Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have been employed in a wide range of operational roles since the 1960s, in both lethal and non-lethal operations.
This paper argues that the Australian concept of defending the archipelagic inner arc is strategically flawed, potentially dangerous, and in need of further development.
Maritime Strategy for Medium Powers was published by Richard Hill in 1986 and this paper, written 15 years later, re-examines whether the theories of medium-power maritime strategy survived intact or need to be modified.
This paper outlines the issues and challenges faced by RAN staff in developing and implementing a surface-to-air guided weapon capability for Australia during the 1960s.
This article introduces the maxims, or principles, of military actions as seen by French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte during the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815) and brings them into a High-End War Fighting (HEWF) and Force 2030 context.
Effects Based Operations (EBO) and parallel warfare concepts have proven to be a highly effective approach to securing control of the air and denying an enemy force freedom to manoeuvre in a battle-space.
This paper addresses the restraints medium sized navies inherently face and the subsequent impact these have on fleet technology, size and structure.
In August 2016, HMS Echo was tasked to relieve HMS Enterprise as the UK contribution to Operation SOPHIA - the EUNAVFOR MED mission to combat people smuggling in the Central Mediterranean out of Libya. After completing her Basic Operational Sea Trials (BOST) in October, Echo deployed from the UK and arrived in theatre in December.
Exercise TALISMAN SABRE saw the certification of the Amphibious Readiness Group (ARG) and the LHD capability at Full Operational Capability (FOC). This magnificent achievement is the culmination of a decade of work, years in which we have developed a truly world-class joint amphibious capability and an understanding of how we will use it when the moment arrives.