Australia's Antarctic National Air Power futures / Peter Layton, Travis Hallen, Lauren Bishop.

Collection type Library
Author Layton, P. B. (Peter Bernard), 1955-, author.; Hallen, Travis, author.; Bishop, Lauren, author.; Australia. Royal Australian Air Force. Air Power Development Centre, issuing body.;
Call Number 358.400994 L429a
Document type Monograph
Year 2019. 019.
Pagination viii, 56 pages : colour illustraions, colour map ; 21 cm.
Publisher Air Power Development Centre,
Note Prepublication record (machine generated from publisher information) Includes bibliographical references. This paper looks out to 2035 and beyond. By that time states, commercial companies and non-government organisations may be operating in Antarctica in ways different to today - or they may not be. The future of Antarctic is uncertain but seems to lie within definable boundaries; particular alternative futures are discernible. This is important because force structure changes in large organisations like the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) take time. It is advantage ous to think about Antarctica's future now so that changes can be gradually made that will prepare the ADF for whichever future eventuates. This approach is nowhere more important than in that most technical of the fighting arms: air power. This paper foc uses on national air power: the ability of a nation to achieve its objectives through the air domain and encompassing elements of civilian and military aviation. The scientific endeavours of all the participating Antarctic states make extensive use of a j udicious mix of military and commercial air transport assets. Australia is notable in this use of national air power in Antarctica albeit on a small-scale. Sizeable investments have and are being made to create an effective and efficient modern air logist ic network however in looking to the future new possibilities beckon. This paper initially examines Antarctica today including noting some recent Chinese, Indian and Russian activities in the East Antarctic region Australia claims. In the second section t he paper focuses on Australia's contemporary national interests, objectives, current operations and development plans. The third section looks well-forward to develop four Antarctic alternative futures linked to the ADF's 2035 Future Operating Environment 's alternative futures. The fourth section then uses these futures to devise a range of possible strat
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