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Australian Army Research Centre Spotlight Briefs provide a periodically released curated overview of issues relevant to Australian Landpower. Spotlight Briefs derive solely from available open source material. Inclusion of material in a Spotlight Brief does not imply or reflect Australian Army, Australian Defence Force or Australian Commonwealth Government policy.

Spotlight Briefs

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Spotlight Brief 3/22

02 November 2022 This Spotlight Brief examines Russia’s combined-arms approach during its invasion of Ukraine in 2022. To provide context, it discusses the primary Russian tactical unit of action, the Battalion Tactical Group. It subsequently explores a range of observations on the application of combined-arms at the tactical level during the initial phases of the invasion. It concludes by offering a number of deductions pertinent to the Australian Army’s own application of combined-arms.
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Spotlight Brief 2/22

30 June 2022 This Spotlight Brief 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.
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Spotlight Brief 1/22

26 May 2022 This Spotlight Brief provides an introduction and context to the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War. It discusses Ukraine’s strategic circumstances and provides an overview of the chain of events which led to it. The Brief aims to provide a wide audience with a basis of knowledge to better understand the relationship between Russia and Ukraine and why the conflict occurred.
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Spotlight Brief 7/21

27 October 2021 Spotlight Brief 7/21 has particular emphasis on issues relating to the future of warfare, especially land warfare, in addition to its usual areas of interest.
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Spotlight Brief 6/21

18 October 2021 This issue of the Spotlight Brief emphasises issues relating to robotics and autonomous systems (RAS). The Army is committed to expanding this capability, with unprecedented funding and support within Force Structure Plan 2020 and advanced trials across maritme, land, air, and cyber domains. In addition, Army is expanding its cognitive capability in these fields, spearheaded by the Robotic and Autonomous Systems Implementation and Coordination Office (RICO) within Future Land Warfare Branch. Spotlight Brief 6/21 explicitly reflects some of the challenges that Army and the Joint Force are…
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Spotlight Brief 5/21

23 August 2021 This issue of the Spotlight Brief focuses on issues relating to Army’s workforce, culture and ethics. People are at the centre of our Army. Our people are diverse, skilled and resilient volunteers. They lead, inspire and make a difference in our communities, in our region and across the world. They deliver results for Australia every day. Every technological breakthrough must be matched with innovation, and the capability offered by Army’s entrepreneurial soldiers and officers. A future-focussed Army also benefits from transformation in Army’s workforce management as is being revisited though…
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Spotlight Brief 4/21

18 July 2021 Spotlight Briefs provide a curated overview of issues relevant to Australian Landpower. They derive solely from available open source material. Importantly, inclusion of material in a Spotlight Brief does not imply or reflect Australian Army, Australian Defence Force or Australian Commonwealth Government policy. The brief will be published monthly on the Australian Army’s Landpower Forum.   The Australian Army Research Centre welcomes feedback on all publications. If you have a comment, or would like to suggest a pertinent article for the next issue, please contact the AARC Strategic…
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Spotlight Brief 3/21

07 June 2021 A Note from the Editors Spotlight Briefs provide a curated overview of issues relevant to Australian Landpower. They derive solely from available open source material. Importantly, inclusion of material in a Spotlight Brief does not imply or reflect Australian Army, Australian Defence Force or Australian Commonwealth Government policy.  Additionally, I would like to take this opportunity to highlight another new publication. The AARC has worked with the RAND Corporation Australia to deliver a report which delves into our Army's ideas as expressed through its AARC publications. The RAND paper…
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Spotlight Brief 2/21

13 April 2021 This issue has a focus on the region. The Indo-Pacific Region is vitally important. It is not only where we live, but also the place where the Australian Army and its people work cooperatively and collaboratively with our many allies, partners and friends to advance peace and security for all.
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Spotlight Brief 1/21

16 March 2021 Australian Army Research Centre Spotlight Briefs provide a periodically released curated overview of issues relevant to Australian Landpower. Spotlight Briefs derive solely from available open source material. Inclusion of material in a Spotlight Brief does not imply or reflect Australian Army, Australian Defence Force or Australian Commonwealth Government policy.
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