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
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Air and Space Power Conference 2026: 'Heterogenous Air Power at War' - Dr Peter Layton
The Air and Space Power Conference 2026 addressed the topic of air and space power in national defence.
Celestial Lines of Communication: The Space Domain and the Airminded Warfighter
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Space Weather: A Potential Threat?
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Book Review: Why Air Forces Fail: The Anatomy of Defeat
In Why Air Forces Fail: The Anatomy of Defeat (Higham & Harris, 2016), historians Robin Higham and Stephen Harris assemble a team of experts to investigate examples of failure and defeat in the application of air power. Overall, Why Air Forces Fail is an interesting and important book because it analyses the reasons why air forces have suffered defeat and failure. It draws some important lessons in this regard, and it provides an excellent resource for those studying air power.
Contemporary Issues in Air and Space Power: Building Fighting Depth
Both the Air and Space domains play important roles in facing current geopolitical challenges.
Northern Australia: Blueprint for Resilience
Over the past years, the theme of resilience has been firmly enshrined as one of the many attributes required of the contemporary war fighter. Nowhere in the country is the preparedness of our Air Force more succinct than in northern Australia.
Pointless or Populism?
This article began as a response to Daniel Cook’s recent article on ‘Turning the Tap Off – Stopping the Flow of Pointless Jobs in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)’ (Cook, 2023); as such, it will address some of the points raised in that article within the context a broader trend towards what I term ‘military populism’.
Creating A Potent Joint Force: The Practical Evolution of Inter-Service Cooperation
Can the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) correctly prioritise jointness?
Low Cost Mass-Produced Drones: a Tactical Advantage
Air Marshal Chipman, former Chief of the Air Force, announced on the eve of the 2023 Avalon Air Show that Australia needs to consider and invest in low-cost mass-produced (LCMP) drones.
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