This article began as a response to Daniel Cook’s recent article on ‘Turning the Tap Off – Stopping the Flow of Pointless Jobs in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)’ (Cook, 2023); as such, it will address some of the points raised in that article within the context a broader trend towards what I term ‘military populism’.
The Air and Space Power Conference 2026 addressed the topic of air and space power in national defence.
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.
Winner of the WOFF-AF Creative Writing Award, this Blog investigates how Air Force can improve its enlisted aviators opportunities without requiring them to commission.
The final panel of the Chief of Air Force Symposium 2023 is focussed on the space domain, and ways of boosting our capabilities in space.
The Air and Space Power Conference 2026 addressed the topic of air and space power in national defence.
The Air and Space Power Conference 2026 addressed the topic of air and space power in national defence.
Panel 1: Boosting Capability Development and Delivery
Turning the Tap Off - Stopping the Flow of Pointless Jobs in the RAAFDaniel CookAustralian Defence Force
