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.
Is the Australian Society Ready for Mass information Warfare?
Elliot Parker
Australian Defence Force
The Kestrel Papers series is one of several publications produced by the Air and Space Power Centre (ASPC).
Strategic Cousins: Interoperability between Australia and CanadaBrodie NelsonAustralian Defence ForceIntroduction
James O’KeefeAustralian Defence Force
Introduction
The Indo-Pacific is facing increased and intersecting geopolitical, climate-related and health security risks.
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 ASPC Leader Enrichment Program blog series delivers the thoughts and concepts of the program's junior leaders as they tackle Module 2
Can the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) correctly prioritise jointness?
