Pathfinder Collection Volume 8
Since June 2004, the Air Power Development Centre has published fortnightly Pathfinder bulletins that deal with topics ranging across contemporary
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Airbases: Now. Then. Always. (Part 1)
Airbases do not feature significantly in the history of air power unless they are denied.
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
RAAF Air Power Conference 1991: Smaller but Larger: Conventional Air Power into the 21st Century
If we are to meet our obligations as professional airmen, we must continue to question, examine and restate our fundamental beliefs.
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.
Virtual Air Power: A Case for Complementing ADF Air Operations with Uninhabited Aerial Vehicles
the potential for UAVs to contribute to ADF air operations and to provide a oundation for their introduction through generating a better understanding of their inherent strengths and limitations.
Kate Takes Out Top Award
Squadron Leader Kate Yaxley was awarded the first ever AI in defence award at the recent Women in AI awards 26 Mar 2021
Conventional Deterrence and National Security
Deterrence existed long before nuclear weapons were invented and has been a feature of relations between antagonistic tribes and states since such relationships first existed. The concept of deterrence, convincing an adversary not to carry out an undesirable action by threatening them with harm, is widely understood and applied in military and nonmilitary contexts.
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.
Accelerating into the Future: Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Warfare
Accelerating into the Future: Impact of Artificial Intelligence on WarfareRoss LinnaneAustralian Defence ForceArtificial Intelligence (AI) is alrea
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