Army’s Role in the Strategy of Denial: Point of Entry Security in the Urban Littoral Environment Context The Defence Strategic Review (DSR) directs Army, as part of the multi-domain and cross domain Integrated Force , to contribute to the strategy of denial. The DSR lists several functions that the Integrated Force must be able to undertake to achieve this strategy and these can be usefully understood as part of a paradigm of ‘anti-access/area denial’ (A2/AD) [1] . Within them, Army – the generator of land …

The Question of Urban Perimeter Observation Post Numbers Context Gaining and retaining a secure Air or Sea Point of Entry (APOE/SPOE) is a critical Army enabling function for the Integrated Force to execute ‘anti-access/area denial’ (A2/AD) in the littoral as directed by the Defence Strategic Review (DSR) .  As explained by Dayton McCarthy in part two of this LPF series on littoral manoeuvre, projecting A2/AD systems and their logistics will almost invariably use a POE among urban terrain,.  Securing an …

‘The Primary area of Military Interest’ – Understanding the Urban Littoral Environment in the Near Region Context The 2023 Defence Strategic Review (DSR) states that ‘Australia’s army must be transformed and optimised for littoral manoeuvre’ as part of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) transition from a balanced force to one focused on applying a strategy of denial. The ADF’s primary area of planning interest is to be the ‘immediate region encompassing the north-eastern Indian ocean through maritime …

The Question of Urban Position Minimum Strength Context Deploying a perimeter of detection, backed up by an appropriate response capability, is a key personnel-intensive requirement for gaining and retaining a secure Air or Sea Point of Entry (POE). As such, it is a critical Army enabling function for the Integrated Force to execute ‘anti-access/area denial’ (A2/AD) in the littoral as directed by the Defence Strategic Review (DSR) . Furthermore, almost invariably the POE will be urban, which means that any …

Dr Rhys Crawley is a senior lecturer in history at UNSW Canberra, and the author of the Official History of Australian Operations in Afghanistan, 2005‑2010. From 2016‑2023 Rhys was an historian at the Australian War Memorial. Prior to that, from 2010-2016, he worked at the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Coral Bell School of Asia‑Pacific Affairs, at The Australian National University, where he was the principal researcher and co‑author of the multi‑volume Official History of the Australian Security …

Dr Richard Dunley is a Senior Lecturer at UNSW Canberra at the Australian Defence Force Academy. His research and teaching addresses issues across naval history and maritime strategy. A particular focus has been on interactions of naval technology and maritime strategy, in both historical and contemporary contexts. … Richard …

Dr Robert C Engen is Senior Lecturer in War Studies at Deakin University’s Centre for Future Defence and National Security, attached to the Australian War College in Canberra. A specialist in professional military education, he has previously taught at the Canadian Forces College in Toronto and RMC Canada. He is the author of Canadians Under Fire: Infantry Effectiveness in the Second World War and Strangers in Arms: Combat Motivation in the Canadian Army , co-author of Through Their Eyes: A Graphic History …

Major Alex Lenart is an Australian Army officer with over 15 years of service. He is an intelligence officer by trade with experience in tactical, operational and strategic intelligence roles. He is currently the J2 at Headquarters Australian Amphibious Force (HQ AAF). … Alexander …

Jerimy Tucker is an Australian Army captain and a multi-disciplinary capability acquisition and management consultant. He has over a decade of experience in project and program management, capability analysis, strategy, policy and consulting, working with public sector, defence and national security clients. His portfolio includes steering several high-profile and complex projects, involving capability definition, mission engineering, logistics analysis, financial modelling and costing, stakeholder …

Better Innovation as a Catalyst for ‘Accelerated Preparedness’ through RAS Introduction The ever-evolving landscape of national security and the constant shift in strategic priorities demand that armies adapt swiftly and efficiently. As outlined in the 2023 Defence Strategic Review (DSR) , the Australian Army is called upon to enhance its warfighting capability and self-reliance and optimise for littoral operations. Army is now part of a Joint Integrated Force with a focussed mission; achieving denial by …