Like all aspects of the ADF, the Air Force has the need to contribute and enable Australia’s larger national power strategies.
Train like we fight, fight like we train.
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.
Air and Space Power Conference 2026 Transcript 'Opening of Conference'The Air and Space Power Conference 2026 took place at the National Convention
Air and Space Power Conference 2026 Transcript 'Closing of Conference'The Air and Space Power Conference 2026 took place at the National Convention
Welcome to the live recordings of the Chief of Air Force Symposium 2023:
Technology usually follows a certain progression – first the device gets more features before it reduces in size. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) fill this description perfectly, and we have yet to come up with an adequate defence for them.
The Inner Game of Leadership: Mastering your Character and EgoDavid TurnbullAustralian Defence ForceThere is a blunt but effective thought experime
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