Have you ever considered the importance of Space in the context of Defence? From communications to traffic management – entire systems and societies are reliant on space. Losing access to space has the potential to impose significant military consequences with Army, Navy and Air Force reliant on space-based communications, intelligence and navigation. Space Command was formed in early 2022 to prepare space power to secure Australia’s interests in competition and conflict. Space Command is only in its infancy, so much so that Space wasn’t considered a Domain when all three guests of this podca ..read more

Trust is foundation of everything we do in the profession of arms. Trust within teams, trust up and down the chain of command, and importantly the trust placed in us by the Australian people. In this episode, listen as SO1 Cove LTCOL Johnson interviews four leaders - Commander 3rd Brigade BRIG Dave McCammon, Health Officer CAPT Rachael O'Sullivan, and 3 Bde JNCOs CPL Connor Dawson and LCPL Che Morris, on the importance of trust and generating trust as a leader at all levels ..read more

This audio article discusses how and why Defence could better accommodate serving mothers for improved recruitment and retention outcomes ..read more

This audio article argues for a less punitive approach to correcting behaviour in the Australian Defence Force ..read more

This audio article explores the importance of taking ownership of a problem in order to solve it ..read more

This audio article argues for an enhanced focus on human performance by leveraging the opportunities presented with the raising of the Health Brigade ..read more

The Defence Strategic Review was released on 24 April 2023. The DSR recommended far reaching changes to the Australian Defence Force’s (ADF) strategic posture and capability in response to what it termed ‘radically different’ strategic circumstances.  The DSR focuses on three things: (1) a specific threat, being the threat posed to Australia’s interests; (2) an integrated all-domain force with an emphasis on long-range precision strike; and (3) a strategy of denial (more particularly deterrence by denial). It implies a focus for the Army on land-based long-range precis ..read more

This audio article promotes the need for Army personnel to become fluent in communicating their intent so as to better harness AI ..read more

This audio article presents the rise of AI and Machine Learning as an opportunity for the ADF to enhance its Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition, and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) operations ..read more

This audio article takes another look at the logistics lessons from the Russia-Ukraine war to date ..read more