Spotlight Brief 2/22
This Spotlight Brief is the second in a series of focus pieces on the Russo-Ukrainian War. It describes the events of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, part of the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War. This analysis is in three parts: first, it examines the broad composition of the Russian and Ukrainian Armed Forces; second, it discusses the first phase of the invasion from February-April outlining the major operational level actions; and third, it discusses the invasion’s second phase covering the April-June period.
Australian Army and Microsoft collaborate on AI-infused platform to transcribe combat net radio
The Australian Army and Microsoft are proud to announce they are collaborating on a program that explores how modern digital technologies could transform command and control in the future. The initial focus is on using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to transcribe and analyse voice communications over combat net radio.
Australian Army Journal Volume 17 Number 1
This edition of the Australian Army Journal explores force structure, command and control, with particular focus on the relevance of disruptive technology. In doing so, it presents contemporary perspectives as well as those drawn from Army’s archives. Three book reviews focus on the moral, cultural and practical challenges posed by war. The Australian Army Journal is an integral element of the Australian Army Research Centre’s contribution to discourse on the profession of arms and preparation of the ADF for future operational challenges.
Urban Warfare: A Practitioner’s Annotated Bibliography
'Urban Warfare – A Practitioners Annotated Bibliography’ provides access to a wealth of resources about urban warfare to military practitioners. In it, the AARC has collated over 500 papers, articles and reports on the topic of urban warfare. Each resource listed in the bibliography is directly or indirectly, accessible online, including many examples that would not otherwise be readily located using online search engines.
Strategic Assessment, Quarter 3 2021
The announcement of the Australia, United Kingdom and United States (AUKUS) trilateral security partnership in September, and the fall of Kabul to the Taliban in August, are the most significant strategic developments since these Strategic Assessments began. This Assessment may be paradoxically characterised as ‘Consistency and Change’. The pandemic, including its economic impacts and ongoing global issues with insurrection and terrorism reflect continuity. However, the defeat in Afghanistan and the announcement of AUKUS reflect departures from the strategic orthodoxy of recent decades. Both herald changes to Australia’s strategic circumstances.
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Land Power Forum
The Land Power Forum blog is published by the Australian Army Research Centre in order to generate discussion and debate about the future of Army.
It is a forum for informed analysis, commentary, thoughts and ideas. Contributions are welcomed from stakeholders, subject matter experts and those interested in future land warfare.