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Major Jan Lim is the Junior Operations Research Systems Analyst, Land Warfare Laboratory at Army Headquarters. Prior to pursuing operations research, Jan’s background was in engineering and project management, and has contributed to various projects in the Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group. Jan is a graduate of the Naval Postgraduate School Operations Research program and also holds a Master of Engineering Science in Project Management from the University of New South Wales. … Jan …
Lieutenant Colonel Mark D Tutton leads the Land Warfare Laboratory to conduct complex problem framing, experimentation, data and systems analysis, and perations analysis and assessment. Before taking up this position, he was head of plans at the United States Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory, responsible for the development and implementation of Sea Dragon – The Marine Corps service experimentation plan. He is a graduate of the Australian Defence College and holds a Master of Military and Defence …
The content in this article is an extract of Spotlight Brief 3/21 . Ansar Al-Sunna Mozambique: Is It the Boko Haram of Southern Africa? Journal of Applied Security Research – Feb 21 Australia’s national security attention rightly often focuses to the north. Increasingly, our use of the ‘Indo-Pacific’ to describe of region of interest requires greater awareness of the Indian Ocean region and security concerns within and around it. This includes awareness of Africa, where Great Power competition is playing …
The content in this article is an extract of Spotlight Brief 3/21 . Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies in the Israel Defence Forces: blurring traditional boundaries Journal of Strategic Studies – Dec 20 While there are significant differences between Israel and Australia’s geo-strategic situation, some points of comparison exist between the IDF and the ADF. Both focus on technological superiority to make up for a lack of mass, operate in a constantly contested space to shape future conflicts, and …
The content in this article is an extract of Spotlight Brief 3/21 . Using design thinking to cultivate the next generation of female STEAM thinkers International Journal of STEM Education – Mar 21 Women only make up about 17% of all STEM qualified people in Australia. It is even less within engineering and professorial areas. Nor is the Australian Army an exemplar of women in STEM, as of 01 Apr 21 across our three technical Corps and all officers and soldiers, only 6.8% are women. [1] While this is an …
The content in this article is an extract of Spotlight Brief 3/21 . The Geopolitics of Critical Minerals Supply Chains Center for Strategic & International Studies – Mar 21 Modern society, and militaries, are dependent on rare and critical minerals that make up our electric generation and storage, computers, magnets, lasers and other essential equipment. Unlike the fossil fuels that were vital to the industrial age, the mineral required for the digital and quantum age minerals are much more constrained …
The content in this article is an extract of Spotlight Brief 3/21 . Information Weapons: Russia’s Nonnuclear Strategic Weapons of Choice The Cyber Defense Review – Dec 20 The increased focus on deterrence suggests closer study in how our systems and capabilities can achieve it. Russia offers an unlikely exemplar, especially in the immediate post-Cold War phase. When confronted with an undented NATO and a shambolic internal economy, Russia turned to information warfare as a strategic tool. In the three …
The content in this article is an extract of Spotlight Brief 3/21 . Conflicts to Come: 15 scenarios for 2030 European Union Institute for Security Studies – Dec 20 Force design, while unable to predict exactly, demands practitioners understand likely future scenarios and, despite the complication of the unknown, their consequential needs. What is particularly useful is to consider a range of possible futures, for if a force can do all required roles in many possible scenarios there is a higher likely …
The content in this article is an extract of Spotlight Brief 4/21 . Defense Against the Dark Arts in Space: Protecting Space Systems from Counterspace Weapons Center for Strategic and International Studies – Feb 21 On 19 May 21, Air Marshal Mel Hupfeld announced the formation of a Space Command that would draw upon personnel from all three Services. The Army will play a significant role in building Australia’s Space Domain capabilities. This report from CSIS is an excellent summary of the passive and …
The content in this article is an extract of Spotlight Brief 4/21 . Clarifying the Relationship of Design Thinking to the Military Decision-Making Process University of South Florida – Nov 20 This doctoral thesis by Thomas Fisher proposes a new model of military decision making that better enables commanders to operate in increasingly complex environments. It takes the pre-existing US Army planning and applies design thinking to create a model better able to cope with a broad range of interconnected …