In response to the release of the National Defence Strategy (NDS), on 30th April 2024 a seminar hosted by 2 (AUST) Division on the topic of accelerated preparedness, titled Scalability Insights for Defence.

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While militaries publicly declared an interest in RAS, no documented wide-scale deployments exist. This paper co-branded with RAND identifies RAS technologies and evaluates potential barriers to widespread adoption.

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Reflecting on recently introduced ADF-wide respite policy, Phillip Hoglin identifies challenges to achieving consistent respite policy, applied and academic approaches and, based on his analysis, provides several workable options.

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Army’s 2024 Littoral Manoeuvre Reading List is designed to be an introduction to the subject and comprises some of the more notable books, articles and research papers on the topic of ‘littoral manoeuvre’.

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Andrew Maher presents an operating concept for the ADF that involves supporting regional nations to resist the imposition of control from autocratic actors.

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Ukraine war thrust small drones into spotlight integral to combined arms warfare. Matthew Krupczak contends commanders consider doctrinal implications of current/evolving drone technologies and procure countermeasures.

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Zena Assaad explores swarming. Reflecting on how the term has evolved from biology to robotics, and notes tech advances impacting self-organisation. She identifies challenges setting operational goals, and offers solutions.

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Mark Mankowski argues the division as highest echelon of command for Australian Army. Part 1 considered measures he considers necessary to reinforce the division, this post discusses more formations in enabling 1st Division.

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Mark Mankowski argues that the division is the appropriate highest echelon of command for the Australian Army. Based on this assessment, he considers the need to reinforce the division as Army’s largest unit of action.

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In October, AARC launched the 'Short Thoughts Competition' on Army's approach to accelerated preparedness. The winners are announced in this post and will be attending the FLW Littoral Commander War Game in Q1 2024.

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In this Occasional Paper, Dr Michael O'Keefe seeks to extend the international engagement policy literature by detailing how a successful approach from 2014-2017, with Fiji, contributed to the achievement of AUS foreign policy goals.

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This posts authors make the case for wheeled robots as military capability. With a 6 wheeled robot example, explaining principles of terramechanics and its relevance to maximising traction, energy efficiency and manoeuvrability.

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Drawing on overseas case studies, Khuong Nguyen examines opportunities for accelerated adoption of emerging robotic technologies at scale to help meet Army's domestic and international strategic challenges.

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‘How do you achieve more with less, possibly when your forces are already committed?’

Hannah Woodford-Smith proposes a model to enable assessment of asymmetry between employment of conventional forces and autonomous solutions.

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The littoral manoeuvre series final post. Charles Knight identifies and explores functional capability enhancements offering potential to increase the capacity of a smaller force to secure an urban POE more effectively.

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Drawing on lessons from ADF's operational history within the region and beyond, this volume of the Australian Army Journal applies focus to operations in the littorals.

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Alexander Lenart reflects on the benefits of participating in the Australian Army Staff Ride to Borneo. He finds that the lessons learned from the 1945 Oboe operations still resonate today.

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This LPF Post considers the possibilities presented by autonomy and robotics. Author Jerimy Tucker considers how these technologies can reduce organisational burden by increasing the effectiveness and preparedness of land forces.

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The fourth industrial revolution has heralded an era of artificial intelligence, automation and robotics, Jason Kirkham examines this proposition with a focus on Army's indirect fires and targeting responsibilities.

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Adam Wawrzkowicz makes the case for an ADF equipped with high-impact, low cost capabilities able to achieve asymmetric strategies. He focusses on the benefits of deliberate deception support by robotics and autonomous systems.

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