In a talk hosted by 2(AS) Division and streamed by The Cove on Tuesday 24 September, Professor Anne-Marie Brady will discuss implications for the Australian Army of the PRC’s use of ‘magic weapons’. This is a term used by China's President Xi Jinping to describe the threats and politically influence activities used by the CCP to give effect to its global political objectives.

In a talk hosted by 2(AS) Division and streamed by The Cove on Tuesday 27 August, Professor Peter Dean will discuss implications for the Australian Army from the DSR, NDS and IIP. In doing so this discussion will support our understanding of Army’s role in defence of the nation, a role with significant importance for 2(AS) Division, the Army and the ADF as a whole.

In his newly released Occasional Paper, Cr Carl Rhodes considers lessons learned from the use of uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Recognising that the military utility of UAS has rapidly emerged over the last decade, he analyses why the Australian Army and ADF more broadly need to immediately equip and prepare to face this threat across the spectrum of conflict.

Author Richard Bushby compares WW2 Allied amphibious operations in the European and Mediterranean theatres with those conducted in the central Pacific theatre. The article further examines the relationship between amphibious techniques and broader concepts of strategy and operational art.

This Land Power Forum post by Oleksandra Molloy is part of a larger project - the first evidence-based research on the lessons learnt from the use of drones in the war in Ukraine – drawing on both Ukrainian and Australian expertise. The post summarises highlights from the research – lessons from the use of drones in the Russia-Ukraine War.

Opportunities to enhance collaboration between Australia and India exist in the realm of defence trade and technology transfer. Pradeep Mehta and Anil Wadhwa of the Consumer Unity and Trust Society explain why.

As part of 2 Div's fortnightly PME series, Jeremy Barraclough will deliver a presentation, livestreamed on The Cove on 30 July, addressing the topic of information warfare. Drawing on lessons from recent conflict, he will reflect on their relevance to the Australian Army.

The 1st Place winner of the Short Thoughts Comp, this article attempts to highlight and tackle some of the medical complications that come with littoral warfare.

2nd Place in the Short Thoughts Comp, this article suggests how Army will need to modify the education of junior officers for joint operations in the littoral environment if it wishes to adapt itself to littoral warfare.

Our 3rd Place winner in Short Thoughts Comp, this article argues that one way Army can adapt to littoral warfare is through partnership and cooperation with neighbours to our near north, especially Papua New Guinea.

This article, focusing on how to utilise and advance the Australian infantry platoon to improve Army's littoral capabilities, is the SO1's Choice of Short Thoughts Competition.

This article was the People's Choice of Short Thoughts Competition, and argues for increasing investment in the Regional Force Surveillance Group to improve Army's littoral capabilities and help the pivot to our near north.

In a talk hosted by 2(AS) Division and streamed by The Cove on Tuesday 25 June, Dr Levi West will consider lessons emerging from the current conflict between Hamas and Israel in the Middle East. His focus will be on the dynamics of fighting for, and from, one's Homeland and its relevance to Australia's strategic circumstances.

Acknowledging that the operating environment in the Indo-Pacific is different, Brendan Kelleher explores how the Red Sea Crisis provides a unique opportunity for the Army to infer valuable lessons for its future land based maritime strike capability.

In this book review, Nick Bosio reflects on the importance of military history to any professional effort to master operational and strategic art. While focussed on US military engineering, Bosio observes that 'Clearing the Way: US Army Engineers in World War II' touches on three factors that any military professional needs to understand: the heritage of war-fighting skills and techniques; how different parts of the profession integrate to support the force as a whole; and what lessons can be learned from history to inform the resolution of contemporary military issues.

In a talk hosted by 2(AS) Division and streamed by The Cove on Tuesday 28 May, Major General Stephen Day, DSC, AM will speak on the topic of Generalship and how bold staffs can support their leaders to understand the nature of conflict. The presentation will foster greater awareness of the role of military staffs in a warfighting headquarters and lay the foundation for understanding how Generals win and succeed.

In response to the release of the National Defence Strategy (NDS), a seminar was hosted by 2(AS) Division on the topic of accelerated preparedness, titled Scalability Insights for Defence.

While militaries publicly declared an interest in robotic and autonomous systems (RAS), no documented wide-scale deployments of weapon systems exist. This paper co-branded with RAND identifies a promising range of RAS technologies with military implications and evaluates the potential barriers to their widespread adoption.

Reflecting on recently introduced ADF-wide policy on respite, author Phillip Hoglin identifies areas for further improvement. He outlines factors that contribute to enduring challenges to the achievement of consistent respite policy, with reference to both Australian and overseas experience. Hoglin identifies a spectrum of applied and academic approaches to address these issues and, based on his analysis, provides several workable options for consideration by the ADF.

The Ukraine war has thrust small drones into the spotlight as an integral component of combined arms warfare. Matthew Krupczak contends that commanders must consider the doctrinal implications of both current and evolving off-the-shelf drone technologies and procure countermeasures.