Preparing for a Quantum Leap: The Australian Case
When we think of technology and geostrategic competition, artificial intelligence and the race between China and…
Read More »The Afghan War and the Australian Army
The war in Afghanistan has profoundly changed the Australian Army and had a significant impact on…
Read More »U.S. Bases in Central Asia: Where Will They Go?
The U.S. is attempting to evacuate its troops and contractors from Afghanistan by 11 September 2021,…
Read More »Shaping Australia’s Sovereign Missile Capability
In 1503, Niccolo Machiavelli warned, ‘One cannot always rely on someone else’s sword. One must be…
Read More »The Evolving Aircraft Carrier Picture in the Indo-Pacific Region
The continuing military build-up in the Indo-Pacific region includes, among other things, aircraft carriers. Several countries…
Read More »Kill Webs, Engagement Density and Escalation Management
Recently, we interviewed a USAF retired Colonel who was both a combat veteran and test pilot,…
Read More »F-35B Expeditionary Basing and the Pacific
The United States and its core allies are in the process of shaping a distributed but…
Read More »Shaping the Eco-System for Logistics Innovation: The Impact of Automation and Autonomous Systems
At the recent Williams Foundation Conference on Next Generation Autonomous Systems, Col. Beaumont, Director of the…
Read More »USAF Pac Fleet Commander on the RAAF
At a time of increasing strategic tension in the Indo-Pacific, the United States sees the Royal…
Read More »Sustaining Machines: Logistics and Autonomous Systems
The popular discussion on autonomy in warfare is constrained to either describing the advantages of introducing…
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