The Australian Army does not have a social licence problem, it has self-confidence issue. On balance, the community from which the Australian Army is drawn, and that it serves, values and implicitly permits the army’s …
Many elements of 21st-century warfare echo those of the 20th century. The nature of war as a brutal and fundamentally human endeavour has endured despite the introduction of stealth aircraft, precision missiles, drones, satellites and …
In the 19 months since the Defence Strategic Review, the Australian Army has prioritised the development of littoral warfighting concepts, positioned the division as the main unit of action in its command and control arrangements, …
The Australian Defence Force is missing an opportunity in shifting the focus of its recruitment drive away from the three armed services and onto the ADF as a whole. By doing so, it’s failing to …
On 12 September, Land Forces 2024, Australia’s largest defence conference and industry exposition, opened to the Chief of Army Symposium for the first time. The symposium brought together almost 2000 attendees from across the Service, …