5th Generation Air Battle Management
Underpinning modernisation efforts in the Australian and US Air Forces is the shared recognition that success in the future battle space depends fo
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In the Bear's Shadow: Russian Intervention in Syria
In September 2015, Russia sent its military forces to Syria in response to a request by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for help to suppress a civ
RAAF Air Power Conference 1992: The Qualitative Edge - A Role for Air Power in Regional Cooperation
As a platform for addressing current and prospective regional security concerns, this book provides a valuable contribution to exploring ideas and furthering dialogue in an area of vital concern to future regional security
WOFF-AF Creative Writing Award
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Diversifying Air Power: Broadening Air Force’s value proposition in an age of high contest
This publication augues that for Air Force to meet the challenges of Australia’s current geostrategic environment, and remain relevant, it must bro
Rethinking Air Force preparation and mounting for joint force operations in the Indo-Pacific
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) needs to integrate air power into the joint force in order to maximise their contribution to the exercises in
Superpowers: Hero or Villain in the South and East China Seas?
As a comic-book fan, I’ve always been curious about who might win in a battle between DC’s Justice League and Marvel’s Avengers.
Directed Energy Weapons
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Development of an ADF Integrated Air and Missile Capability to Combat Advanced Air and Missile Threats - 2019 Wrigley Prize Winner
Access to foreign bases has long been a critical enabler of the ADF, and ongoing access will be key to Australia’s future security. In the past, these Forward Operating Bases (FOB) were considered relatively secure, however continual improvements to the range and accuracy of missiles acquired by adversarial militaries have made these bases attractive targets, being the seemingly soft underbelly of western militaries.
In order to continue utilisation of FOBs, and to guarantee the safety of deployed forces, the ADF cannot remain idle to the threat of advanced air and missile attacks. As such Australia must look to develop its Air and Missile Defence (AMD) capabilities in order to remain secure in future operations.
The aim of the essay is to discuss a range of AMD design and operating concepts to inform the development of an ADF Integrated AMD (IAMD) capability.
This essay will be structured into four key areas: western nations’ historical and future reliance on FOBs to project power; the emerging threat of powerful state and non-state actors; Australia’s response to emerging air and missile threats; and, IAMD design and operational concepts in an Australian context.
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.
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