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At last, the Army’s watercraft replacement project is gaining traction. Land 8710 Army Littoral Manoeuvre promises to replace the Army’s archaic LCM-8 and LARC-5 small boats. In addition, the replacement of the decommissioned LCH Balikpapan Class amphibious vessels is receiving serious consideration. To say that this progress is overdue is to minimise the ancientness of these craft — they entered service earlier than the eldest of serving soldiers. There was a time when the Army’s establishment contained …
Dr Hunt discussing disinformation in the COVID-19 pandemic. … Disinformation in the COVID-19 pandemic …
This is the fourth blog in a series on benchmarking the French Army – the armée de Terre. To date, this series has ‘benchmarked’ the armée de Terre , its culture and its structure . This post will analyse the French Army’s people capability. In doing so, it will highlight points of convergence relevant to the increasingly important Army/armée de Terre partnership. The author currently serves as Army’s Liaison Officer to the armée de Terre in France. Like most armies, including our own, the French Army …
Resilience ETOs had previously reported upon the acceleration of digital technology adoption in Australia as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. A report from Google, Temasek and Bain & Company, reports similar accelerated change in South-East Asia, with an additional 40 million internet users in 2020, bringing the region to approximately 70% population adoption. Major Power Competition The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict has settled into a Russian-brokered ceasefire , allowing examination of the lessons of the …
1215-1245: Dr Hunt discussing the impacts of the US Election on Australia and the ADF (inc. Q&A) 1245-1300: Break 1300-1400: Disinformation in the COVID-19 pandemic (inc. Q&A) … Disinformation in the COVID-19 pandemic …
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED. WE WILL UPDATE A NEW DATE VIA THE EVENTBRITE LINK. Our current 2020 Honours Students have just handed in their theses. They will each be presenting a 5 min TED talk on their honours year topics as part of the AARC Seminar series. LT Emma Milner (RASIGS) . For her honours she has studied a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) on cyber and specialised in dis-information and social media. LT Hugh Manson (RAE) . For his honours year he has studied a Bachelor of Business (Hons) in Civil …
Reviewed by Dr Albert Palazzo By Sean McFate, William Morrow, New York, 2019, ISBN 978-0-06-284358-6, pp.318 Reviewers hesitate to recommend a book too enthusiastically because of the risk that readers will assume one is a friend of the author or that you suffer from a tendency to exaggerate. I can assure the readers of this review that I have never met Sean McFate, the author of The New Rules of War: Victory in the Age of Durable Disorder , and no one has ever accused me of exaggeration. Therefore, when I …
Introduction Army Headquarters – Future Land Warfare Branch, through the Australian Army Research Centre (AARC), have recently supported the establishment of innovative, practical prototyping spaces that are essential for imbuing the modern Army with the Creative Thinking culture necessary to succeed in a world increasingly reliant on technology. One such Makerspace will soon be inaugurated at Holsworthy Barracks, where it will serve as an opportunity for soldiers to physically express solutions to the …
Reviewed by Major Marshall Lawrence By Qiao Liang , Wang Xiangsui, People’s Liberation Army Literature and Arts Publishing House, 1999, ISBN 978-1626543058, 212pp Understanding the conceptual foundations of Chinese military thought is important for placing present Chinese actions into context and analysing what might come next. One of the most accessible and frequently cited primary sources translated to English is Unrestricted Warfare . Its influence and contents should therefore be of interest to many. …
Reviewed by Major Andrew Maher By Caroline Moorehead, CHATTO & WINDUS - TRADE, 2019, ISBN 9781784741402, 416pp Recent discussion of the phenomenon of ‘Hybrid Warfare’ belies the history of war as a mixture of politics, deception and espionage, civilian mobilisation into irregular formations and conventional manoeuvre. World War II was typical of this mixture, particularly so in the Italian campaign. Yet, while Operation Husky (the amphibious landings in Sicily), Operation Shingle (the landings at Anzio), …
