In February 2022, Russian forces streamed into Ukraine under what Russian President Vladimir Putin called a ‘special military operation’ to achieve objectives including ‘denazification, demilitarisation and its neutral status’. The early weeks of the conflict found Russia struggling to achieve its objectives despite many military experts’ predictions that Ukraine would fall quickly. Over two years later, the conflict continues, and uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) have made significant contributions to the …

Dr Carl Rhodes , director and founder of Robust Policy, has over 25 years of experience delivering policy analysis and actionable recommendations for senior government and military leaders in Australia and the United States. Carl has experience as a research leader and manager of policy analysis efforts and is active across several portfolios including defence technology and acquisition and national security strategy. Carl is currently a non-resident Senior Fellow with the National Institute for Deterrence …

A Comparative Analysis of Amphibious Operations in the Pacific and European Theatres of the Second World War    Within Occasional Paper Number 23 , author Richard Bushby compares WW2 Allied amphibious operations in the European and Mediterranean theatres with those conducted in the central Pacific theatre. The article further examines the relationship between amphibious techniques and broader concepts of strategy and operational art. … Occasional Paper 23 release - From The …

Army Futures Research Framework The Army Futures Research Framework (AFRF) describes the core research needs of the Australian Army in its contribution to Defence strategy. It supports Army’s ‘futures’ planning.  The objective of the AFRF is to foster research outputs that shape and inform Army modernisation in order to build a more capable land force.  The AFRF seeks to engage a wide audience, ignite thinking and rally intellectual capital to address Army’s most difficult transformational challenges. The …

  The reading lists are designed to prepare an officer or soldier for service in the State of the Australian Army Profession. The State of the Australian Army Profession can be unforgiving and competitive. The consequences of failing are significant for the individual, his or her comrades and the nation they serve. The reading lists provide a number of publications that can help prepare you for service and which will allow you to better understand the demands that service will place on one's self and one's …

The Australian Army Research Centre welcomes contributions from domestic and international military, academic community and the general public to promote the understanding of land warfare. Contribute an article, paper or publication The Australian Army Research Centre publishes the Australian Army Journal ( AAJ ) and Occasional Papers  and Research Reports  and welcomes military and academic contributions for consideration that fosters debate, promotes interest in future land warfare and Army’s …

  Australian Army Research Centre (AARC) The Australian Army Research Centre (AARC) was established in mid-2016 in accordance with the wishes of the then Chief of Army Lieutenant General Angus Campbell. It is the successor to the Land Warfare Studies Centre. It sits as a Directorate within the Army’s Future Land Warfare Branch in the Land Capability Division of Army Headquarters. Role The AARC conducts strategic studies, research and analysis, fosters debate and advocates the value of the joint land force …

A Comparative Analysis of Amphibious Operations in the Pacific and European Theatres of the Second World War Amphibious operations came of age between mid-1942 and mid-1945 as the armed forces of the western Allied powers conducted over forty major amphibious assaults. Despite this, these amphibious operations required significantly different force structures, equipment, training and command methodologies. As the Australian Army adapts to deliver an expanded focus on combined arms amphibious manoeuvre, the …

Colonel Rich Bushby is an infantry officer who has served in Joint, Army and Special Operations Command appointments in operations, personnel management and training roles. He has served operationally in East Timor, Israel and Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan as a platoon and company commander, United Nations Military Observer and Mentoring Team Commander. He is a graduate of the United Kingdom’s Advanced Command and Staff College and holds a Bachelor of Arts with Honours (UNSW), a Master of Arts …

Dr Oleksandra Molloy is a Senior Lecturer in Aviation at the School of Science, the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Canberra, Australia. Dr Molloy has a PhD in Aviation (Science) from UNSW, Australia; MSc in Human Factors (Engineering) from the University of Nottingham, UK; Master of Education and Linguistics (Humanities) from the Central Ukrainian State Pedagogical University, Ukraine; and Diploma in Aviation Safety from International Air Transport Association (IATA; Canada).  Dr Molloy is a Chair of …