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Air Power Australia Research

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Air Power Australia research activities cover air power and broader military research and analysis, especially in the context of a modern integrated joint national force structure.

The research findings  presented by Air Power Australia are derived from rigorous quantitative analyses that have been peer reviewed in order to provide a benchmark for analytical technique and debate in Australia.

Research output is published in the Air Power Australia Analyses journal, Air Power Australia Technical Reports series, Air Power Australia Briefings series, parliamentary submissions and in other third party publications, some of which may be archived on the Air Power Australia website. In addition, research findings are discussed in the Air Power Australia NOTAMs journal.

Research Activities

Air Power Australia research activities have since its foundation been focussed in several priority areas:
  • Australian Defence Force force structure and capability development.
  • Regional capability growth and high technology weapons proliferation.
  • Regional and Australian military strategy.
  • Global military trends, especially in strategy and force structure development.
  • Evolution of basic and applied military technology.
  • Reform in the Australian Department of Defence.
  • Maintenance of Australia's defence industrial base.
Research Policy

Air Power Australia research is driven by these  four guiding policy principles:
  1. Quantitative analysis is prioritised over qualitative analysis.
  2. Constraint driven methodology is employed.
  3. Intellectual rigour is paramount.
  4. Innovation is vital.
The founders of Air Power Australia believe that research which is not innovative and intellectually supportable is not real research.


