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Defence Policy and Reform


Australia's Defence Policy has seen a wide range of stated and unstated shifts and  changes over the last half decade. The ongoing attempts to reform internal practices in Defence have not always produced the intended results.

This website will post a selection of relevant articles, submissions and papers.


Defence Policy Articles and Papers

Kopp C., May  1998 - Replacing the RAAF F/A-18 Hornet Fighter, Strategic, Operational and Technical Issues -Submission to the Minister for Defence
Kopp C., August 30, 2000 - A Future Force Structure for the Australian Defence Force - A Response to the Green Paper
Air Power International - February 2000 - REFLECTIONS UPON THE NEW MILLENNIUM ... and Current Defence Policy
Australian Aviation  - October 2000  - Musings on the White Paper
Australian Aviation  - November 2001 - The War on Terrorism
Australian Aviation  - Unpublished October 2000  - Defence 2001 Policy Analysis
Goon P.A.  - January 2005 - A FAREWELL TO ARMS - REVISITED
Goon P.A. -   ADA Defender - Winter 2005 - Affordability and the new air combat capability [1]
AIRCDRE Bates G. -   ADA Defender - Autumn 2007 - Risking the Sustainment capability of the Air Force [1]

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1 - Republished from the Winter 2005, Autumn 2007 issues of " Defender", the quarterly national journal of the Australia Defence Association, respectively, with permission.


F-22A Raptor Sukhoi Flanker F-111 Aardvark F/A-18A Hornet Joint Strike Fighter Weapons Aerial Refuelling and Airlift Issues ISR and NCW Issues Regional Capability Issues Defence Policy and Reform Issues Supporting Air Power in Australia
  Directed Energy Weapons and Electromagnetic Bombs Systems and Basic Technology Australia's First Online Journal Covering Air Power Issues [ISSN 1832-2433] Information Warfare, Information Operations and Electronic Attack Air Power and National Military Strategy Issues
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