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17 Mar 2026

Air and Space Power Conference 2026: 'Space in the Integrated Force' - Panel

The Air and Space Power Conference 2026 addressed the topic of air and space power in national defence.

Armed Forces of Ukraine personnel clear a trench during the section commanders' battle course on Operation KUDU 26. Australian Defence Force personnel have served alongside personnel from Canada, New Zealand, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Lithuania, the Netherlands and, most recently, Romania; providing expert instruction to more than 3,600 Armed Forces of Ukraine personnel in basic infantry tactics for urban and wooded environments.

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15 Jul 2026

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What can Australia learn from the Swedish and Canadian approach to defence?

Australia is a maritime, geographically vast, technologically capable, and globally connected nation. These attributes do not guarantee effective national security, but they do provide choice, and Australia is now under increasing pressure to make the right one.

Drawing Lessons for Australia From Sweden and Canada's Approach to National Defence

Joyce MedranoAustralian Defence Force

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Celestial Lines of Communication: The Space Domain and the Airminded Warfighter

James O’KeefeAustralian Defence Force

Introduction

Strategic Cousins: Interoperability between Australia and Canada

Strategic Cousins: Interoperability between Australia and CanadaBrodie NelsonAustralian Defence ForceIntroduction

Northern Australia: Blueprint for Resilience

Over the past years, the theme of resilience has been firmly enshrined as one of the many attributes required of the contemporary war fighter. Nowhere in the country is the preparedness of our Air Force more succinct than in northern Australia.

Are We There Yet: When do we know we have built fighting depth and the airminded warfighter?

The main theme of the 2026 Air and Space Power Conference was “building fighting depth” and the Aviator Symposium was “the airminded warfighter.” However, a question that came up repeatedly during the event was “what success actually looks like”? Instead of asking what success looks like now, ask what it would look like decades from now if these ideas had truly taken hold.

Shane Ivimey