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As the Australian Army contemplates the transformation of land power, one area that is worthy of focused effort is the development of a deep battle concept. [1] Currently, Army lacks a unified concept for how it intends to employ its incoming deep-ranging platforms to achieve advantage in depth. To remedy this, Army must expand its concept of land power to include methods of credibly competing in areas of the battlespace beyond the influence of its close combat formations. To create a deep battle concept, …
Close Air Support with Unmanned Combat Aerial Systems “ Strategy sometimes matters a lot. ” John Mearsheimer Introduction The 2020 Defence Strategic Update (DSU), the most recent articulation of Australian military strategy, describes the objectives to shape, deter and respond as the centrepiece of the Australian defence strategy. [1] The strategic situation has worsened since the DSU’s release with war in Ukraine, and increasing Chinese belligerence, increasing the requirement for a credible ability to …
Reimagining land warfare through technology Robotic and Autonomous Systems represent the potential future of land warfare where militaries can effectively strike their opponents while removing humans from the conflict zone. Looking back at his experiences leading up to the Second World War, in The Gathering Storm Winston Churchill quipped that, “the War Office is always preparing for the last war.” Churchill was chiding the tendency of military planners not to appreciate the potential of new technologies …
Army is transitioning to a more mechanised, mobile and protected force structure. Amid billion-dollar materiel investment, the 2016 Ryan Review, [1] a subsequent professional military education (PME) strategy [2] and its accompanying CA Directive 22/17 [3] determined that the most pressing transformation that needs to occur in Australian land power is intellectual. Since then, a range of meaningful initiatives and contributions have made PME more accessible and prevalent in the Army training landscape. One …
An incomplete understanding of the nature of the conflict in Ukraine still plagues Australian strategic discourse. In what has been termed, the ‘ first TikTok war ,’ Ukraine’s strategy of resistance indicates an intent to democratise warfare. In this context, the purpose of this Post is to explore the strategy of resistance, Ukraine’s employment of this strategy, and the issues that emerge as lessons for national security professionals. Using the ASPI Strategist as an indicator of the breadth of the …
The unknown story of the Australian men and boats that helped win the war in the Pacific By Ian W Shaw Hachette , Sydney, 2017, 336pp 9780733637292 - Paperback 9780733637308 - eBook Reviewed by Dr Al Palazzo Ian W. Shaw’s The Rag Tag Fleet is not a work of great academic history, but that was never his intention. Instead, Shaw’s work is a great historical story, one that readers interested in Australia and the Second World in the Pacific will welcome. Shaw recounts the adventures of an eclectic mix of …
An Operational Overview of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine February Abstract 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 …
Time to start thinking differently about the US Marines in Australia The US Marine Corps (USMC) is ushering in a new, transformative era in its doctrine, capabilities and organisation under the Force Design 2030 Initiative . On 3 March 2022, the USMC officially stood up its first Marine Littoral Regiment (MLR) based in Hawaii. The 3rd Marine Regiment officially became the 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, the first of three regiments envisaged to be operating by 2030 , with the 4th and 12th Marine Regiments …
Developing Our People for Integrated Campaigning The author acknowledges the efforts, analysis, and assistance of Commander Jorge McKee and Lieutenant Colonel Uliano Polatos. Both officers significantly contributed to, and directly provided, the ideas and analysis that supports this article. Nick Bosio offers What it looks like Tactically, Operationally, and Strategically in Part 1 of Integrated Campaigning . … what people think cannot be separated from the question of how they think. Azar Gat, A History …
Acting Head of Land Capability, BRIG Ian Langford, presents his views on combat operations in the contemporary high threat environment to this year's ADM Congress, Canberra 22 June 2022. It is my aim today to talk to you about our Army, but more specifically, land power as it relates to conduct of combat operations in a modern, high threat environment. This is to be expected, and as the Ukraine conflict is revealing, remains a relevant modality of warfare today. In addition to preparing for these types of …
