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Australian Army Occasional Paper No. 6 In this paper, Associate Professor Kevin Foster of Monash University examines how the Australian Army’s engagement with, and use of, social media compares to that of allied and comparator militaries. Drawing on historical examples drawn from the First Gulf War, Somalia and Kosovo as well as Afghanistan and the Second Gulf War, the paper examines how militaries in the US, Britain, Israel and Australia have met (or have yet to meet) the challenges posed by the changed …
Colonel Jason Logue recently accrued 30 years of service in the ADF - the past 20 of which have been almost solely focused on planning, integrating and achieving effects in the information environment. In the absence of a formalised career approach, he is one of the handful of ADF officers with more than a single posting as an information staff officer working across capability specialist and information environment generalist roles. He has undertaken a broad range of information environment related …
Transcript of a speech delivered by Major General Chris Smith to the U.S. Army Maneuver War Fighter Conference on 17 February 2022 Fort Benning Maneuver Center of Excellence Watch MAJGEN Chris Smith delivering the speech on YouTube Now, I have to admit to being a little bit anxious. Pat has unfairly stuck me between General Flynn and General Abrams – two hard acts to follow and, I get the sense from this week, which is supposed to be about the Indo-Pacific, that the Russian and European flavour of the week …
Major General Chris Smith is Deputy Commanding General (Strategy and Plans) United States Army Pacific. … Chris Smith …
Brigadier Ian Langford, DSC and Bars, assumed the role of Director-General of Future Land Warfare, Army Headquarters, in December 2018. Brigadier Langford is a Distinguished Graduate of the United States Marine Corps Command and Staff College and the School of Advanced Warfighting. He has a PhD from Deakin University. … Ian …
With Fear of Change By Williamson Murray Cambridge University Press , Cambridge, 2011, 342pp Online ISBN: 9781139005241 Reviewed by BRIG Chris Roberts AM, CSC (Retd.) The only constant in war is change. Williamson Murray addresses this factor through the lens of five case studies ranging from the Great War (1914-18) to the Yom Kippur War (1973). Murray has written extensively on the subject of military effectiveness, defining military change during periods of peace as innovation, and during war as …
We’re looking for the next generation of quantum thinkers to help tackle some of Army’s biggest problems. What is Quantum Next Generation (QNG)? The Army Quantum Technology Roadmap outlines Army’s aim to build sovereign capability and leverage Australian research to gain and retain an early quantum advantage. As part of this journey, Army is challenging Australian industry and academia to identify the most disruptive applications of quantum technology. Quantum Next Generation (QNG) is a series of …
A big thank you to all the teams and exhibitors involved in the successful conduct of Army’s Quantum Technology Challenge 2022 held in Adelaide earlier this month. Stand by for an in-depth announcement and review of the challenge on the Army Land Power forum soon. This article provides a preview of the recent Quantum Technology Challenge (QTC) 22 Demonstration Day in Adelaide on 10 August 2022. Background The Army’s Quantum Technology Roadmap highlights quantum technology solutions and potential …
The British Fiasco in Norway, 1940 By John Kiszely Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2017, pp. 375 9781107194595 - Hardback 9781316646427 - Paperback Reviewed by Dr Al Palazzo Periodically, one is fortunate to read a book that ticks all the boxes. It is interesting, impeccably written, and professionally relevant — a page turner that you just can’t put down. The kind of book that when you reach the end you think, ‘why did I not read this sooner’ or ask ‘what else has this author written’? John …
The Transformation of the French Army and the Invention of Modern Warfare By Michel Goya (translated by Andrew Uffindell) Pen & Sword , Barnsley, 2018. 323pp 9781473886964 - Hardback Reviewed by BRIG Chris Roberts AM, CSC (Retd.) A product of his doctoral thesis, Michel Goya, a former Colonel of the French marine infantry, has produced a superb study of the transformation, in all its features, of the French Army during the Great War. The breadth and depth of his work is impressive. Unlike much of the …
