The 2024 Air and Space Power Conference focuses on building air and space power capability in the context of the ADF’s capstone concept, integrated
James O’KeefeAustralian Defence Force
Introduction
What Can the ADF Learn From Ukraine's Air Defences?Kurt SimmillAustralian Defence ForceWhen Russia invaded Ukraine in Febr
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.
Air and space power are critical to the conduct of Australian air operations in ADF joint warfighting.
This publication was initially published as part of the Drew Papers series by Air University Press, Alabam US.
Tactical Air Intelligence will face a crisis of relevance in conflicts of the future.
Like all aspects of the ADF, the Air Force has the need to contribute and enable Australia’s larger national power strategies.
Like any modern military, the Australian Defence Force is reliant upon space capabilities to conduct global, connected and precise military operati
