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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


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, 20183 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, 20181 min read


#jointstrike Logistics is the Ultimate Deterrent – David Beaumont
On 23 August 2018, the Sir Richard Williams Foundation is holding a seminar on #jointstrike to discuss the imperative for an independent
Aug 22, 20187 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


#jointstrike Cold War Perspectives – John Conway
17 August 2018 On 23 August 2018, the Sir Richard Williams Foundation is holding a seminar on #jointstrike to discuss the imperative for...
Aug 17, 20187 min read


#jointstrike Deterring Russia – Hugh White
15 August 2018 On 23 August 2018, the Sir Richard Williams Foundation is holding a seminar on #jointstrike to discuss the imperative for...
Aug 15, 20185 min read


#jointstrike Part 2: Deterrence, Strike and Australian air power – Jenna Higgins
12 Aug 18 This post is the second of a two-part series on deterrence. The first sought to define deterrence holistically as an option for...
Aug 12, 20186 min read


#jointstrike Establishing and Re-establishing Modern Deterrence – Chris Buckley
10 August 2018 On 23 August 2018, the Sir Richard Williams Foundation is holding a seminar on #jointstrike to discuss the imperative for...
Aug 10, 20186 min read


#jointstrike Closing the ADF’s Deterrence Gap – Malcolm Davis
08 August 2018 On 23 August 2018, the Sir Richard Williams Foundation is holding a seminar on #jointstrike to discuss the imperative for...
Aug 8, 20184 min read


#jointstrike Part 1: Defining Deterrence – Jenna Higgins
On 23 August 2018, the Sir Richard Williams Foundation is holding a seminar on #jointstrike to discuss the imperative for an independent...
Aug 5, 20187 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


Australian Defence Strategy and the Rules-Based Global Order: Missing Links and Absent Debate
29 July 2018 Recently criticised as ‘overused and increasingly meaningless,’[1] the problem with the rules-based global order as a...
Jul 29, 20186 min read


Space-Mindedness: The Application of Space Power – Ryan Sanford
20 July 2018 marked the 49th anniversary of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landing on the Moon. To mark that occasion and contribute to...
Jul 22, 20189 min read


Routledge Handbook of Air Power: A Review – Peter Layton
Olsen, John Andreas (ed.) 2018, Routledge Handbook of Air Power, 1st edition, Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, London; New York.
Jul 15, 20185 min read


“The Greatest Lost Battle on the German Side”: the Royal Australian Air Force in Bomber Command
Following a week that saw many Australians observe the centenary of the Battle of Hamel and debate the significance of that action, Alan Ste
Jul 8, 20184 min read


On Target: The Greatest Lost Battle on the German Side: The RAAF in Bomber Command
It might seem curious, therefore, that three of the greatest battles in which Australians have fought are not acknowledged.
Jun 30, 20183 min read


Combat Cloud: A Story – Chris McInnes
ost readers will have heard or read discussions about the ‘combat cloud’.
Like the white fluffy things from which its named is derived, the
Jun 24, 20186 min read


A Central Blue Debrief with Major General Anders Rex
The Central Blue sat down with Chief of Air Staff – Defence Command Denmark, Major General Anders Rex, on the sidelines of the March William
Jun 17, 20187 min read


#jointstrike – Call for Submissions – Editorial
n 23 August, The Sir Richard Williams Foundation is holding a seminar on joint strike to discuss the imperative for an independent deterrent
Jun 10, 20183 min read
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