) shares his thoughts on how to best approach force structure to gain a winning advantage.
- Dec 22, 2019
- 6 min
#5thgenmanoeuvre: An Editor’s Wrap Up – Jenna Higgins
The Central Blue Wrap Up for 2019
- Oct 13, 2019
- 5 min
#5thgenmanoeuvre: The Swarming Mind – Dougal Robertson
Dougal Robertson, explores the critical question of what the people orchestrating #5thgenmanoeuvre will look like.
- 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
- 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 7, 2019
- 5 min
#selfsustain – 5th Generation Energy for 5th Generation Air Power – Nicholas Packer
Editorial Note: On 11 April 2019, the Sir Richard Williams Foundation is holding a seminar examining high-intensity operations and sustain..
- Mar 10, 2019
- 6 min
#SciFi, #AI and the Future of War: AugoStrat Awakenings, Part II – Mick Ryan
We are pleased to welcome back Mick Ryan with the second instalment of his short story AugoStrat Awakenings. You can find the first part of
- Nov 25, 2018
- 5 min
Perspectives on an ‘Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and the Future of War’ Seminar – Andrew Fisher
On 24 October 2018, the Australian Defence College (ADC) hosted a Profession of Arms Seminar entitled ‘Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and
- Nov 18, 2018
- 4 min
Perspectives on an ‘Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and the Future of War’ Seminar
On 24 October 2018, the Australian Defence College (ADC) hosted a Profession of Arms Seminar entitled ‘Artificial Intelligence, Robotics...
- Nov 4, 2018
- 4 min
A Central Blue Debrief with Air Commodore Joe ‘Vinny’ Iervasi
We debrief Air Commodore Joe ‘Vinny’ Iervasi on what lies ahead for Australian airmen. Our debriefs consist of eight standard questions and
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