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On Target: A Message from Beijing?
Brian Weston - the activities of 1st October 2019 had little to do with some four millennia of China’s history.."
Dec 30, 20193 min read


On Target: Similarities from 1925
Brian Weston - Williams placed emphasis on Australia’s proximity to South-east Asia and of the importance of Australia’s north
Oct 30, 20193 min read


Conference: The Requirements of Fifth Generation Manoeuvre - Final Report
...major presentations and discussions at the Williams Foundation seminar on the requirements for fifth generation manoeuvre
Oct 30, 20193 min read
Conference: The Requirements of Fifth Generation Manoeuvre - Final Report
Dr Robbin Laird Final Report: The Requirements of Fifth Generation Manoeuvre October 2019
Oct 30, 20193 min read


Conference: The Requirements of Fifth Generation Manoeuvre - Program and Presentations
Examine the differences and potential gaps in how the Australian Defence Force must equip and organise for multi-domain operations
Oct 23, 20193 min read


On Target: Richard Williams and the Defence of Australia
Alan Stephens - continues the story by describing Sir Richard Williams’ strategy for defending Australia.
Aug 31, 20194 min read


Lunch: Coalition Warfighting and Pacific AOR Interoperability - LTG Michael Oates (Retd)
Errol McCormack Members Lunch - Coalition Warfighting and Pacific AOR Interoperability
Aug 7, 20191 min read


On Target: 'The Birth of an Australian Air Force - Part 2'
Brian Weston - expands on the huge task Richard Williams faced when the Australian Air Force was established on 31 March, 1921 ‒ the prefix
Jun 30, 20194 min read


On Target: Who was Richard Williams?
Brian Weston - outline of who was Richard Williams, and why is there a foundation bearing his name.
Apr 30, 20194 min read


Conference: Hi-Intensity Operations and Sustaining Self Reliance - Final Report
The latest Williams Seminar held in Canberra on April 11, 2019 focused on the strategic shift for Australia within the context of the evolvi
Apr 11, 20191 min read


Conference: Hi-Intensity Operations and Sustaining Self Reliance - Program and Presentations
The seminar will address the evolving Australian approach to building new capabilities and systems with an expanded role for Australian indu
Apr 11, 20194 min read


On Target: The Singapore deployment: How Australia filled the ‘East of Suez’ void
Brian Weston - announcement in 1968 that Britain would withdraw from its interests 'East of Suez' was to have long reaching consequences...
Mar 30, 20194 min read


On Target: The evolution of Butterworth - The Suez Crisis, RAAF leadership in SE Asia
Brian Weston -A national commitment of impressive proportions...led to the establishment of the South-East Asia Treaty Organisation (SEATO),
Feb 27, 20194 min read


On Target: The Building of Butterworth: Australia’s Strategic Commitment to South-East Asia
Brian Weston - culmination of these developments saw, by 1959, 50% of Australia’s operational fighter force (two squadrons CAC Sabre
Dec 30, 20184 min read


On Target: RAAF Butterworth: From “Emergency” to “Strategic Reserve”
The Malayan Emergency foreshadowed the long timescales involved in conducting counter-insurgency warfare
Oct 30, 20184 min read


On Target: A War by another name: The RAAF in the Malayan Emergency – 1948 to 1960
It was the declaration, on 18 June 1948, of the commencement of the Malayan Emergency following the murder of three British estate managers
Sep 30, 20184 min read


Conference: The Imperative for an Independent Deterrent: A Joint Strike Seminar - Final Report
Since 2014, the Williams Foundation has held a series of seminars, which have looked at the nature of military transformation enabled by new
Sep 7, 20181 min read


On Target: The Firebug Flight Lieutenant Bill Newton, VC
Flight Lieutenant William Ellis “Bill” Newton was the only RAAF winner of the Victoria Cross in the Pacific Theatre during World War II.
Aug 31, 20184 min read


Conference: The Imperative for an Independent Deterrent: A Joint Strike Seminar
This seminar seeks to build a common understanding of the need for an independent joint strike capability to provide Australia with a powerf
Aug 23, 20182 min read


On Target: Devotion to duty - Pilot Officer Rawdon Middleton, VC
The 11,500 men of the RAAF who fought as part of the RAF’s Bomber Command in World War II comprised only 2 per cent of all Australians who e
Jul 31, 20183 min read
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