Tag Archive for: "F-35"
Lightnings over Delamere

One of Australia’s greatest but least known military assets is the Delamere weapons range in the Northern Territory. It’s a large range located around 120 kilometres south of Katherine and RAAF Base Tindal. As the …

Policy, Guns and Money: Avalon Airshow special

This special edition of Policy, Guns and Money is brought to you from the Australian International Airshow at Avalon, Victoria. Avalon is the biggest airshow in the southern hemisphere and is a chance for major …

The F-35 at sea—not quite déjà vu

The recent revisiting on The Strategist of the arguments around taking the F-35 to sea cast my mind back to the bitter carrier debate of the 1970s and early 1980s. The current discussion certainly doesn’t …

RAAF marrying minds and machines (part 2)

Super-fast machine processing will increase the speed of modern warfare, but skilled men and women will remain the crucial decision-makers, say Australia’s air force commanders. RAAF chief Air Marshal Leo Davies and deputy chief Air …