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Train Like We Fight

The ASPC Leader Enrichment Program blog series delivers the thoughts and concepts of the program's junior leaders as they tackle Module 2

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Kylie Gibson, Sophie Clark, Ewen Hadfield, Daniel Loane, Laura Pearson, Lance Purdon

Air/Space

15 Jul 2021

Developing

Airbases: Now. Then. Always. (Part 1)

Airbases do not feature significantly in the history of air power unless they are denied.

The Four-Day Near-Peer Air War

The Four-Day Near-Peer Air WarPeter LaytonGriffith University and Australian Defence ForceIn May 2025, India and Pakistan fought a near-peer air wa

Lessons for the ADF from Operation Spider's Web

Lessons for the ADF from Operation Spider's WebKeirin Joyce, Joshua Vicino, Michael Spencer, and Matthew ChapmanAustralian Defence Force

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Keirin Joyce, Joshua Vicino , Michael Spencer, Matthew Chapman

Air/Space

11 Oct 2023

Developing

Defence Strategic Review: Air Force Reserve Workforce Targeted Reengagement

Shane Ivimey
Australian Defence Force

Future ADF pilot training - virtual versus augmented reality

Train like we fight, fight like we train.

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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Ryan Hodson

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Leader Enrichment Program

The Critical role of Junior Leaders

Air Force’s mission is to prepare air and space power in order to enable the joint force in peace and war. Generating strategic effects as part of a joint and integrated force is underpinned by our people, and developing an intelligent and skilled workforce is a key line of effort for Air Force. Central to this is the pivotal ...