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.
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Will emerging technology dominate conventional battlefield?
18 November 2021 Emerging TechnologiesRobotics & Autonomous SystemsLand combat |
In this LPF post, Anant Mishra considers how the use by Israel of artificial intelligence to anticipate targets and identify possible rocket batter locations has given us a glimpse of how emerging technologies could dominate conventional battles in the 21st Century. |
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Science, Technology and Industry (Spotlight Brief 6/21)
17 November 2021 IndustryStrategic AnalysisSpotlight Brief |
The content in this article is an extract of Spotlight Brief 6/21. |
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Book Review - Death of the Wehrmacht
16 November 2021 Landpower lessonsLand combatBook review |
Dr Al Palazzo rediscovers his copy of Citino's 'Death of the Wehrmacht' and finds it to be an impressive volume with considerable utility to the modern military professional. |
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Fifth Generation Army – Leadership and Ethics in 2040
15 November 2021 People, Culture and EthicsArmy in MotionLeadership |
Will the military modernisation measures that Army takes today prepare our ADF men and women for the leadership and ethical challenges of tomorrow? In AARC Occasional Paper 10, we stand in the shoes of soldier Smith facing the prospect of their first combat operation in 2024. |
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Army Quantum Technology Workshop 2021
12 November 2021 Emerging TechnologiesRobotics & Autonomous SystemsRICO |
The Australian Army invites the Australian Quantum Technology community to the Army Quantum Technology Workshop 2021 (AQTW21) within the Australian Institute of Physics (AIP) Summer Meeting in Brisbane on Tuesday, 7 December |
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Force Design (Spotlight Brief 6/21)
11 November 2021 Force DesignSpotlight BriefStrategic Analysis |
The content in this article is an extract of Spotlight Brief 6/21. |
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People, Culture and Ethics (Spotlight Brief 6/21)
9 November 2021 Strategic AnalysisSpotlight BriefPeople, Culture and Ethics |
The content in this article is an extract of Spotlight Brief 6/21. |
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Economics (Spotlight Brief 6/21)
2 November 2021 Spotlight BriefEconomicsStrategic Analysis |
The content in this article is an extract of Spotlight Brief 6/21. |
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Strategy (Spotlight Brief 6/21)
1 November 2021 Spotlight BriefArmy in MotionStrategic Analysis |
The content in this article is an extract of Spotlight Brief 6/21. |
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Our Region (Spotlight Brief 6/21)
26 October 2021 Our RegionStrategic AnalysisSpotlight Brief |
The content in this article is an extract of Spotlight Brief 6/21. |
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2021 Chief of Army History Conference
20 October 2021 Land combatLandpower lessonsMilitary history |
The 2021 Chief of Army History Conference will be held via Zoom from 0830-1630 10 November 2021. The theme for the Conference is 'Contingencies and Compromises: Mobilising the Australian Army'. It will focus on the Australian Army’s history of mobilising to meet challenges across the globe. |
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Army Quantum Technology Challenge 2022
14 October 2021 Emerging TechnologiesRobotics & Autonomous SystemsRICO |
If you're a quantum company, researcher or defence company, now is the opportunity to respond to the Call for Submissions to invent a solution to the Quantum Technology Challenge (QTC) 22. On 11 Aug 22, the QTC 22 Demonstration Day will be held in conjunction with the Army Innovation Day and the Chief of Army’s Symposium at the Adelaide Convention Centre. Read on to learn more about the QTC22 themes and their respective challenges. |
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Special Information Warfare: Evolving Australian and Allied Special Operations Forces to Fight and Win in the Chaos
11 October 2021 Cyber/spaceIrregular Warfare |
The proliferation of information technologies, the rapid pace of military modernisation and the return to Great Power competition are challenging traditional notions of national security as it applies to Australia and its coalition partners. |
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Book Review - Lost Opportunity
6 October 2021 Book reviewMilitary historyLandpower lessons |
Brigadier Chris Roberts (Retd) discusses why 'Lost Opportunity: The Battle of the Ardennes, 22 August 1914' by Simon House is an outstanding model of a campaign study. |
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The Effectiveness of Influence Activities in Information Warfare
4 October 2021 Information WarfarePsychologyPeople, Culture and Ethics |
Cassandra Brooker demonstrates how systems thinking offers an effective approach to understanding complex social systems in the iWar. She also discusses the importance of influencing strategies and psychological cognitive theories to the successful analysis of system behaviours. |
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Book Review - Reluctant Partner
29 September 2021 Book reviewMilitary historyLandpower lessons |
This is not a military history per se; only four of the book's thirteen chapters are devoted to the French naval and military operations at the Dardanelles. The rest cover in much more detail the political maneuverings, obfuscation, distrust, duplicity, post-war aims, and attempts to salvage careers amongst the British and the French, and to a lesser extent the post-war desires of the Russians. |
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Book Review: The Battle for Shaggy Ridge
21 September 2021 Book reviewMilitary history |
Philip Bradley's new book, 'The Battle for Shaggy Ridge', re-examines Australian and Japanese military operations in Papua New Guinea's Finisterre Range during a four month period from October 1943 to January 1944. |
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From Tools to Teammates
20 September 2021 Robotics & Autonomous Systems |
In the recently published Occasional Paper ‘From Tools to Teammates: Human-Machine Teaming and the Future of Command and Control in the Australian Army’, the authors explore the compatibility of emerging concepts of human-machine teaming with existing Australian Army culture and practices, drawing on interviews with serving officers and focusing specifically on the implications for military command and control. The paper assesses the risks and opportunities arising from automation for future concepts, doctrine development and organisational change. |
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Climate Security in the South Pacific: Australia’s Perspective
16 September 2021 EnvironmentCivil-Military Relations |
Army must continue to prepare for the significant implications of climate change on the future ADF operations. This includes the likely increase in HADR and stability operations in the South Pacific. Riley Bradford discusses why. |
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Joint Warfare in the Near Region: Guadalcanal 1942
14 September 2021 Regional politicsMilitary historyAmphibious/joint/interagency |
Levon Lambert explores why Australian military operations in Guadalcanal provide enduring lessons about the ongoing challenge of joint warfare in the near region. |
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