#commandandcontrol

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 23, 20186 min read

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 9, 20185 min read

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...

Sep 2, 20186 min read

#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 19, 20187 min read

Air Operations at the Level of Boots on the Ground – Sean Welsh

Editorial Note: Between February and April 2018, The Central Blue and From Balloons to Drones, will be publishing a series of articles that

Mar 28, 20188 min read

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 11, 201812 min read

#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 18, 20184 min read

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 11, 20184 min read

Combat Power through Organisation Part 2: The end of Area Commands – Brian Weston

This is the second in a series of posts by Brian Weston describing the Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) organisational evolution since

Jan 21, 20183 min read

Combat Power through Organisation Part 1: Structuring Air Power – Brian Weston

This is the first in a series of posts by Brian Weston describing the Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) organisational evolution since the

Jan 14, 20184 min read

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...

Jul 16, 20176 min read

Air Power Command and Control Part II: …Technology Shapes… — Chris McInnes

This is the second in a three-part series on the development of Western operational-level air power command and control arrangements by...

May 1, 20174 min read

Air Power Command and Control Part I: Ideas Guide… — Chris McInnes

In a three-part series on the development of Western operational-level air power command and control arrangements, Wing Commander Chris...

Apr 24, 20174 min read