Air and Space Power Centre

The Moral Hazard of Bloodless Air Battles "A trend has appeared in modern warfare in 2025 – short conflicts between nations primarily through uncrewed long-range strikes." 🖋 Daniel Cook Read: airpower.airforce.gov.au/blog/moral-haz…

🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 "For those working at the tactical level, whether it's on a flight line, in a health centre, or behind the scenes in logistics, your work is critical in supporting the fight, keep it up." 🎧airpower.airforce.gov.au/hangar46 #Hangar46 #JoinUsAtTheHangar

The Four-Day Near-Peer Air War "Air superiority still matters but now requires both defending against, and attacking with, rockets, missiles and drones." 🖋 Peter Layton Read: airpower.airforce.gov.au/blog/four-day-…

Trust: The Key to Developing High-Functioning Teams 💪 "No longer are members seen as a sponge to be squeezed to see what you can get out of them, but a fire that burns brighter and grows the more you put into them." 🖋 Dylan Williamson Read: airpower.airforce.gov.au/blog/trust-key…

🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 Join us in the hangar as Corporal Caitlin Russ, Enlisted Aviator of the Year, and Flight Sergeant Owen Robottom, Human Performance and Safety, discuss the ‘Warfighter Mindset' as this year's Air Force Safety Month theme. 🎧open.spotify.com/episode/6TlcNk…

Read FLTLT Betar's winning piece: ciasp.scholasticahq.com/article/137701… Read CPL Thornton's winning piece: airpower.airforce.gov.au/blog/multinati… Submissions for the 2025 competition are now open and close December 31st 2025. For more information: airpower.airforce.gov.au/contribute

🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 "I wanted to start a conversation.” Join us in the hangar for a chat with Flight Lieutenant Ed Betar, winner of the The Wrigley Prize, and Corporal Matthew Thornton, winner of The Margaret Clarke Award. 🎧: airpower.airforce.gov.au/hangar46

What Can the ADF Learn From Ukraine's Air Defence🤔 The author, Kurt Simmill, discusses the lessons that can be learned in both a quick read piece, and journal article. 🖋️ Kurt Simmill 📝Quick read: airpower.airforce.gov.au/blog/what-can-… 📝 Journal article: ciasp.scholasticahq.com/article/141276…

Developing a Sustainable Aviation Transition Strategy in India ✈️ "Before we think of a take-off, let us set a runway first." 📝 Adithya Variath Read: airpower.airforce.gov.au/blog/developin…

Lessons for the ADF from Operation Spider's Web 🕸🕷 "It highlights that military innovation doesn’t depend solely on expensive, high-tech systems but can emerge from low-cost—and sometimes unexpected—sources." 📝Joyce, Vicino, Spencer, & Chapman Read: airpower.airforce.gov.au/blog/lessons-a…

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The Multi-Skilled Aviator – What does this mean? 🤔 "Since transferring to Air Force, I have heard many conversations regarding the MSA but very little as to what this undefined character is." 📝 Michael Lane Read: airpower.airforce.gov.au/blog/multi-ski…

Rethinking Air Superiority - Towards an Integrated Framework for Modern Airpower ✈️ "Air superiority is no longer a binary condition achieved early in conflict and sustained indefinitely." 📝 Kazunobu Sakuma Read: airpower.airforce.gov.au/blog/rethinkin…

🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 Join us at RAAF Base Wagga with Corporal Mikhayla Kiem, Military Skills Instructor and Corporal Jacob Adolph, Ground Defence Training Instructor, for a day in the life as an instructor at 1RTU. 🎧 airpower.airforce.gov.au/hangar46 #Hangar46 #JoinUsAtTheHangar

🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 "Instill the confidence in your very junior leaders, and you can only do that with trust.” Join us in the hangar as we chat to CDRE Micheal Jacobson, CSM, RAN, Director General Submarines. 🎧 airpower.airforce.gov.au/hangar46

📝 Corporal Margaret Clarke Award: “Multinational Mercenaries: The Dangers of Private Sector Operational Involvements” Read here: airpower.airforce.gov.au/blog/multinati… 📝 The Wrigley Prize: “Space Traffic Management is Critical for National Security” Read here: ciasp.scholasticahq.com/article/137701…

Winning wordsmiths for the 2024 Air Force Writing Competition 🖋️ Join us in congratulating the 2024 The Corporal Margaret Clarke Award winner, and 2024 The Wrigley Prize winner. 📝 Corporal Margaret Clarke Award: Corporal Thornton 📝 The Wrigley Prize: Flight Lieutenant Betar

🚨 NEW EPISODE 🚨 Join us in the hangar as we chat to Group Captain Katherine Bennell-Pegg, an Australian astronaut, and recently commissioned @AusAirForce Officer. 🎧: airpower.airforce.gov.au/hangar46 #Hangar46 #JoinUsAtTheHangar

Anzac Day 2025 ❤️❤️ Today we honoured the courage, endurance, mateship, and sacrifice of our past and present service personnel through commemorations around Australia and overseas. Lest we forget. #LestWeForget #WeRememberThem #AusAirForce #OurPeople

🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 "Everything tells a story. Everything is there for a reason." Join us in the hangar as we chat to Mr Matt Anderson PSM, on his career, service, storytelling, and his time as Director of the @AWMemorial. 🎧: airpower.airforce.gov.au/hangar46 #Hangar46