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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- Jun 9, 2019
- 11 min
#Scifi, #AI – It has always been thus – Jason Begley
Fiction is playing an increasingly important role in shaping the debate and discussion on the future of warfare. In this short story, Jason
- 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...
- Apr 8, 2018
- 10 min
From ‘Bats to MAVs’: The Concept is Clear, ‘Small’ is the Future of Aerial Warfare – Lee Tomàs
Editorial Note: Between February and April 2018, The Central Blue and From Balloons to Drones, will be publishing a series of articles that
- Apr 6, 2018
- 6 min
The Requirement for Airborne Tactical Reconnaissance in #HighIntensitywar - Rodney Barton
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, 2018
- 8 min
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 16, 2018
- 10 min
Fearing a Space Pearl Harbor: Space Warfare, #highintensitywar, and Air Power – Bleddyn E. Bowen
Editorial Note: Between February and April 2018, The Central Blue and From Balloons to Drones, will be publishing a series of articles that
- Mar 14, 2018
- 8 min
What does Time and Space mean for the Airman? – Ian Shields
14 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...
- 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
- Jan 4, 2018
- 2 min
Call for Submissions: High Intensity Warfare
Welcome to 2018! As forecast in our 2017 wrap-up post, The Central Blue is collaborating with From Balloons to Drones on a series of...
- Dec 10, 2017
- 7 min
Manned-Unmanned Teaming: “MUM-T’s the Word”
The integration of manned and unmanned systems may be the next step in the evolution of air operations. In this post, Donald Woldhuis and...
- Nov 26, 2017
- 6 min
OSCAR-5: The First Australian-Built Satellite — Michael Spencer
The last few months have seen a flurry of announcements relating to Australia’s space industry. In July 2017, the Government commenced a...
- Nov 19, 2017
- 5 min
Other Peoples’ Air Power: Air Power With Chinese Characteristics — Peter Layton
Peter Layton’s series on other peoples’ air power has included an examination of Islamic State’s use of unmanned aircraft and the employment
- Nov 12, 2017
- 4 min
From Fourth to Fifth Generation: Enter the F-35A Lightning II — Brian Weston
This is the third in a series of posts by Air Vice-Marshal Brian Weston (Retd.) describing the RAAF’s transition through five generations...
- Nov 5, 2017
- 4 min
The Devil’s Advocate: Common Operational Picture (COP) — S.C. Collective
In this post, S.C. Collective assumes the role of the ‘devil’s advocate’ and challenges the military’s beatification of the Common...
- Sep 24, 2017
- 4 min
From 2nd to 4th Generation: The RAAF’s transition from the Mirage IIIO to the F/A-18A Hornet
In his previous post, Brian Weston described the RAAF’s transition from the Avon Sabre to the Mirage IIIO during the 1960s. The Mirage...
- Sep 15, 2017
- 5 min
“Miss Shilling’s Orifice”: Simple solutions to technical issues can make all the difference
All too often air forces tend to associate solutions to capability problems with the use of high-tech, often expensive, fixes. In this...
- Aug 27, 2017
- 7 min
A new attitude towards electronic warfare — Travis Hallen
On Wednesday 23 August, the Williams Foundation hosted a seminar exploring A New Approach and Attitude to Electronic Warfare in...
- 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...
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