Has the ADF been seduced by the availability of non-organic close air support in recent 'wars of choice' where the luxury of air superiority is assured? As a result have we lost sight of the importance of mass land based fires?

ASLO is transforming the suite of logistics officer courses (SOLOC) to enable logistic planners within the accelerated digitised environment. Army now needs to optimise the interwoven learning path between training centres to ensure a Future Ready training system.

The Army School of Logistics Operations has undertaken transformational change in how it delivers courses in support of the Future Ready Training System. In this post, the CO gives an overview of how ASLO has adopted a true blended learning approach to training.

L121-4 Hawkei was envisaged as an ‘armoured Land Rover’ replacement. As the vehicle was developed it retained its ‘armoured support vehicle’ features, but grew ‘light armoured fighting vehicle’ features. While using the Hawkei as an ‘armoured support vehicle’ is reasonably understood, using it as a ‘light armoured fighting vehicle’ is breaking new ground.

This article contains suggestions for how to improve the Army Reserve by helping people better balance their Reserve and civilian commitments.