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Occasional Paper 32: Operation OKRA Operational Analysis

This paper analyses Australia’s Operation OKRA, assessing ADF efforts against ISIS (2014~2024). It critiques proxy warfare, AirPower, and counter-network strategies, highlighting policy gaps and suggests reforms to better address future proxy conflicts.

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Australian Army Journal Volume 21 Number2

Command changes with the character of war, whether in artificial intelligence or new battlefield environments. The latest edition of the Australian Army Journal, with an introduction by Brigadier James Davis, features perspectives from Australian and British Army authors as well as independent researchers.

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Army Research Scheme 2025

The Army Research Scheme for 2025 is now open.
Independent researchers and research organisations are invited to register to be part of the Army Research Network that will group researchers/organisations in their speciality under the broad scope of Army’s interests being The State of Australian Army Profession, Littoral Manoeuvre, Defence of Australia, RAS and AI Governance, The National Air Power Enterprise, and Civil-Military-Police integration.

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Chief of Army Professional Study Guide 2025

The Australian Army Research Centre (AARC) has been directed to publish the Chief of Army Professional Study Guide in accordance with the Army PME Plan.
This guide distils and presents, through recognisable themes (command, leadership, the realities of war, intelligence, logistics and strategy, among others) the foundations of the Army profession via a proven route through our professional body of knowledge.

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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.

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Occasional Papers

Operation OKRA Operational Analysis

This paper analyses Australia’s Operation OKRA, assessing ADF efforts against ISIS (2014~2024). It critiques proxy warfare, AirPower, and counter-network strategies, highlighting policy gaps and suggests reforms to better address future proxy conflicts.

Translating Ukraine Lessons for the Pacific Theatre

The war in Ukraine has shaped contemporary warfare in areas of technology, deterrence, and mobilisation of national resources. In this report, Mick Ryan contributes to Defence strategy by providing a comprehensive analysis of how these lessons can be applied to the Pacific Theatre.

Development of an Infantry ‘Disrupt Force’ and Technological Experimentation in an Operational Unit

In this latest Occasional Paper, Chris Hall demonstrates how a Disrupt Force, characterised by widely dispersed infantry augmented by uncrewed aerial systems and their enabling technology, could offer an asymmetric advantage to the ADF.

Journals (Early Access Articles)

Volume 21 Number 2

Command changes with the character of war, whether in artificial intelligence or new battlefield environments. The latest edition of the Australian Army Journal, with an introduction by Brigadier James Davis, features perspectives from Australian and British Army authors as well as independent researchers.

Volume 21 Number 1

This edition represents a milestone in Army’s long campaign to master the profession. For the first time in many years this journal predominantly features contributions by Army members, with further pieces from academia and experts within the Australian Public Service. It is encouraging, both for the Army profession and for the future, to see military members reading and writing for the journal, presenting their expertise and well-reasoned arguments on topics that matter to Army and the Australian Defence Force more broadly. The articles cover a wide range of topics, from how to transform the Australian Army’s full-time cavalry for the next major conflict to exploring the Indo-Pacific grey zones and examining the potential benefits of using artificial intelligence on military operations.

Volume 20 Number 3

Mobilisation requires a multi-disciplinary debate from civil and military security practitioners. The latest edition of the Australian Army Journal, with an introduction by Hannah Woodford-Smith, features perspectives drawn from Australia’s historical and contemporary operational experience.

Robotic and Autonomous Systems Implementation & Coordination Office (RICO)

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RICO explores, coordinates, and develops disruptive technology that equips Army to be Future Ready.

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