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.
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SAASS Paper: Royal Australian Air Force 2025: A New Organizational Structure to Optimize Combat Effectiveness in an Era of Great Power Competition
The current RAAF organizational structure is top-heavy, unbalanced and too compartmentalized. This results in stove piped training, which inhibits high-end, networked and integrated joint collective training.
Development of an ADF Integrated Air and Missile Capability to Combat Advanced Air and Missile Threats - 2019 Wrigley Prize Winner
Access to foreign bases has long been a critical enabler of the ADF, and ongoing access will be key to Australia’s future security. In the past, these Forward Operating Bases (FOB) were considered relatively secure, however continual improvements to the range and accuracy of missiles acquired by adversarial militaries have made these bases attractive targets, being the seemingly soft underbelly of western militaries.
In order to continue utilisation of FOBs, and to guarantee the safety of deployed forces, the ADF cannot remain idle to the threat of advanced air and missile attacks. As such Australia must look to develop its Air and Missile Defence (AMD) capabilities in order to remain secure in future operations.
The aim of the essay is to discuss a range of AMD design and operating concepts to inform the development of an ADF Integrated AMD (IAMD) capability.
This essay will be structured into four key areas: western nations’ historical and future reliance on FOBs to project power; the emerging threat of powerful state and non-state actors; Australia’s response to emerging air and missile threats; and, IAMD design and operational concepts in an Australian context.
Thought Leadership - How to Influence with a Great Blog
The Air and Space Power Centre will launch "Air/Space" in early 2021, an open-source blog that will be hosted on our website.
RAAF Air Power Conference 2018: Air Power in a Disruptive World
The 2018 Air Power Conference provided the opportunity for the defence and security community to come together to explore how air forces are able t
Air Power Seminar: Understanding and Dealing With Space Debris
With 18,000+ trackable space objects now in orbit around the Earth, the threat of damage from high-speed orbital debris particle impacts has become
Shoot Don't Shoot: Minimising the Risk of Catastrophic Error Through High Consequence Decision-Making
Military decisions carry high consequences, often life or death.
The Potential of Satellites for Wide Area Surveillance of Australia
The capabilities of existing and proposed future satellite sensors are examined for their ability to provide wide area surveillance of Australia, and recommendations are made regarding future potentials of space-based surveillance.
Creating A Potent Joint Force: The Practical Evolution of Inter-Service Cooperation
Can the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) correctly prioritise jointness?
Professional Military Learning
The New Zealand Defence Force needs a better way of educating its most senior officers in New Zealand-specific security issues.
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