Cove Comp 2026 Officer winner Matthew Jeffries reviews Wired for War, examining drones, autonomy, mission command and the challenge of turning battlefield innovation into supported Army capability.

Cove Comp 2026 Other Ranks winner John Wellfare reviews 'The Guns of August', asking what the failures and adaptations of 1914 can teach Army about experience, assumptions and preparing for the next war.

Cove Comp 2026 Officer category runner-up Benjamin Gray reviews Just and Unjust Wars, exploring ethical judgement, military necessity and the responsibilities that accompany the use of force.

Cove Comp 26 2nd-place OR winner Mitchell Farrell reviews Rogue Forces and reflects on what its confronting lessons mean for moral courage, accountability and the responsibilities of junior leaders.

Cove Competition 2026 Other Ranks third-place winner Mitchell Bingham reviews Starship Troopers, exploring service, leadership, ethical authority and the responsibilities of the Army Profession.

Cove Competition 2026 Officer category third-place winner Brendan Smith reviews The Centurions, exploring military adaptation, the ethics of counterinsurgency and the gap between tactical success and strategic victory.

What a Trilateral Headquarters revealed about AI, Interoperability and Command Post survivability

Is data literacy – the ability to understand, exploit, and use data to make better decisions – no longer a specialist skill for analysts but a core military capability that every officer and soldier needs?

An explainer on how the Royal Australian Corps of Signals employment category review reshapes legacy trades into three categories built for Cyberspace and Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations.