Air/Space 07 Apr 2021 Foundation PME is NOT a Dirty Word! Professional military education is not just box ticking for promotion—a continuum of air and space power education is required to build professional mastery and maintain professional currency. By David Turnbull
Air/Space 17 Oct 2022 Developing National Power: Junior Leaders View on “Grey-Zone” Activities Impacting Australia In terms of National Power in the past, the majority of modern “Grey-Zone” activities centred on clear Diplomatic, Information, non-lethal Military and Economic actions. What is concerning are the blurred lines developing between these instruments, where often State actions do not meet perceived intent creating confusion in the rules-based global order. By Joshua Matthes, Elizabeth Gardner, Xavier Szegi, Amelia Klose, Mollie Palmer & Shaun Mulligan
Air/Space 15 May 2025 Developing Multinational Mercenaries: The Dangers of Private Sector Operational Involvements Matthew ThorntonAustralian Defence ForceWhen a drone from an adversary attacks an office in Amberley, how many of our industry partners will show u By Matthew Thornton
Air/Space 20 Dec 2021 Advanced Whats all the hype about Defence Space Command Space Command should make deliberate decisions on its organisational design by working through each element that will enable the Executive to bypass the constraints of traditional Services. a true representation of Space Command’s successful establishment will be observed when it is considered as part of Australia’s national power and used as such by the Government. By Ulas Yildrim
Air/Space 07 Mar 2024 Developing On the Quest to be Reasonably Informed: Recognition of Risk-Based Design in UAS This time last year, in my first gig as a reservist, I had the pleasure of presenting to the 20th Australian International Aerospace Congress (AIAC20) on the topic of the MQ-4C Triton airworthiness program. Specifically, I spoke about how it had been structured in lieu of any formal recognition of the United States (US) Navy as a competent design organisation for Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS) or any formal airworthiness certification of the design basis for the Triton system itself. By Joshua Vicino
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 Drawing Lessons for Australia From Sweden and Canada's Approach to National Defence Joyce MedranoAustralian Defence Force Introduction By Joyce Medrano
Air/Space 11 Apr 2023 Advanced Defence Strategic Review and Adapt: Implementing DSR as a Wargame Defence Strategic Review and Adapt: Implementing DSR as a Wargame David Hood Australian Defence Force By David Hood
Air/Space 15 Jul 2026 Foundation What can Australia learn from the Swedish and Canadian approach to defence? 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. By Joyce Medrano
Air/Space 21 Jul 2026 Foundation Northern Australia: Blueprint for Resilience Over the past years, the theme of resilience has been firmly enshrined as one of the many attributes required of the contemporary war fighter. Nowhere in the country is the preparedness of our Air Force more succinct than in northern Australia. By Todd (Brodie) Nelson