Dr Andrew Richardson is the Senior Academic Research Officer at the Australian Army Research Centre (AARC). He was awarded a PhD from the University of Tasmania in 2005, and contributed entries to The Companion to Tasmanian History (2005) during his postgraduate years. Between 2007 and 2018 Andrew was an historian at the Australian Army History Unit, Department of Defence. In 2018 he was seconded to the Official History Project at the Australian War Memorial, where he co-authored the (forthcoming) volume …

Chaplain Darren Cronshaw has served as a Chaplain  at Army School of Transport,   Puckapunyal ; 1st Recruit Training Battalion, Kapooka; and Defence Force School of Signals. He is also adjunct as Professor of Practical and Intercultural Theology with the Australian College of Ministries   (Sydney College of Divinity). … Darren …

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Land-Based Maritime Strike in the Red Sea Crisis   At the base of the Gulf of Suez, a tiny non-state actor is demonstrating how area denial tactics can create a strategic dilemma for larger and more capable nations. Since October 2023, the Houthi movement has used a combination of unconventional naval and land-based maritime strike (LBMS) attacks to restrict passage through the Red Sea. Though individual attacks have been ineffective, the broader threat has been impactful, reducing shipping throughput by …

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 …

Warrant Officer Class One Blair Tidey is a member of the Australian Intelligence Corps. He has served in a wide variety of intelligence postings at the tactical and strategic level, and has deployed to Rwanda, Iraq, Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea. WO1 Tidey was posted to the Defence Section of the Australian Embassy in Hanoi, Vietnam from 2015 to 2017. He has an academic interest in the Vietnam War, and is currently studying for a PhD at the Australian National University. WO1 Tidey has been involved in …

Army Research Scheme The Army Research Scheme is closed for 2024. Th 2025 Army Research Scheme will open in mid 2025. For 2024, independent researchers and research organisations were invited to register to be part of the Army Research Network that will group researchers/organisations in their speciality under the broad scope of Army’s interests being:   State of the Australian Army Profession The analysis of the past, present and future state of the State of the Australian Army Profession in an Integrated …

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The Australian Army Research Centre reviews and compiles systematic descriptions of books on land warfare topics, displayed here as separate Bibliographies. All Bibliography content can also be found through a search . Not listed here, are external bibliographies reviewed within parent Bibliographies.  They will display in a search result, or within the parent Bibliography structure. … …

Submission Guidelines for AARC Publications Thank you for your interest in becoming an AARC author.  We welcome your research, experience and distinctive viewpoints.  As the Chief of Army’s lead agency for coordinating and publishing on the topic of Army land power, we offer an audience within a global network of world class contemporary strategic thinkers.  These contributor guidelines are intended to assist you to prepare your written work for publication by the AARC. What Publications Interest you Most? …