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Jun 20, 20216 min read
Tomorrow’s Air Force Airbases: Fit for Purpose, Robust and Resilient
This week we welcome back Dr. Peter Layton who turns a spotlight to a sometimes-understated aspect of airpower: Airbases. As airpower...
Jun 6, 202112 min read
From Frankenstein to Astro Boy: Humans, Automation, and Warfare
In April this year Group Captain Jo Brick (an esteemed editor at The Central Blue) gave a compelling presentation to the Williams...
May 2, 20218 min read
Leading Edge – Australia’s air and space power in the next century
In this piece, multiple-time contributor Chris McInnes makes the argument that the RAAF must build the capacity and capability to lead...
Apr 25, 20216 min read
[Part 2] NASA Remote Piloted Aircraft Displaced in Time and Space is Ingenuity
In the second half of his series on NASA’s remote piloted aircraft, join Squadron Leader Michael Spencer as he deep dives into the...
Apr 18, 20217 min read
NASA Remote Piloted Aircraft Displaced in Time and Space is Ingenuity - Part 1
In this two part series, Squadron Leader Michael Spencer details the significance of NASA’s remote piloted aircraft, the Ingenuity...
Apr 3, 20212 min read
Call for Submissions: #AirForce2121
Submissions due 1 October 2021 Following this week’s celebration of the Royal Australian Air Force’s 100 years of service, we at The...
Mar 6, 20213 min read
#futureautonomous – Call for Submissions – Editorial
#futureautonomous On 8 April, The Sir Richard Williams Foundation is holding a seminar to discuss Next Generation Autonomous Systems. The...
Feb 1, 20213 min read
Book - Joint by Design: The Evolution of Australian Defence Strategy
Dr Robbin Laird, Joint by Design: The Evolution of Australian Defence Strategy. 24 December 2020 Link to book details Joint by Design:...
Sep 20, 20205 min read
Hypersonic Weapons – Australia’s Deterrent Future? – Cathy Moloney
The 2020 Defence Strategic Update establishes a new policy framework on the foundation of the key principles: ‘shape, deter, respond’,...
Sep 6, 20206 min read
After the Merge – Marija Jovanovich
2020’s time dilation makes Elon Musk’s comments about the end of the fighter jet era at February’s Air Warfare Symposium seem far more than
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