What is Air Force’s contribution to Joint Force Effects - both domestically and internationally?
Like all aspects of the ADF, the Air Force has the need to contribute and enable Australia’s larger national power strategies.
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Development of an ADF Integrated Air and Missile Capability to Combat Advanced Air and Missile Threats - 2019 Wrigley Prize Winner
Access to foreign bases has long been a critical enabler of the ADF, and ongoing access will be key to Australia’s future security. In the past, these Forward Operating Bases (FOB) were considered relatively secure, however continual improvements to the range and accuracy of missiles acquired by adversarial militaries have made these bases attractive targets, being the seemingly soft underbelly of western militaries.
In order to continue utilisation of FOBs, and to guarantee the safety of deployed forces, the ADF cannot remain idle to the threat of advanced air and missile attacks. As such Australia must look to develop its Air and Missile Defence (AMD) capabilities in order to remain secure in future operations.
The aim of the essay is to discuss a range of AMD design and operating concepts to inform the development of an ADF Integrated AMD (IAMD) capability.
This essay will be structured into four key areas: western nations’ historical and future reliance on FOBs to project power; the emerging threat of powerful state and non-state actors; Australia’s response to emerging air and missile threats; and, IAMD design and operational concepts in an Australian context.
Air and Space Power Conference 2024: Panel Session - Readiness and Resilience Across the Domains
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
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: ALLIANCE EXPANSION: A guide to the future of the Five Power Defence Arrangements
This book examines three alliances to determine the lessons learned that can apply to a possible future expansion of the Five Power Defence Arrange
Unmanned Air Mobility for the Australian Defence Force: Future Platforms, Partnerships and Challenges
Unmanned air mobility is a new concept for the Australian Defence Force. The rapid development of enhanced opportunities for air mobility in the joint force will be critical for supporting Australia's National Interests.
New Year, Old Roots
For many Australian Defence Force members, their youth was spent in either Air Force, Army or Navy Cadets; and for some of our Air and Space Power
Power Plus Attitude: Ideas, Strategy and Doctrine in the Royal Australian Air Force 1921-1991
Like any form of combat power, air power does not develop in isolation; nor is it static. Even
if there were no formal process linking its theoretical development and practical application
to other elements of national security, plainly it will remain responsive to a range of external
influences from the wider civil and military communities which combine to shape the
national security outlook.
Algorithmic Warfare: Applying Artificial Intelligence to Warfighting
The defence domain is about to be completely disrupted by the rise of intelligent machines.
The Kestrel Papers 2024 - A Selection of Essays on Air Power
The Kestrel Papers series is one of several publications produced by the Air and Space Power Centre (ASPC).
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