The RAAF's Frozen Middle Part Two
Dylan Williamson
Australian Defence Force
Living and Thriving Under Ambiguity
Luke Houghton and Jennifer Loy
Griffith University
A Code of Ethics for Drone Users
Christian Enemark
University of Southhampton
Like all aspects of the ADF, the Air Force has the need to contribute and enable Australia’s larger national power strategies.
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Is The RAAF Seeking Combat Effectiveness
Daniel Cook
Australian Defence 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.
Like any modern military, the Australian Defence Force is reliant upon space capabilities to conduct global, connected and precise military operati
