Air/Space 10 Sep 2025 Developing What Can the ADF Learn From Ukraine's Air Defences? What Can the ADF Learn From Ukraine's Air Defences?Kurt SimmillAustralian Defence ForceWhen Russia invaded Ukraine in Febr By Kurt Simmil
Air/Space 09 Jul 2022 Advanced Rethinking Air Force preparation and mounting for joint force operations in the Indo-Pacific The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) needs to integrate air power into the joint force in order to maximise their contribution to the exercises in By Shane Ivimey
Publication Air Power Fellow Series 06 Sep 1998 Master Aircraft Technical Trade Development: An Airman’s Perspective An expert opinion by the first ever enlisted Air Force Aviator Chief of Air Force Fellow. In order to maintain the highest possible level of aircraft airworthiness and availability the RAAF has been training and employing aircraft technical trades people in one way or another since its establishment in 1921. By Wayne Jones
Publication Stand Alone Publication / Monograph 05 Aug 1992 Expert Power Plus Attitude: Ideas, Strategy and Doctrine in the Royal Australian Air Force 1921-1991 Like any form of combat power, air power does not develop in isolation; nor is it static. Even if there were no formal process linking its theoretical development and practical application to other elements of national security, plainly it will remain responsive to a range of external influences from the wider civil and military communities which combine to shape the national security outlook. By Alan Stephens
Video Seminar 01 Dec 2022 Fireside Chat: A Reflection With WOFF-AF Fiona Grasby In the latest of our Fireside Chat series, we sat down with our Warrant Officer of the Air Force (WOFF-AF) Fiona Grasby as her tenure comes to a cl
Video Seminar 20 Jan 2023 Smart Manufacture in the RAAF All three Services of the Australian Defence Force plan to add additive manufacturing capabilities and capacity across their existing operations. By Squadron Leader Christopher Kourloufas
Publication Air Power Fellow Series 01 Jun 1991 Advanced This is not a Game - Wargaming for the Royal Australian Air Force Wargaming will never 'prove' anything or predict an outcome with certainty. It is merely a means of studying a problem and highlighting or exploring important issues. It will never be a substitute for actual operational experience. By P.J. McCarry
News 24 Mar 2023 New Year, Old Roots For many Australian Defence Force members, their youth was spent in either Air Force, Army or Navy Cadets; and for some of our Air and Space Power
Publication SAASS Thesis 25 Jul 2023 Advanced 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. By David Earl Borg, OAM
Publication SAASS Thesis 10 Aug 2018 Advanced SAASS Paper No 6: Windows of Opportunity: East Timor and Australian Strategic Decision Making This publication was initially published as part of the Drew Papers series by Air University Press, Alabam US. By Angus Porter