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Abstract In 2021–2022, the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (1 RAR), experimented to develop a ‘disrupt force’ consisting of light infantry augmented with uncrewed aerial systems and ground vehicles. This group operated ahead of other forces to report on the opposing force, but also ambushed enemy reinforcement and withdrawal routes. The disrupt force actively attacked and degraded opposing forces and their plans, isolating objectives and setting the conditions for friendly combat teams to conduct …
Dr Pearl Nunn is a Lecturer in History at the University of Newcastle, NSW. Nunn completed her History PhD in 2023, entitled “Visible and Vocal: Black Women in Eighteen Century Britain, c.1707-1834”. She has taught in various areas, including Australian History, Transatlantic History and European History. … Pearl …
Major Matthew Jones is an Army Reserve infantry officer and civilian Paediatric Surgeon currently serving as SO2 Strategic Analysis at the Australian Army Research Centre. He has commanded at a company level, posted as an instructor on the Combat Officers’ Advanced Course, and deployed on multiple domestic operations. A recent graduate of the Australian Command and Staff Course, he holds a PhD in paediatric surgery, a Doctor of Medicine and a Master of Surgery, among several other tertiary qualifications. …
Major Chris Hall is an infantry officer with experience across regimental and headquarters roles. He has commanded teams on Operation RESOLUTE and Operation HIGHROAD, and over 2021-2022 led experiments with uncrewed aerial and ground systems in a littoral environment. His most recent role in Army was managing the Landing Craft – Medium within the Littoral Manoeuvre Program. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (Human Resources) from Southern Cross University and a Master of Capability Management …
Shaun Cameron is an Australian Army Reservist and Australian Public Servant. He has experience working in the Department of Defence and the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Prior to joining the public service, he worked in Southeast Asia for several years and has postgraduate qualifications in international relations, national security, and public administration. … Shaun …
Captain Gavin Cookman is a RAEME Officer working in RICO’s Quantum Technology Cell as a reservist. His previous service includes both full-time and reserve service across FORCOMD, SOCOMD and AHQ. … Gavin Cookman …
Associate Professor Martin Crotty teaches history at the University of Queensland. He has researched and taught a number of aspects of war and society, particular regarding militarisation, memory, and veterans. … Martin Crotty …
Wing Commander Alice Paton is the Disruptive Experimentation lead at Jericho Disruptive Innovation, which rapidly develops emerging technology and concepts to provide asymmetric advantage in the air domain. Alice is also a Sir Richard Williams Scholar at the Australian National University, conducting PhD research into political-military relations since the Vietnam War. Alice holds a Bachelor of Aeronautical Engineering from University of New South Wales, a Master of Systems Engineering from University of …
Commander Felicity Petrie is an Engineering Officer in the Royal Australian Navy, and is currently posted to the Sea Power Centre – Australia as the Australian War Memorial Navy Fellow. A Chartered Fellow of Engineers Australia, and a Chartered Marine Engineer with the Institute of Marine Engineers, Felicity has served over 26 years in Navy. Holding postgraduate degrees in both engineering and strategic studies, Felicity is currently undertaking research into battle damage repair of forces in the maritime …
The Australia of 2020 is amid a health and economic crisis that it did not fully anticipate, after a bushfire emergency of such significance that wartime provisions for a military response were required, while witnessing dramatic shifts in the geostrategic environment. The complexity of circumstances defies memory, with events of historic scale and significance. It has been a challenge for the Army, as part of the Australian Defence Force (ADF), to respond to this confluence of problems. This is not a …
