An analysis of counterterrorism measures taken by Indonesia since the 2002 Bali bombings Source: The Pacific Review – Jul 20 As much as a shock that the Bali bombings of 2002 were to Australians, the event and its long-term impact were even greater for the Indonesians. Coming at the start of the US ‘War on Terror’, there was significant pressure on Jakarta from Washington and Canberra to reform their domestic security posture and crack down on terrorist groups and supporters. Nearly 19 years on, Kathrin …

Editor's note: The Quantum Technology Roadmap has now been launched and can be viewed here . On 20th April 2021, Army will launch its Quantum Technology Roadmap. The launch will occur during the Quantum Technology Challenge 2021 (QTC 2021) at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre and will include presentations from Australia’s Chief Scientist, Dr Cathy Foley AO PSM, and the Chief Defence Scientist, Prof Tanya Munro. Quantum technologies have been identified as having substantial disruptive …

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. The below is a focus on the ‘Economics’ section of Spotlight Brief 1/21 , which can be viewed fully here . The Future of Work in the Mekong …

The Effectiveness of Armoured Vehicles in Urban Warfare Conditions Source: Defence Science Journal – Jan 21 The ever-increasing urbanisation of the world presages urban warfare as an enduring mission for land power in the future. This also drives the requirement for the effects that are presently only delivered by armoured vehicles in such an environment – direct firepower, protection, mobility and secure mobile nodes. To that end, the author utilises data from nearly 700 attacks in urban areas of Syria …

  While jet-packs are by no means a new idea, they are now starting to come of age. For many decades they have been a feature of science fiction. Younger readers would have enjoyed watching Iron Man’s dogfight with a pair of F22s, while older ones might be more comfortable with the future offered by Buck Rogers . Today, the term jet-pack includes a host of variants that include flying boards and other personal flying devices. A French inventor has crossed the English Channel on a fly board in a 22 minute …

The first Army Quantum Technology Challenge (QTC 2021) will be held at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre on 20 April 2021. The Challenge will see teams of Australia’s world-leading quantum scientists and engineers compete to show how quantum technologies can conceptually deliver Army unprecedented capabilities, including: Making the ground transparent: imaging what is hidden subterranean Resupplying troops in battle quickly, safely and efficiently: optimisation of large-scale resupply by squads …

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. The below is a focus on the ‘Our Region’ section of Spotlight Brief No. 1, 2021, which can be viewed fully here. Vietnam and the search for …

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. The below is a focus on the ‘Geostrategic Dynamics’ section of Spotlight Brief 1/21, which can be viewed fully here. Seizing on weakness: Allied …

We are pleased to introduce a new Australian Army Research Centre publication – the Spotlight Brief .  Developed by our Strategic Assessments team, 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 and will be …

In his latest book , the soldier-scholar David Kilcullen lays out his ideas of how state and non-state actors adapt, including a discussion on the recent evolution of drones in war. The early chapters neatly document recent advances in commercially-derived drone technology, armaments, and tactical employment, presciently predicting many features of the current Nagorno-Karabakh conflict . One of the more troubling conclusions he draws is the increasing ability of these systems to operate without command …