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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- 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 8, 2018
- 4 min
#jointstrike Closing the ADF’s Deterrence Gap – Malcolm Davis
08 August 2018 On 23 August 2018, the Sir Richard Williams Foundation is holding a seminar on #jointstrike to discuss the imperative for...
- May 6, 2018
- 7 min
Air Force Culture in the 21st Century – Claire Pearson
Culture is what defines, unites, and sets a group apart from others. Within the Air Force, culture drives formal and informal rules in how w
- 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 4, 2018
- 6 min
2026: Operation Iranian Freedom – Phil Walter, Diane Maye, and Nathan Finney
4 March 2018 Editorial Note: Between February and April 2018, The Central Blue and From Balloons to Drones, will be publishing a series...
- 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 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
- Jan 28, 2018
- 5 min
A month on from #DEFAus17: An Officer Cadet breakin’ it down – Brent Moloney
#DEFAus17 is the key event for the Australian Defence Entrepreneurs Forum (DEF), affiliated with the US and UK branches as well as the Kiwi
- Oct 8, 2017
- 5 min
Exploiting the Niche: The C-27J Spartan Battlefield Airlifter — Brad Drew
Is the Spartan a miniature Hercules or an oversized Caribou? Brad Drew argues the Spartan’s unique combination of capabilities means the...
- Jul 30, 2017
- 4 min
The Australian Defence Force’s collaborative future is bright — David Caligari
In this post, our first serving Australian Army contributor — Captain David Caligari — argues collaboration across the Australian Defence...
- Jul 16, 2017
- 6 min
An ISR Force by Design — Paul Hay
This week saw the Australian Defence Force (ADF) undertake its largest amphibious landing since the Second World War as part of its...
- May 12, 2017
- 4 min
Silos of Intellectual Excellence — Emily Chapman
In this post, Emily Chapman makes the case for increased ‘jointness’ in professional education, outlining a number of proposals to...
- Mar 13, 2017
- 4 min
Meeting the challenge of integrated operations – Robbin Laird
Like the RAAF, the Royal Norwegian Air Force is currently undertaking a major modernisation program, including the acquisition of F-35As,...
- Dec 14, 2016
- 6 min
Chicken and Egg: Progressing Air-Land Integration – Nathan Thompson
One of the key ways of improving air-land integration in the Australian Defence Force is through the conduct of effective joint...
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