It is important to underscore the impact informed discussion of combat innovation can have on informing the way ahead.
The Commander of the Surveillance and Response Group looks at the way ahead for the Group and the RAAF.
Together the Queen Elizabeth and the F-35B are a 21st century air system.
Shaping capabilities to inform the joint force in an effective manner to enhance their lethality and survivability will be the challenge.
The C-130J has been and is being modified to play a key role in the transformation of the working relationship between the Australian Army and the RAAF.
The Aussies are preparing for tanker 2.0 while the USAF awaits its first new tanker.
The Army has so hijacked the concept of jointness that the broader transformation of jointness being shaped by the evolution of the amphibious forces has been missed.
Exercise Northern Shield involves over 1000 troops from the Army and Air Force.