Smart Manufacture in the RAAF
All three Services of the Australian Defence Force plan to add additive manufacturing capabilities and capacity across their existing operations.
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Squadron Leader Christopher Kourloufas
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Low Cost Mass-Produced Drones: a Tactical Advantage
Air Marshal Chipman, former Chief of the Air Force, announced on the eve of the 2023 Avalon Air Show that Australia needs to consider and invest in low-cost mass-produced (LCMP) drones.
5th Generation Air Battle Management
Underpinning modernisation efforts in the Australian and US Air Forces is the shared recognition that success in the future battle space depends fo
Defence Strategic Review and Adapt: Implementing DSR as a Wargame
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David Hood
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Train Like We Fight
The ASPC Leader Enrichment Program blog series delivers the thoughts and concepts of the program's junior leaders as they tackle Module 2
A Code of Ethics for Drone Users
A Code of Ethics for Drone Users
Christian Enemark
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Failure: Too Quick to Judge
Performance has been the hallmark within the workplace of productivity for some time.
How well does the workforce understand Air Force’s contribution to national power?
Effective realisation of national power in support of Australia’s national interests requires all Aviators to have a clear understanding of their c
How to Reframe the Culture Around Joint Force and Become a Strategic Junior Leader
The ASPC Leader Enrichment Program blog series delivers the thoughts and concepts of the program's junior leaders as they tackle Module 2 - Nationa
The Weaponisation of Toys and Implications for the Air Force
The 'poor man's air force' is a term for employing commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) hobbyist drones or uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) to strategic level military effect, and that effect cannot be understated (Waters, 2018; Nadeau, 2022; Shift, 2023). The ability for terror organisations to coordinate multiple layers of effects, including using COTS drones, to destroy Command and Control (C2) nodes in Israel causes alarm. Couple this with the use of COTS drones for intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, strike and battle-damage assessment missions, and the threat posed by what are essentially toys is alarmingly real.
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