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On Target: Powerful friends: Surviving high-intensity warfare
It was the 19th century British prime minister, Lord Palmerston, who famously remarked that in international relations there are “no eternal
Apr 30, 20183 min read
On Target: Disrupting air supremacy: Emerging technologies threaten the West’s command of the air
Air supremacy has been the essential start-point of every Western-led military campaign from the end of World War II up to today. The West’s
Mar 30, 20183 min read
On Target: Evolving the Force Element Group: Combat Power through Organisation – Part 4
The new FEGs were the Tactical Fighter Group (TFG), which included the supporting air direction units of the Air Defence Ground Environment
Feb 27, 20184 min read
On Target: Function over Geography: Combat Power through Organisation – Part 3
command arrangements meant there was no single appointment responsible for the oversight of either the tactical fighter force or the tactica
Dec 30, 20174 min read
On Target: The End of Area Commands: Combat Power through Organisation – Part 2
Following the conclusion of World War II, it was therefore not surprising the RAAF included the notion of an operational air group in its po
Nov 29, 20174 min read
On Target: Structuring Air Power: Combat Power through Organisation – Part 1
As one of the world’s oldest air forces, the RAAF has some interesting history in how it has organised its elements of air power. Initially,
Oct 30, 20174 min read
On Target: A Forgotten Campaign: The USAAF 49th Fighter Group over Darwin
This year has seen many 75th anniversaries of battles and campaigns from the darkest hours of 1942 with the Battle of the Coral Sea (4 to 8
Sep 30, 20174 min read
On Target: Fourth to Fifth Generation: Enter the F-35A Lightning II
Like the two previous fighter transitions, each with their unique characteristics and challenges, the introduction of the F-35A will pose so
Aug 31, 20174 min read
On Target: Meteor versus MiG: Challenging the Myth
Dr Alan Stephens - There is no question that most air combat pilots would prefer the MiG-15 to the Meteor. But the belief that the MiG-15 “
Jul 31, 20174 min read
On Target: The F-111C: A Technological Leap for the RAAF
Brian Weston - ...it was not surprising Australia sought to augment its combat power with a long-range strike capability, with the English E
Jun 30, 20174 min read
On Target: A Fast Caravan Indeed: The Mirage goes to Butterworth
Brian Weston - In October 1958 and February 1959, Nos 3 and 77 Squadrons ferried their Sabre fighters to Malaya to join No 2 Squadron’s Canb
May 31, 20173 min read
On Target: Mirage IIIO to F/A-18A Hornet Lightweight to Light-heavyweight fighter transition
Brian Weston - Following-on from the CAC Sabre to Dassault Mirage transition, after two decades of service, the RAAF replaced the Mirage II
Apr 30, 20173 min read
On Target: RAAF Fighter Transitions: From Sabre to the Mirage
Brian Weston - With the fifth-generation F-35A Lightning II waiting in the wings and time soon to be called on the venerable F/A-18 Classic
Mar 30, 20174 min read
Submission to Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee
Submission to Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee
Feb 8, 20161 min read
Commentary: Running Silent – ASW in the ADF
Submarines continue to represent one of the most potent capabilities a defence force can operate.
The corollary is that any defence force t
Mar 30, 20133 min read
Commentary: EW in Offensive Air Operations
EW in Offensive Air Operations
Jan 30, 20123 min read
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