News 23 May 2018 APDC Seminar: Fighting 5th Generation Airbases The next Air Power Seminar will look at the development of 5th generation airbases to ensure that they are hardened, resilient, flexible and r
Air/Space 11 Oct 2021 Developing Culture, Values and ‘Being a good human’ The Air Force Strategy (AFSTRAT) was released in September 2020 with the intent of informing how Air Force will posture itself to deliver air and s By Ken Robertson
Air/Space 29 Jul 2026 Foundation Are We There Yet: When do we know we have built fighting depth and the airminded warfighter? The main theme of the 2026 Air and Space Power Conference was “building fighting depth” and the Aviator Symposium was “the airminded warfighter.” However, a question that came up repeatedly during the event was “what success actually looks like”? Instead of asking what success looks like now, ask what it would look like decades from now if these ideas had truly taken hold. By Shane Ivimey
Air/Space 01 Nov 2022 Developing Sailors, Soldiers and ??? - Building an Air Force Identity The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is changing. By Matt Kelly
Air/Space 17 Jul 2024 Developing 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. By Amanda Kent
Air/Space 27 Nov 2024 Developing Data, Data everywhere, Nor Any Drop to Drink: The Case for the Joint Integrator The Australian government has made very clear that, to defend the nation, the Australian Defence Force (ADF) must be an integrated force. This article contends that such a goal remains an unrealised ambition. By Andrew Kirby, Jeremy Stredwick
Air/Space 24 Apr 2026 Foundation Celestial Lines of Communication: The Space Domain and the Airminded Warfighter James O’KeefeAustralian Defence Force Introduction By James O'Keeffe
Air/Space 03 May 2021 Developing Swarms of Trouble: The Hidden Threat of Consumer UAVs Technology usually follows a certain progression – first the device gets more features before it reduces in size. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) fill this description perfectly, and we have yet to come up with an adequate defence for them. By Chris Arnold
Air/Space 09 May 2024 Foundation Junior Aviators are Clear To Launch The 2024 Air and Space Power Conference delivered the inaugural Clear to Launch Junior Aviator Symposium (CTLJAS). By Jessica Ridgeon
Air/Space 16 Jan 2023 Developing Royal Australian Air Force and 3D Printing: Co-Creating for the Future Workforce Imagining potential futures where we create advantage through collaboration. By Christopher Kourloufas