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Revolutions in Military Affairs? Evolve Your Thinking
Are we thinking about military innovations in the wrong way? GPCAPT David Hood certainly thinks so. In this piece, he tackles the notion...
Mar 5, 202311 min read
Summer spruce-up: The blue brain edition
It’s difficult to believe this is our last post for 2022, but with Christmas a week out, the team at The Central Blue is getting ready to...
Dec 18, 20225 min read
The Linebacker II air campaign anniversary and the Ukraine war
This December marks 50 years since the ‘maximum effort’ Operation Linebacker II air campaign that forced the North Vietnamese regime back...
Dec 11, 20224 min read
Book Review: How to Lead a Quest - and reframing the conversation of failure
Through this book review in support of our #FailureWins series, TCB editor Luke Webb explores Dr. Jason Fox’s book on How to Lead a Quest...
May 1, 20227 min read
How can we improve the RAAF’s Officer Training System?
Building a capacity for junior leaders to ask deep questions and possess a greater integrated view of Air Force specialisations is...
Mar 19, 20226 min read
Logistics in War: Enablers to Aviators
In this multi-faceted #AirForce2121 piece, SQNLDR Kylie Melville reflects on what logistics will look like over the next 100 years....
Dec 5, 20218 min read
Kobayashi Maru: Decision survivability & finding ways around the impossible - Chris McInnes
We welcome back multiple-time contributor Chris McInnes as he takes inspiration from Star Trek to advocate for decision-makers who can...
Aug 8, 20214 min read
The autonomy advantage: Is the ADF missing an opportunity? - WGCDR Keirin Joyce
In April this year, The Sir Richard Williams Foundation's return-from-COVID seminar Next Generation Autonomous Systems (NGAS) offered a...
Jul 18, 20217 min read
A Need for an Australian Space Force
In his first piece for the Central Blue, Dr. Graham Wild explores Australia’s future and outlines the need for our own Space Force. Space...
May 16, 20216 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...
Apr 3, 20212 min read
How can you help make the #AFSTRAT a reality? - Luke Webb
In our second instalment in our series on how can you help make the #AFSTRAT a reality, Luke Webb demonstrates how good questions are key...
Mar 27, 20212 min read
How can you help make the #AFSTRAT a reality? - Matt Kelly
At the start of the year, The Central Blue posed the question: How can you help make the #AFSTRAT a reality? We're excited to share with...
Mar 27, 20212 min read
The bedrocks of deterrence – National resilience, technology, innovation and strategy
The Central Blue editor, Wing Commander Ulas Yildirim, challenges current strategic thinking with a thought-provoking article on...
Mar 14, 20218 min read
Where the Good Ideas Are: Engaging Allies in the Contest of Ideas
The Central Blue welcomes back Wing Commander Trav Hallen, along with United States Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Clayton Aune in this week’s
Feb 7, 20218 min read
Australia and the Chinese Challenge: The Perspective of Brendan Sargeant - by Dr Robbin Laird
Recently, Dr Laird continued his discussion with Brendan Sargeant, the well-known and well-regarded Australian strategist about how best...
Jan 17, 20211 min read
How RAAF Air Power Lost Its #AFSTRAT and Got It Back - Dr Heather Venable
The Royal Australian Air Force is breaking through nearly a century of Western militaries’ operational focused 'air force strategy.'
Nov 15, 20206 min read
#AFSTRAT: Seeing the Bigger Picture: Developing Strategic Acumen in RAAF Personnel – Matt Kelly
The Central Blue welcomes first-time contributor Matt Kelly, who is the first to share his thoughts in The Central Blue’s latest series,...
Oct 25, 20204 min read
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