Air and Space Power Conference 2024: Closing of Conference
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
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The "Lightspeed" Space Power eManual
Access the "Lightspeed" Space Power eManual at https://www.airforce.gov.au/our-mission/defence-space-power-emanual
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Rush Hour on the Freeway: Quick Wins and Integrated Capability
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Chief of Air Force Symposium 2023 Opening Addresses and Keynote Speaker
Welcome to the live recordings of the Chief of Air Force Symposium 2023:
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Air Commodore Michael Durant, Chief of the Royal Australian Air Force, Air Marshal Robert Chipman, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Defence, The Hon. Richard Marles, Air Marshal Edward Stringer, Royal Air Force (Retired)
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.
Wrigley Prize and WOFF-AF Creative Writing Award Winners Announced!
Since 2010, the Wrigley Prize writing competition has called for written submissions that demonstrate an understanding of air power theory, and mor
Living and Thriving Under Ambiguity
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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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