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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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Lieutenant Geoffrey Godkin of Mentoring Task Force - Four observes the Tangi Valley from a high point while on patrol with the Afghan National Army.; cover of Irregular Warfare Essay Collection at bottom left
Theorising Rebellion
Irregular WarfareHybrid WarfareLandpower lessons

With the aim of reinvigorating Australian strategic thinking, Andrew Maher codifies the lessons from history into a conceptual framework for Irregular Warfare.
Ready to Write? The Australian Army Research Centre wants to hear from you
Army in MotionFuture ReadyAccelerated Warfare

Do you have something to say about the future of Australian Army land power?  The Australian Army Research Centre invites your contribution. Read here to find out more.
Book Review - From Liddell Hart to Joan Littlewood
Book reviewLandpower lessonsMilitary history

Reviewer BRIG Chris Roberts (Retd.) commends Professor Brian Bond’s book as insightful and thought provoking. This collection of essays is presented in four parts covering the Great War, inter-war years, the Second World War and the post 1945 period with a focus on the British experience.
Doggoles on. Sapper Shaun Ward with his explosive detection dog (EDD) Aussie ready to board a helicopter at the site of the new patrol base north of Baluchi Valley, Afghanistan.
Mimicking Canine Olfactory Sensing Using Solid-State Vapour Detectors
Land combatEmerging TechnologiesArmy in Motion

Oscar Fowler considers the operational potential of current ADF research into solid state detection devices able to mimic the olfactory capabilities of explosive detection dogs.
Welcome to the Land Power Forum for 2022
Army in MotionCognitive edgeFuture Ready

The Director of the Australian Army Research Centre (AARC) reflects on the enduring importance of Army adaptation and invites contributions to the AARC's several publications.
A soldier crouching and holding a 3D printed tile with a camouflage net in the background and with the cover of Spotlight Brief 7/21 in the foreground lower right corner
Science, Technology and Industry (Spotlight Brief 7/21)
Spotlight BriefIndustryStrategic Analysis

The content in this article is an extract of Spotlight Brief 7/21

QTC 2021 three people at the QTC 2021 table
Army sets their sights on robotic and autonomous systems, concepts, and technologies
Quantum TechnologyEmerging TechnologiesRobotics & Autonomous SystemsRICO

Learn more about Army's ongoing research, exploration and evaluation of robotic and autonomous systems in these videos from the Army's Robotic and Autonomous Systems Implementation and Coordination Office (RICO).
An Australian Army soldier prepares a Bushmaster protected mobility vehicle with the cover of Spotlight Brief 7/21 in the foreground lower right corner
Force Design (Spotlight Brief 7/21)
Spotlight BriefForce DesignStrategic Analysis

The content in this article is an extract of Spotlight Brief 7/21

Irregular Warfare Essay Collection
Human SecurityIrregular WarfareHybrid Warfare

This essay collection charts a trajectory for reinvigorating Australian Army’s expertise in Irregular Warfare. It provides a breadth of perspectives based on several case studies drawn from the authors' personal experiences and thoeretical analysis.
Three soldiers falling down through a vortex made of books with the cover of Spotlight Brief 7/21 in the foreground lower right corner
People, Culture and Ethics (Spotlight Brief 7/21)
Spotlight BriefStrategic AnalysisPeople, Culture and Ethics

The content in this article is an extract of Spotlight Brief 7/21

Soldiers from 1-1 Air Defense Artillery Battalion fires a Patriot missile during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2021 on July 16, 2021, at Camp Growl located in Queensland, Australia. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Trevor Wild, 38th ADA BDE Public Affairs.)
How does the Australian Army Defend our Immediate Region? – Part 2
Future ReadyEmerging Threats and OpportunitiesForce Design

Building on his previous LPF Post, Mark Mankowski evaluates Albert Palazzo's controversional call for a new military philosophy for Australia: 'Planning Not to Lose'. In this article, Mankowski draws conclusions from his previous analysis, and suggests implications for future ADF strategy, doctrine and force structure.
Australian Army Lieutenants and Sergeants from the 8th/9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, conduct close-combat shooting during Exercise First Shot at Greenbank Training Area with AAJ Vol XVII No 1 cover in foreground
Australian Army Journal, Volume XVII, Number 1
Australian Army JournalForce DesignModernisation

This edition of the Australian Army Journal explores force structure, command and control, with particular focus on the relevance of disruptive technology. 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 ADF personnel for future operational challenges.
Urban Warfare: A Practitioner’s Annotated Bibliography
Human SecurityIrregular WarfareHybrid Warfare

'The AARC's most recent publication, 'Urban Warfare – An Annotated Bibliography’, provides access to a wealth of resources about urban warfare to military practitioners. It collates over 500 papers, articles and reports on the topic of urban warfare. Each resource is directly or indirectly, accessible online.

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Economy (Spotlight Brief 7/21)
Spotlight BriefEconomicsStrategic Analysis

The content in this article is an extract of Spotlight Brief 7/21

Australian Army soldiers and officers from the 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment (Queensland Mounted Infantry) test the Army’s new Boxer Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle (CRV) on the beach during Exercise Sea Wader 2020 at Cowley Beach Training Area, Far North Queensland.
How does the Australian Army Defend our Immediate Region? – Part 1
Future ReadyEmerging Threats and OpportunitiesForce Design

Mark Mankowski reflects on the security implications to Australia of Albert Palazzo's controversional call for a new military philosophy for Australia: 'Planning Not to Lose'. In this article, Mankowski evaluates Palazzo's proposal against ADF doctrine and a test scenario.

Large pink circular organisms floating in background with the cover of Spotlight Brief 7/21 in the foreground lower right corner
Strategy (Spotlight Brief 7/21)
Spotlight BriefStrategyStrategic Analysis

The content in this article is an extract of Spotlight Brief 7/21

A star filled sky with water and shoreline with small explosions on the landscape across the lower length of the image and a missile trail arcing from left up and down across the sky with the cover of Spotlight Brief 7/21 in the foreground lower right corner
Evolving Geo-strategic Dynamics (Spotlight Brief 7/21)
Spotlight BriefEmerging Threats and OpportunitiesStrategic Analysis

The content in this article is an extract of Spotlight Brief 7/21

A United States Army M901 Launching Station fires a MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile to engage a target, at the Shoalwater Bay Training Area in Queensland, during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2021; overlaid with the cover of Spotlight Brief 7/21.
Our Region (Spotlight Brief 7/21)
Spotlight BriefOur RegionStrategic Analysis

The content in this article is an extract of Spotlight Brief 7/21

Will emerging technology dominate conventional battlefield?
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.
Science, Technology and Industry (Spotlight Brief 6/21)
IndustryStrategic AnalysisSpotlight Brief

The content in this article is an extract of Spotlight Brief 6/21

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