MAJGEN Gus McLachlan AO (Retd) shares his thoughts on how to best approach force structure to gain a winning advantage.

The contest of ideas needed to drive Australian military concepts and capabilities into the future can take many forms. Unfortunately, most

Chris McInnes explores the role of cognition in warfare and asks whether we understand the types of cognition needed in the future, and what

20 July 2018 marked the 49th anniversary of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landing on the Moon. To mark that occasion and contribute to...

Following a week that saw many Australians observe the centenary of the Battle of Hamel and debate the significance of that action, Alan Ste

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

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

In this post, Alan Stephens argues the case for military professionals to read history – not for ‘lessons’ or details, but to appreciate the

Editorial Note: Between February and April 2018, The Central Blue and From Balloons to Drones, will be publishing a series of articles that

Editorial Note: Between February and April 2018, The Central Blue and From Balloons to Drones, will be publishing a series of articles that

Editorial Note: Between February and April 2018, The Central Blue and From Balloons to Drones, will be publishing a series of articles that

11 March 2018 Editorial Note: Between February and April 2018, The Central Blue and From Balloons to Drones, will be publishing a series...

Security Forces in #highintensitywar: A Look Back at Airfield Defence for a Future Consideration of the RAAF - Sean Carwardine 07 March...

28 February 2018 Editorial Note: Between February and April 2018, The Central Blue and From Balloons to Drones, will be publishing a...

25 February 2018 Editorial Note: Between February and April 2018, The Central Blue and From Balloons to Drones, will be publishing a...

21 February 2018 From February to April 2018, The Central Blue and From Balloons to Drones, will be publishing a series of articles that...

18 February 2018 During 2017, a major war on the Korean Peninsula became a distinct possibility. As the rhetoric over North Korea’s...

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