Air Power Australia Technical Reports

 Technical Report
HTML Filename
Title / Topic
 APA-TR-2004-1001 clamshell.html
76N6 Clam Shell Low Altitude Acquisition Radar
 APA-TR-2005-0501 GBU-28.html The GBU-28 Bunker Buster
 APA-TR-2005-0701 Warship-Hits.html Warship Vulnerability
 APA-TR-2005-0702 Tomahawk-Subtypes.html Tomahawk Variants
 APA-TR-2006-1201 APA-Grumble-Gargoyle.html SA-10/20/21 Grumble/Gargoyle
 APA-TR-2006-1202 APA-Giant-Gladiator.html SA-12/SA-23 Giant/Gladiator
 APA-TR-2007-0101 APA-Flanker.html Sukhoi Flankers
 APA-TR-2007-0102 APA-JSF-Analysis.html Assessing the Joint Strike Fighter
 APA-TR-2007-0103 APA-PLA-AFBs.html PLA Air Force and Naval Air Arm Air Base Infrastructure
 APA-TR-2007-0104 APA-PLA-Fighters.html PLA-AF and PLA-N Legacy Fighters
 APA-TR-2007-0105 APA-Raptor.html Assessing the F-22A Raptor
 APA-TR-2007-0106 APA-SDB.html Small Diameter Bomb
 APA-TR-2007-0107 APA-Sinocanard.html Chengdu J-10
 APA-TR-2007-0108 APA-Fullback.html Sukhoi Su-34 Fullback
 APA-TR-2007-0109 APA-Regional-PGM.html Precision Guided Munitions in the Region
 APA-TR-2007-0401 Raptor-ASuW.html Maritime Strike using the F-22A Raptor
 APA-TR-2007-0402 Analysis-Cruise-Missiles.html Defeating Cruise Missiles
 APA-TR-2007-0701 APA-Backfire.html Tupolev Tu-22M3 Backfire C
 APA-TR-2007-0702 APA-PLA-AWACS-Programs.html The PLA-AF's Airborne Early Warning & Control Programs
 APA-TR-2007-0703 APA-PLA-Tanker-Programs.html The PLA-AF's Aerial Refuelling Programs
 APA-TR-2007-0704 APA-Sov-ASuW.html Soviet Maritime Reconnaissance, Targeting, Strike and Electronic Combat Aircraft
 APA-TR-2007-0705 APA-Badger.html XAC (Xian) H-6 Badger
 APA-TR-2007-0706 APA-Bear.html Tupolev Tu-95 and Tu-142 Bear
 APA-TR-2007-0707 APA-Counter-ISR-Programs.html Hard Kill Counter-ISR Programs
 APA-TR-2007-0708 APA-Cruise-Missile-Proliferation.html The Cruise Missile Proliferation Problem
 APA-TR-2007-0901 APA-Rus-Low-Band-Radars.html Russian / PLA Low Band Surveillance Radars
 APA-TR-2008-0101 APA-Fuels-Infrastructure.html Air Power vs Refuelling Infrastructure
 APA-TR-2008-0102 APA-USAF-SynFuels.html The US Air Force Synthetic Fuels Program
 APA-TR-2008-0301 APA-Rus-BVR-AAM.html The Russian Philosophy of Beyond Visual Range Air Combat
 APA-TR-2008-0401 APA-Flanker-Radars.html Flanker Radars in Beyond Visual Range Air Combat
 APA-TR-2008-0402 APA-Nebo-SVU-Analysis.html NNIIRT 1L119 Nebo SVU / RLM-M Nebo M
 APA-TR-2008-0403 APA-Zhuk-AE-Analysis.html Phazotron Zhuk AE/ASE / Assessing Russia's First Fighter AESA
 APA-TR-2008-0501 APA-DEW-HEL-Analysis.html High Energy Laser Directed Energy Weapons
 APA-TR-2008-0502 APA-Rus-PLA-PD-SAM.html Russian / Soviet Point Defence Weapons
 APA-TR-2008-0503 APA-Warpac-Rus-PLA-ESM.html Warsaw Pact / Russian / PLA Emitter Locating Systems / ELINT Systems
 APA-TR-2008-0601 APA-SAM-Support-Vehicles.html SAM System Mobility
 APA-TR-2008-0601-A APA-S-300PMU-TEL-TL.html SAM System Mobility
 APA-TR-2008-0601-B APA-S-300V-TELAR-TL.html SAM System Mobility
 APA-TR-2008-0601-C APA-Legacy-SAM-TEL-TL.html SAM System Mobility
 APA-TR-2008-0601-D APA-PD-SAM-SPAAG-TEL-TL.html SAM System Mobility
 APA-TR-2008-0602 APA-Rus-ADCP-CP.html Warsaw Pact / Russian Air Defence Command Posts
 APA-TR-2008-0603 APA-Maritime-Flanker-D.html Sukhoi Su-33 and Su-33UB Flanker D
 APA-TR-2008-0701 APA-BMD-Survey.html Theatre Ballistic Missile Defence Systems
 APA-TR-2008-0901 APA-SinoFlanker.html Shenyang J-11B Flanker B+
 APA-TR-2009-0101 APA-Acquisition-GCI.html Search and Acquisition Radars (S-Band, X-band)
 APA-TR-2009-0102 APA-Engagement-Fire-Control.html Engagement and Fire Control Radars (S-band, X-Band, Ku/K/Ka-band)
 APA-TR-2009-0103 APA-PLA-IADS-Radars.html PLA Air Defence Radars
 APA-TR-2009-0301 APA-PLA-Div-ADS.html PLA Point Defence Systems
 APA-TR-2009-0302 APA-PLA-IADS-SAMs.html PLA Area Defence Missile Systems
 APA-TR-2009-0501 APA-REB-Systems.html Russian/Soviet/WarPac Ground Based ECM Systems
 APA-TR-2009-0502 APA-S-300PMU2-Favorit.html SA-20 Gargoyle
 APA-TR-2009-0503 APA-S-400-Triumf.html 40N6 / S-400 Triumf / SA-21
 APA-TR-2009-0504 APA-40V6M-Mast-System.html NKMZ 40V6M/40V6MD Universal Mobile Mast
 APA-TR-2009-0601 APA-Legacy-SAM-Upgrades.html Legacy Air Defence System Upgrades
 APA-TR-2009-0602 APA-S-125-Neva.html Almaz 5V24/5V27/S-125 Neva/Pechora / SA-3 Goa
 APA-TR-2009-0603 APA-S-200VE-Vega.html Almaz 5V21/28 / S-200VE Vega / SA-5 Gammon
 APA-TR-2009-0603-A APA-S-200VE-Vega-Sites.html Almaz 5V21/28 / S-200VE Vega / SA-5 Gammon
 APA-TR-2009-0604 APA-SAM-DefAids.html Air Defence System Defensive Aids
 APA-TR-2009-0701 APA-2K12-Kvadrat.html NIIP 2K12 Kub/Kvadrat / SA-6 Gainful
 APA-TR-2009-0702 APA-S-75-Volkhov.html Almaz S-75 Dvina/Desna/Volkhov / HQ-2A/B / CSA-1 / SA-2 Guideline
 APA-TR-2009-0702-A APA-SNR-75-Fan-Song.html SNR-75M3 Fan Song E Engagement Radar
 APA-TR-2009-0703 APA-96K6-Pantsir-2K22-Tunguska.html KBP 2K22/2K22M/M1 Tunguska SA-19 Grison /
96K6 Pantsir S1 / SA-22 SPAAGM
 APA-TR-2009-0704 APA-9K33-Osa.html NIEMI 9K33 Osa/Romb / SA-8 Gecko
 APA-TR-2009-0705 APA-9K331-Tor.html Kupol 9K330/9K331/9K332 Tor M/M1/M2 / SA-15 Gauntlet
 APA-TR-2009-0706 APA-9K37-Buk.html NIIP 9K37/9K37M1/9K317 Buk M1/M2 / SA-11/17 Gadfly/Grizzly
 APA-TR-2009-0801 APA-9K35-Strela-10.html KBTochmash 9K35 Strela 10 / SA-13 Gopher
 APA-TR-2009-0802 APA-PLA-AAM.html PLA Air to Air Missiles
 APA-TR-2009-0803 APA-PLA-Cruise-Missiles.html PLA Cruise Missiles / PLA Air - Surface Missiles
 APA-TR-2009-0804 APA-Rus-ASM.html Soviet/Russian Tactical Air to Surface Missiles
 APA-TR-2009-0805 APA-Rus-Cruise-Missiles.html Soviet/Russian Cruise Missiles
 APA-TR-2009-0806 APA-Rus-GBU.html Soviet/Russian Guided Bombs
 APA-TR-2009-0807 APA-Su-35S-Flanker.html Sukhoi/KnAAPO Su-35BM/Su-35-1/Su-35S Flanker
 APA-TR-2009-0808 APA-PLA-GBU.html PLA Guided Bombs
 APA-TR-2009-0901 APA-PLA-AFV.html Modern PLA Armoured Vehicles
 APA-TR-2009-0901-A APA-PLA-AAAV.html ZBD05/ZLT05 Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicles
 APA-TR-2009-0901-B APA-PLA-Type-96-99.html Type 96 and Type 99 Main Battle Tanks
 APA-TR-2009-1101 APA-52E6MU-Struna.html
NNIIRT 52E6MU Struna-1MU / Barrier E Bistatic Radar





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