14 February 2018 In this final post in his four-part series exploring the history of Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) organisational...

11 February 2018 In his previous two posts, Brian Weston has described the changes in the RAAF’s organisational structure from formation...

n the second Central Blue debrief, we talk with former Chief of Air Force Air Marshal Errol McCormack (Retd.) about his Air Force career

This is the second in a series of posts by Brian Weston describing the Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) organisational evolution since

This is the first in a series of posts by Brian Weston describing the Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) organisational evolution since the

This is a story about Major General William “Billy” Mitchell and his innovator’s journey through the trough of sorrow.

The last few months have seen a flurry of announcements relating to Australia’s space industry. In July 2017, the Government commenced a...

This is the third in a series of posts by Air Vice-Marshal Brian Weston (Retd.) describing the RAAF’s transition through five generations...

In his previous post, Brian Weston described the RAAF’s transition from the Avon Sabre to the Mirage IIIO during the 1960s. The Mirage...

All too often air forces tend to associate solutions to capability problems with the use of high-tech, often expensive, fixes. In this...

The arrival of the RAAF’s first F-35A will see a generational shift in Australia’s air combat capability.  But this is not the first time...

On Wednesday 23 August, the Williams Foundation hosted a seminar exploring A New Approach and Attitude to Electronic Warfare in...

The War in the Sand Pit conference was held 12-13 May 17 to examine perspectives and lessons from Australia’s wars in Afghanistan and...

This is the third in a three-part series on the development of Western operational-level air power command and control arrangements by...

This month marks the 75th anniversary of one of Australia’s most important feats of arms, the defence of Port Moresby by the Royal...

Talk of innovation and the need for cross-pollination to break down stove-pipes is widespread in today’s Air Force, but it is sometimes...

General Robert Scales argues that it’s time for the West’s armies to face-up to the full implications of the irresistible rise of robots...

When it comes to prioritising jointness, Air Force’s history isn’t great. Perhaps it’s time for the RAAF to appreciate that, for its...

This week marks the 74th anniversary of the Battle of the Bismarck Sea, arguably the most significant action fought by Australians during...

It is widely accepted that military forces increasingly are going to have to fight in vast, dense urban areas. US Army Major John Spencer...