Toward the end of 2020, The Central Blue made a call for submissions to answer the question: #AFSTRAT – What is the Air Force Strategy?

With the European Commission spearheaded a closer relationship with China, the gap — not just geographical — between Australia and Europe...

Brian Weston 'On Target - 'A new challenge - operational presence and persistence!' in Australian Defence Business Review, Nov/Dec 2020 p...

In the release of the new Australian defence strategy on July 1, 2020, Prime Minister Morrison highlighted the important role which...

Second Line of Defense have published our latest book which is entitled, Joint By Design: The Evolution of Australian Defence Strategy....

As we enter the final approach on the most astounding of years, we are also set to announce the inaugural winner of the Dr Alan Stephens Air

Our final instalment within the #AFSTRAT series is offered by Wing Commander David Hood who pits the new strategic vision against strategist

The Air Force Strategy 2020 directs command teams to be novel, creative and think critically to challenge the status quo. This is necessary

History is a story written by the victors – but how do we formulate the story when history hasn’t happened yet?

The Royal Australian Air Force is breaking through nearly a century of Western militaries’ operational focused 'air force strategy.'

The Central Blue welcomes Josh Vicino, who is sharing his thoughts in The Central Blue’s latest series, ‘What is the Air Force Strategy?’...

One of the themes of recent On Target columns has been how recent force structure decisions have shaped the evolution of the RAAF into a pot

The Central Blue welcomes first-time contributor Matt Kelly, who is the first to share his thoughts in The Central Blue’s latest series,...

The Central Blue recently sought expressions of interest from passionate and dedicated Junior Officers, Enlisted or APS

At the end of 2016, I made the hard decision to leave my role as a Logistics Officer in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). For a...

Advanced missile threats (AMT), characterised by payloads that achieve manoeuvrable flight profiles and speeds above Mach 5 have created a w

A core objective of The Williams Foundation is to encourage informed discussion and debate on future air power capability. Accordingly,...

During a period of unprecedented change, the Chief of Air Force, Air Marshal Mel Hupfeld, AO, DSC recently released The Air Force Strategy

The 2020 Defence Strategic Update establishes a new policy framework on the foundation of the key principles: ‘shape, deter, respond’,...

Vale Air Marshal David Evans AC, DSO, AFC (Ret'd)