Can the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) correctly prioritise jointness?
Australia is a maritime, geographically vast, technologically capable, and globally connected nation. These attributes do not guarantee effective national security, but they do provide choice, and Australia is now under increasing pressure to make the right one.
Developing a Sustainable Aviation Transition Strategy in IndiaAdithya VariathJindal Global University
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.
Dr. Martin Luther King said that a leader does not search for consensus, they mould it (2010).
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.
Defence can only achieve an intellectual edge if its members are consistently engaged and curious.
The Background
Introduction – Stefan Gabric (RNZAF)
