Beyond the Planned Air Force
Beyond the Planned Air Force (BPAF) expands Air Force’s perspective beyond the objective force envisioned in the Defence White Paper 2016 (DWP16) a
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Middle Power Offensive Air Operations: Insights from Operation Rising Lion
Unlike defensive air operations which are reactive, offensive air operations are undertaken where and when an air force chooses.
The Air and Space Power Centre Takes Flight
The Air Power Development Centre has supported the development of Air Power concepts and strategies since 2004.
Junior Aviators are Clear To Launch
The 2024 Air and Space Power Conference delivered the inaugural Clear to Launch Junior Aviator Symposium (CTLJAS).
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.
Applying Wylie's Cumulative and Sequential Patterns to Air Operations
Applying Wylie's Cumulative and Sequential Patterns to Air OperationsPeter Layton
Applying Wylie’s Cumulative and Sequential Patterns to Air Operations
Strategist Joseph Caldwell Wylie argued that strategies were implemented through two general types of operational patterns: (1) cumulative warfare, which involves “a collection of lesser actions” where tactical actions gradually built up to have strategic impact; and (2) sequential warfare, which is “a series of discrete steps” where each lead to the next; an example being the island hopping campaign across the Pacific during World War Two.
Australia’s New Regional Context: Pacific Island Futures and Air Power Possibilities
In the Australian strategic consciousness the Pacific Islands loom very large.
Medicine in Space: Taking What We Know, To Places We Don't
When was the last time you were faced with a problem that no one in the history of humankind has ever been able to define a clear solution?
As humans venture further and further into space, we begin to encounter more and more challenges, with increasing levels of complexity. Just as the early explorers ventured past the horizon, we now attempt a similar adventure by reaching deeper and deeper into space. While there may be a myriad of unknown problems waiting ahead of us, we are called upon as professionals to solve the ones immediately ahead of us.
2009 Airbourne Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance for the Future ADF
A military force’s ability to ‘know’ their adversary and the environment in which they are operating is regarded as a key determinant in military s
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