News 30 Jul 2018 Sir James Rowland Seminar The next Sir James Rowland Seminar will take place on Wednesday 17th October.
News 24 Aug 2021 WOFF-AF Creative Writing Award The Warrant Officer of the Air Force (WOFF-AF) Creative Writing Award is now open for submissions. Submissions are not limited to essays or fo
Publication Air Power Fellow Series 01 Jun 1996 Advanced Blessed be the Peacemakers: Conflict, Peace and Air Power Criticism is equally applicable to political and military commander alike. The changing nature of military operations commensurate with the increased commitment to UN activities now requires that military commanders be well versed in ethnicity, history, and cultural factors. By John Teager
Air/Space 28 May 2025 Foundation Drone Swarms and their Potential within the Australian Defence Force The onset of the war in Ukraine saw one of the most dramatic shifts in combined arms warfare since the introduction of the machine gun. This shift is attributed to the wide scale introduction of drones to the modern battlefield (Kagan et al, 2024). Principally the conflict is demonstrating drones pioneering new capabilities in reconnaissance, close air support and strategic strike with virtually zero risk to the operator. By Lucas Page
Publication Beyond the Future Force 24 Oct 2017 Shoot Don't Shoot: Minimising the Risk of Catastrophic Error Through High Consequence Decision-Making Military decisions carry high consequences, often life or death. By Dirk Maclean
Video Conferences 27 Feb 2023 Chief of Air Force Symposium 2023 Panel 3 - Boosting Space Capabilities: What is Competitive Edge in Space Innovation? The final panel of the Chief of Air Force Symposium 2023 is focussed on the space domain, and ways of boosting our capabilities in space. By Dr Annie Handmer, Air Vice-Marshal Catherine Roberts, Professor Tanya Monro, Dr James Palmer, Mr Matt Pearson
Publication SAASS Thesis 25 Jul 2023 Advanced SAASS Paper: Royal Australian Air Force 2025: A New Organizational Structure to Optimize Combat Effectiveness in an Era of Great Power Competition The current RAAF organizational structure is top-heavy, unbalanced and too compartmentalized. This results in stove piped training, which inhibits high-end, networked and integrated joint collective training. By David Earl Borg, OAM
Air/Space 01 Nov 2021 Developing Rethinking Preparedness The ASPC Leader Enrichment Program blog series delivers the thoughts and concepts of the program's junior leaders as they tackle Module 2 By Samantha Gilks, Catherine Beadle, Alexandria Clarke, Jade Evans, Robert Miles
Publication Air Power Fellow Series 01 Jun 1996 Master Intelligence Support for Air Operations Air power is distinguished from sea and land power by its flexibility, speed, ubiquity, range and shock effect. These characteristics give air power a unique ability to concentrate force and manoeuvre rapidly over long distances By Bruce Keightley, AFC