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Strategy and Air Power Part 4: From Lust to Dust – Peter Layton
In the last of his four part series on air power and strategy, Peter Layton argues strategies must be dynamic or they are doomed. Parts on
Jun 3, 20185 min read
Strategy and Air Power Part 2: The Forgotten Other Side – Peter Layton
In the second post of a four-part series on air power and strategy, Peter Layton discusses a frequently overlooked element of air power: the
May 20, 20184 min read
From ‘Bats to MAVs’: The Concept is Clear, ‘Small’ is the Future of Aerial Warfare – Lee Tomà s
Editorial Note: Between February and April 2018, The Central Blue and From Balloons to Drones, will be publishing a series of articles that
Apr 8, 201810 min read
The Requirement for Airborne Tactical Reconnaissance in #HighIntensitywar - Rodney Barton
Editorial Note: Between February and April 2018, The Central Blue and From Balloons to Drones, will be publishing a series of articles that
Apr 6, 20186 min read
Air Operations at the Level of Boots on the Ground – Sean Welsh
Editorial Note: Between February and April 2018, The Central Blue and From Balloons to Drones, will be publishing a series of articles that
Mar 28, 20188 min read
Education for 21st Century Aviators – Randall Wakelam
Editorial Note: Between February and April 2018, The Central Blue and From Balloons to Drones, will be publishing a series of articles that
Mar 23, 201811 min read
Observations on the Character of Future #highintensitywar – Jenna Higgins
Editorial Note: Between February and April 2018, The Central Blue and From Balloons to Drones, will be publishing a series of articles that
Mar 21, 20187 min read
The Air Defence of the UK: Defence on a Shoestring in an Age of Uncertainty – Kenton White
Editorial Note: Between February and April 2018, The Central Blue and From Balloons to Drones, will be publishing a series of articles that
Mar 18, 20189 min read
Fearing a Space Pearl Harbor: Space Warfare, #highintensitywar, and Air Power – Bleddyn E. Bowen
Editorial Note: Between February and April 2018, The Central Blue and From Balloons to Drones, will be publishing a series of articles that
Mar 16, 201810 min read
What does Time and Space mean for the Airman? – Ian Shields
14 March 2018 Editorial Note: Between February and April 2018, The Central Blue and From Balloons to Drones, will be publishing a series...
Mar 14, 20188 min read
Security Forces in #highintensitywar - Sean Carwardine
Security Forces in #highintensitywar: A Look Back at Airfield Defence for a Future Consideration of the RAAF - Sean Carwardine 07 March...
Mar 7, 20189 min read
#highintensitywar and the Realistic Training Paradigm: Red Flag and Aerial Warfare – Brian Laslie
28 February 2018 Editorial Note: Between February and April 2018, The Central Blue and From Balloons to Drones, will be publishing a...
Feb 28, 20189 min read
#highintensitywar and the Enduring Legacy of Operation Bolo – Tyson Wetzel
25 February 2018 Editorial Note: Between February and April 2018, The Central Blue and From Balloons to Drones, will be publishing a...
Feb 25, 201812 min read
Attrition in Fifth-Generation Air Forces during #highintensitywar – Rex Harrison
21 February 2018 From February to April 2018, The Central Blue and From Balloons to Drones, will be publishing a series of articles that...
Feb 21, 20185 min read
#highintensitywar: A series introduction – Editors of TCB and From Balloons to Drones
18 February 2018 During 2017, a major war on the Korean Peninsula became a distinct possibility. As the rhetoric over North Korea’s...
Feb 18, 20184 min read
Combat Power through Organisation Part 1: Structuring Air Power – Brian Weston
This is the first in a series of posts by Brian Weston describing the Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) organisational evolution since the
Jan 14, 20184 min read
The year that’s been and what is to come — The Editors
We started The Central Blue at the end of 2016 with two goals in mind: to provide a forum for the discussion and debate on issues...
Dec 17, 20176 min read
My Fifth Generation — Chris McInnes
In this post, Chris McInnes provides some thoughts on what he thinks a fifth-generation force looks like. He is not sure he is right and...
Dec 3, 20176 min read
From Fourth to Fifth Generation: Enter the F-35A Lightning II — Brian Weston
This is the third in a series of posts by Air Vice-Marshal Brian Weston (Retd.) describing the RAAF’s transition through five generations...
Nov 12, 20174 min read
Personnel Recovery: Prudent Insurance for a Fifth Generation Force — Andrew Fisher
The execution by Daesh of a downed Jordanian F-16 pilot in 2015 highlighted the importance of personnel recovery in combat zones. In this...
Oct 22, 20175 min read
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