New Year, Old Roots
For many Australian Defence Force members, their youth was spent in either Air Force, Army or Navy Cadets; and for some of our Air and Space Power
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Air and Space Power Conference 2024: Panel Session - Readiness and Resilience Across the Domains
The 2024 Air and Space Power Conference focuses on building air and space power capability in the context of the ADF’s capstone concept, integrated
Airbases: Now. Then. Always. (Part 2)
Australia’s Strategic Defence Update 2020 sets Australia’s Defence priorities to our near region, including the South West Pacific and near north.
Perspectives of Warfare: A Journey With Penguins
Understanding the complexities of our modern information-based environment is now fundamental to the success in warfighting and navigating the fog of war. Conversely, the use of traditional information paradigms can lead to unwitting co-option of the adversaries’ plan or world view. We must consider that concepts of reality, truth, and what is right inherently does not completely align amongst different actors and groups. With this understanding, we can build resilience and anti-fragility in our decision-making and analysis.
2022 Chief of Air Force Writing Awards Winners Announced
Congratulations to Amy Hestermann-Crane and Amanda Gosling Clarke on being the recipients of the Corporal Margaret Clarke Award and The Wrigley Prize.
Wrigley Prize and WOFF-AF Creative Writing Award Winners Announced!
Since 2010, the Wrigley Prize writing competition has called for written submissions that demonstrate an understanding of air power theory, and mor
Escape Your Echo Chamber
When I was younger, I was very black and white in my thinking. Many would argue that I still am! Although I am finding the beauty in shades of grey (don’t say it!). Yet despite trying to grow my empathy and to appreciate the differences of thoughts for the constructive challenges and opportunity for growth – I still fall into the trap of comfort. I don’t always want to deal with people whose views I find offensive, idiotic, or more often than not – both. So despite being aware of the echo chamber phenomena, and its dangers, I wilfully stay with my chamber to learn and hear voices I already agree with, already support, and think very similar to myself. Is that so wrong?
The Weaponisation of Toys and Implications for the Air Force
The 'poor man's air force' is a term for employing commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) hobbyist drones or uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) to strategic level military effect, and that effect cannot be understated (Waters, 2018; Nadeau, 2022; Shift, 2023). The ability for terror organisations to coordinate multiple layers of effects, including using COTS drones, to destroy Command and Control (C2) nodes in Israel causes alarm. Couple this with the use of COTS drones for intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, strike and battle-damage assessment missions, and the threat posed by what are essentially toys is alarmingly real.
The Temptation To Go Beyond Conventional Long-Range Strike
The Temptation To Go Beyond Conventional Long-Range Strike
Daniel Cook
Australian Defence Force
Future ADF pilot training - virtual versus augmented reality
Train like we fight, fight like we train.
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