It might seem curious, therefore, that three of the greatest battles in which Australians have fought are not acknowledged.

“Network-centric” warfare has become something of a cliché in advanced defence forces, especially for today’s “fifth-generation” era of capa

the Foundation is focusing on the new strategic context within which this force will operate and the kinds of further changes necessary for

It was the 19th century British prime minister, Lord Palmerston, who famously remarked that in international relations there are “no eternal

Air supremacy has been the essential start-point of every Western-led military campaign from the end of World War II up to today. The West’s

On 21 March the Williams Foundation was proud to welcome Dr Robbin Laird as a Williams Foundation Fellow. The Board thanks Dr Laird for...

As the world rapidly moves to a more dangerous, multi-polar place; after two decades of Counter Insurgency, Counter Terrorism conflict - Wha

The new FEGs were the Tactical Fighter Group (TFG), which included the supporting air direction units of the Air Defence Ground Environment

command arrangements meant there was no single appointment responsible for the oversight of either the tactical fighter force or the tactica

Following the conclusion of World War II, it was therefore not surprising the RAAF included the notion of an operational air group in its po

As one of the world’s oldest air forces, the RAAF has some interesting history in how it has organised its elements of air power. Initially,

This year has seen many 75th anniversaries of battles and campaigns from the darkest hours of 1942 with the Battle of the Coral Sea (4 to 8

In this report, the major presentations at the Williams Foundation seminar on the evolution of electronic warfare, notably from the standpoi

Like the two previous fighter transitions, each with their unique characteristics and challenges, the introduction of the F-35A will pose so

This Seminar seeks to build a common understanding of how the EA-18G Growler, in particular, will impact the Australian Defence Force at the

Dr Alan Stephens - There is no question that most air combat pilots would prefer the MiG-15 to the Meteor. But the belief that the MiG-15 “

Brian Weston - ...it was not surprising Australia sought to augment its combat power with a long-range strike capability, with the English E

Brian Weston - In October 1958 and February 1959, Nos 3 and 77 Squadrons ferried their Sabre fighters to Malaya to join No 2 Squadron’s Canb

The Williams Foundation conducted an Integrated Air and Missile Defence (IAMD) study between Sep16 and Feb17 to explore the challenges of bu

Brian Weston - Following-on from the CAC Sabre to Dassault Mirage transition, after two decades of service, the RAAF replaced the Mirage II