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Foreword We stand at another inflection point in our Army’s history. In April this year, our government delivered clear direction for our Army in response to the Defence Strategic Review. The review recognised a pressing need for our ADF to adapt more quickly to the changing character of war to ensure we are best positioned to fulfil our purpose of deterring conflict and protecting Australia’s national interests. While we must adapt to war’s changing character, we know that war remains an enduringly human …
A Retrospective on the Coastal and Riverine Conflict in Vietnam Editors: Thomas J. Cutler and Edward J. Marolda Naval Institute Press , 2023, 262 pp Hardcover ISBN: 9781557507839 Reviewed by Blair Tidey The subject of this book is historically the most recent large-scale example of coastal and riverine warfare. Significantly, it covers a geographic region in which the Australian Army is most likely to use these capabilities, in cooperation, competition and conflict. While the specific historic context …
The 2024 National Defence Strategy (NDS) and Defence Strategic Review (DSR) describe an Indo-Pacific region increasingly seeing the effects of US-China great power competition in a landscape where modern warfare is rapidly changing. Traditional kinetic warfare is increasingly being replaced by or complemented with hybrid tactics, including the use of cyberattack , foreign interference , influence on public opinion, and cognitive warfare . Climate change and rapidly advancing technologies such as AI …
Enabling Integral Health in the Littoral Environment Our home is girt by sea, a phrase sung from every primary school hall and sports stadium from 19 April 1984. This phrase and its implications, has been missing in Army doctrine for quite some time. The Middle East Area of Operations (MEAO) period of our history slanted our tactical thinking. Our training often details a threat assessment of Area of Operations (AO) dominance, assuming and providing assuredness through multi-domain superiority. The …
Like a Fish out of Water… The Defence Strategic Review makes one thing clear to those concerned in Australia’s profession of arms: Army must be optimised for littoral operations in Australia’s northern land and maritime approaches. As the Indo-Pacific faces increased competition, the commentary surrounding Army’s littoral refocus suggests that it will provide a critical function in projecting forces further into Australia’s northern approaches to deliver deterrence through denial. Army will be key in the …
Enhancing Littoral Warfare Capabilities in the Australian Infantry The Infantry platoon stands as the backbone of ground operations of the Australian Defence Force (ADF). Trained and equipped to fulfil a range of mission tasks that contribute and support an overarching strategic objective. Now, with the strategic shift towards littoral manoeuvre outlined in the 2024 National Defence Strategy (NDS), there is a requirement to adapt and enhance the capabilities of the Australian Infantry platoon for …
Empowering the RFSG This article was a submission to the 2024 AARC Short Thoughts Competition: Littoral Warfare , which asked: " What is one way that you would see Army adapt in order to contribute to littoral warfare? " In recent months, the Australian Government has announced significant investments in improving defence capabilities in the north of Australia, as outlined in the 2023 Defence Strategic Review (DSR) and National Defence Strategy. As the Australian Defence Force (ADF) pivots towards a more …
Enhancing Capability to Secure Urban Points of Entry Context Gaining and retaining a secure Air or Sea Point of Entry (POE), with existing capabilities is likely to be a personnel intensive task of greater than battle group size. This is because suitable POE will be urban and the consequent challenges of maintaining observation along a secure perimeter there, especially where there are surrounding dominating structures. Securing a POE is a critical Army enabling function for the Integrated Force to execute …
