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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 …

Army’s Kill Chain and Targeting Automation for the Defence of Australia The fourth industrial revolution has heralded an era of artificial intelligence (AI), automation, and robotics that represents vast potential benefits for the Australian Army. [1] One key area that these innovations could aid is the Army’s growing indirect fires and targeting responsibilities. This is evident in four key areas. Firstly, new AI and robotic technologies can bridge the Army’s indirect firepower gap above the formation …

Automated Detection of Pre-Incident Indicators in Australian Emergency Response and Defence Capabilities In a world where the landscape of threats and vulnerabilities is constantly evolving, it is paramount for the Australian Defence Force (ADF) to recognise that seemingly innocuous events may harbor deeper implications. The fundamental importance of this realisation lies in the fact that these innocuous events, often dismissed as insignificant, can potentially serve as the first ripples in a larger, …

Adam Wawrzkowicz is a Sergeant in the Australian Army with 17 years’ service across two corps. Adam has been posted to tactical and instructional units, brigade headquarters, theatre operational headquarters and has been seconded to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. He deployed on multiple operations including to Timor Leste, Afghanistan, Iraq and Solomon Islands. … Adam …

James Alexander has over 20 years’ experience in Security Management, Operational Security, Vulnerability Analyses, Training and Capability Development. He has extensive international experience from 10 years’ service in the Australian Special Forces (SASR) where he operated in austere environments across the South Pacific, SE Asia, Africa and the Middle East. James has delivered security management solutions and vulnerability analyses for the ADF, private organisations and the humanitarian sector. Prior …

In part one , this Post examined the concept of littoral manoeuvre including its reference within the 2023 Defence Strategic Review (DSR) , the definition of the relevant terms and the capability of platforms used in the littoral domain. The article proposed that littoral manoeuvre should be a concept that represents the holistic capability of littoral manoeuvre vessels transporting land capabilities. As such, littoral manoeuvre is the use of the littoral to achieve positional advantage to influence the …

Littoral Manoeuvre is a major focus for this year’s research by the Australian Army Research Centre , a topic of the 2023 Chief of Army’s History Conference, and a core theme for  the next volume of the Australian Army Journal. Given its importance, this Land Power Forum post provides some background research regarding the term. It argues that the term ‘littoral’ reflects the projection of land power from the sea to the land, which in turn allows land capabilities to influence the sea. The use of the term …