Williams Paper: The Coming of the Australian Arafura Class Offshore Patrol Vessel: A Case Study
The Arafura Class Offshore Patrol Vessel is the first of the new build platforms.
It provides the template with regard to the entire reset o
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RESEARCH
Our work has a future strategic focus
Our research and conference papers draw on the expertise of leading Defence, Industry and thought leaders in Australia and internationally. Our studies are succinct, future-focused and action-orientated. They assess the challenges ahead and raise policy issues to shape the future.
- Oct 31, 2019
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
- Apr 11, 2019
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
- Sep 7, 2018
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
- May 1, 2018
Conference: The Requirements of High Intensity Warfare - Final Report
the Foundation is focusing on the new strategic context within which this force will operate and the kinds of further changes necessary for
- Sep 15, 2017
Conference: A New Approach, and Attitude, to Electronic Warfare In Australia - Final Report
In this report, the major presentations at the Williams Foundation seminar on the evolution of electronic warfare, notably from the standpoi
- Apr 30, 2017
Williams Paper - Integrated Air and Missile Defence Study: The Challenge of Integrated Force Design
The Williams Foundation conducted an Integrated Air and Missile Defence (IAMD) study between Sep16 and Feb17 to explore the challenges of bu
- Apr 27, 2017
Conference: Air / Sea / Land: Integrated Force 2030 - Final Report
On April 11, 2017, the Williams Foundation held its latest seminar on shaping a way ahead in the shaping of a 21st century combat force.
Thi
- Apr 30, 2014
Conference: Air Combat Operations 2025 and Beyond - Executive Summary Report
The seminar explored the challenges and opportunities afforded by the introduction of 5th generation air combat capabilities.
- Apr 30, 2014
Conference: Air Combat Operations 2025 and Beyond - Laird Special Report
Australia is building out a modest but effective 21st century Air Force built around the best available 21st century platforms and technolog
- Feb 28, 2014
Williams Paper: Protecting Australia with UAS (Unmanned Aerial Systems)
The capabilities and use of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) has grown rapidly over the last decade or so. Australia’s geography is uniquely we
- Jan 31, 2012
Williams Paper: Flawed Doctrine: The Problem With Centralised Control And Decentralised Execution
This paper focuses on two objections to current ADF doctrine. First, reliance on a ‘bumper-sticker’4 as the basis for developing command arr
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