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The Central Blue

The Central Blue is a forum designed to promote informed discussion and debate about air power issues affecting Australia. Our scope is broad, covering topics from tactical integration to strategic theory; and from historical lessons to future capabilities. We welcome submissions from any source, and particularly encourage serving military practitioners to contribute, in order to foster a new generation of air power thinkers.

5 hours ago
12 min

#AFSTRAT: Creative Forces – Concepts to Support Military Creativity – Chris Kourloufas

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

Nov 21
6 min

#AFSTRAT 2020: We’re on the road to… somewhere – Marija Jovanovich

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

Nov 14
6 min

How RAAF Air Power Lost Its #AFSTRAT and Got It Back - Dr Heather Venable

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

Nov 9
5 min

#AFSTRAT: Agile and Coherent Governance: More Than Just a New Set of Regulations – Josh Vicino

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

Oct 24
4 min

#AFSTRAT: Seeing the Bigger Picture: Developing Strategic Acumen in RAAF Personnel – Matt Kelly

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

Oct 23
2 min

Meet the new The Central Blue Editorial Interns!

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

Oct 17
8 min

The Merits of a Break in Service – Samantha Hewitt

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 litt...

Oct 11
5 min

Missile Defence: More Than Hitting a Bullet with a Bullet - Robert Vine

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

Oct 3
1 min

Dr Alan Stephens Air Power Literary Prize

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

Sep 26
2 min

Call for Submissions: #AFSTRAT – What is the Air Force Strategy?

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