The ACSC Papers 2024

Can autonomous wingmen secure Australia’s skies? Wing Commander Michael Olsen argues that Collaborative Combat Aircraft could become the decisive tool in executing the nation’s strategy of denial.

Australia’s grand strategy balances power and engagement to secure its future—but can it truly shape the Indo-Pacific while sustaining the means to do so?

As competition intensifies in the South, MAJ Cameron Clarke argues that the ADF must confront a Catch-22 in Antarctica—protecting Australia’s national interests without undermining the very treaty that preserves peace there.

Can industry policy become a tool of national deterrence? Major Andrew Buckley argues that reshaping Australia’s economy could strengthen resilience—and dissuade coercion before it begins.