This is the final part of the four part series of articles exploring the future ready Royal Australian Artillery and how Australia's Gunners will maintain stride with peer fighting forces around the globe. This fourth part looks at the potential future of Australia's artillery combat capability, focusing on ground-based air and missile defence, surveillance and target acquisition.

This article responds to and follows on from Brigadier Mick Scott’s article on Army’s Civil Engineering capability, by providing a historical perspective on the capability and why he thinks it will continue to be important.