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Aug 15, 20206 min read
#ADFRAS2040 – Countering Robotics and Autonomous Systems through Maritime Area Denial – Nate Streher
The Central Blue is pleased to welcome a first-time Navy contributor, Nate Streher as he considers how Robotics and Autonomous Systems exist


Jul 25, 20207 min read
Unmanned Aerial Systems and the 5th Generation Air Force: Part one - William Gill
The potential future applications of Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) capabilities in support of everyday military operations are widely...
Jun 28, 20203 min read
Call for Submissions: Robotics and Autonomous Systems 2040
Call for Submissions: Robotics and Autonomous Systems 2040 – The Central Blue, The Forge, and Grounded Curiosity


May 17, 20205 min read
Swarming it ain’t – Keirin Joyce
We are delighted to welcome Keirin Joyce back. In this piece, Keirin calls for greater clarity and sobriety when discussing swarming.


May 10, 20203 min read
Call for Submissions: Robotics and Autonomous Systems 2040
Call for Submissions: Robotics and Autonomous Systems 2040 – The Central Blue, The Forge, and Grounded Curiosity


Apr 12, 20204 min read
Reinterpreting Douhet: Appreciating the Offensive Character of Cyberwarfare – Douglas Holmshaw
Giulio Douhet’s theory of air power continues to be a topic of debate and controversy nearly a century after he wrote Command of the Air.


Feb 23, 20207 min read
Planning to Win: Structuring the Force – Part 1 – Gus McLachlan
MAJGEN Gus McLachlan AO (Retd) shares his thoughts on how to best approach force structure to gain a winning advantage.


Jan 19, 20209 min read
#SciFi, #AI and the Future of War: AugoStrat Awakenings, Part III – A New Corps – Mick Ryan
the third part of Mick Ryan’s AugoStrat saga, a part of our #SciFi #AI and the Future of War fiction series.


Sep 15, 201911 min read
Future Workforce 2025 – Scherger Group - Jo Brick
Air forces are generally techno-centric organisations, and often express themselves through technology.


Jun 9, 201911 min read
#Scifi, #AI – It has always been thus – Jason Begley
Fiction is playing an increasingly important role in shaping the debate and discussion on the future of warfare. In this short story, Jason


Mar 10, 20196 min read
#SciFi, #AI and the Future of War: AugoStrat Awakenings, Part II – Mick Ryan
We are pleased to welcome back Mick Ryan with the second instalment of his short story AugoStrat Awakenings. You can find the first part of


Mar 3, 20194 min read
#SciFi, #AI, and the Future of War: Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines – Chris McInnes
The Terminator series is something of a touchstone for popular thinking regarding artificial intelligence. Chris McInnes joins the #SciFi, #


Feb 20, 20195 min read
#SciFi, #AI, and the Future of War: Chappie – David McFarlane
David McFarlane joins the #SCiFi, #AI and the Future of War series with this discussion of the movie Chappie, directed by Neill Blomkamp.


Feb 6, 20193 min read
#SciFi, #AI, and the Future of War: Good News from the Vatican – Shane Dunn
Shane Dunn joins our #SciFi, #AI, and the Future of War series to discuss Good News from the Vatican by Robert Silverberg. The book presents


Feb 1, 20193 min read
Call for Submissions: #Selfsustain and High-Intensity Operations – Editorial
On 11 April 2019, the Sir Richard Williams Foundation is holding a seminar examining high-intensity operations and sustaining self-reliance.


Jan 23, 20194 min read
#SciFi, #AI and the Future of War: Colossus: The Forbin Project – Michael Spencer
The next contribution in our #Scifi, #AI and the future of war series comes from Michael Spencer, who reviewed the 1970 movie; Colossus: The


Jan 20, 20193 min read
#SciFi, #AI and the Future of War: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? – Carl Rhodes
Carl Rhodes joins us to look at the artificial intelligence, autonomy, and human-machine teaming implications for Philip Dick’s 1968 book Do


Jan 16, 20192 min read
#Scifi, #AI and the Future of War: Accelerando – Andrew Cruickshank
We welcome Andrew Cruickshank to our #Scifi #AI series with his review of Charles Stross’ 2006 book, Accelerando that explores the notion of


Jan 13, 20196 min read
#SciFi, #AI and the Future of War: AugoStrat Awakenings – Mick Ryan
We are very pleased to welcome Mick Ryan to the #SciFi #AI series with his short story about Jason and the Augo-Strats.


Jan 9, 20193 min read
#SciFi, #AI, and the Future of War: Fahrenheit 451 – Mark O’Neill
We welcome Mark O’Neill to launch our #scifi #AI series with his review of Ray Bradbury’s 1951 classic, Fahrenheit 451.
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