The Williams Foundation launched a series of seminars in 2013 which address the transformation of theADF into a fifth generation force. Last year, we focused on the strategic shift from the land wars to crisis management with peer competitors. The next seminar to be held in Canberra on April 11,…
The liberal democracies are facing a key strategic shift from a primary focus on the land wars in the Middle East to facing the challenges posed by peer competitors. The Pentagon has referred to this as the return of Great Power competition which requires a significant shift from the forces…
By Jenna Higgins As March rolls around, so ends another Exercise Red Flag Nellis (RF-N); an annual, month-long international exercise held at Nellis Air Base, Nevada. During our joint #highintensitywar series with From Balloons to Drones, Dr Brian Laslie explained how Exercise Red Flag was created by the United States Air Force (USAF) as a…
By Robbin Laird China has expanded its maritime reach as it modernizes its navy and air force. And has done so through a “buy in strategy” but one that is challenged as well with its approach to “gray zone operations” in the region as well. In a recent article by…
The Australian Air Force conducted the second biennial Air Warfare Instructor Course in 2019 (AWIC19), a six-month course integrating warfighting functions across a range of specializations. The second of these practical exercises, Exercise DIAMOND SHIELD (DSD19), will operate RAAF and foreign force aircraft from RAAF Base Amberley, RAAF Base Williamtown…
On 28 March the Minister for Defence Senator the Hon. Christopher Pyne, MP, announced Chief of Joint Operations Air Marshal Mel Hupfeld, AO, DSC, would replace Air Marshal Leo Davies, AO, CSC, as Chief of Air Force from 4 July 2019.Major General Greg Bilton, AM, CSC, will assume the position…
Marine Aircraft Group 31 hosts Marine Division Tactics Course aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, Jan. 07- Feb. 01. MDTC focuses on the integration of joint coalition forces that enhances the Marine Air-Ground Task Force. During this training regiment, the students displayed a mastery in air intercept control, basic fighter…
While the EU puts together an initial response to the challenge of Chinese investments and infrastructure ownership in Europe, Italy and France this week signaled sovereign decisions to shape their own approaches within the evolving context. Two articles in the EUObserver published this week provide insights into the priorities of…
