Though a work of fiction, Ghost Fleet stimulates the reader’s thinking about a broad range of ideas and issues, encouraging...

In the right circumstances Ground-Based Air Defence can be a game-changer. Given that the Australian Defence Force invariably deploys...

Air Force needs to embrace the potential of fiction in the development of the minds of its airmen. Not only will it make Professional...

Dr Ross Mahoney responds to Robbin Laird’s post referring to the F-35 as a 1st Gen flying combat system. Using a platform to define air...

Dr Robbin Laird summarises interviews he recently conducted with the RAAF’s chief of staff, Air Marshal Leo Davies; the commander of the...

The shift from analogue to digital technology that started in the late-1950s and gained serious momentum in the 1970s has now reached...

Anti-access/area denial is not as new as you might think. Commonly known as A2/AD, “anti-access/area denial”  has become a hot topic in...

US President Barack Obama recently suggested that the leaders of Islamic State “know they will lose in Syria and Iraq”, and that...

“After neutralizing this advanced surface based air defense system [our flight of four F-35s] destroyed four additional targets. Suffice...

The F-35 Lightning II has been operational with the USMC for more than a year, with the USAF for several months, and is nearing...

The decline in USN and USMC non-deployed flying rates are a cause for concern, as demonstrated by increased home station accident...

"That’s not very joint” The quote came from a senior Air Force officer in response to a suggestion of mine. My suggestion was that Air...

Why do we have an Air Force? In addressing that question, can we move beyond the “Justification Cycle”? Before you read any further into...

“Strategy” is one of those words that’s used so widely and in so many different contexts that it often seems to generate confusion. That...