Established in 2016, From Balloons to Drones is an online scholarly platform that analyses and debates air power history (including aviation history), theory, and contemporary operations in their b…

The Australian War Memorial, RSL and Legacy are appealing to the federal government to release official histories of conflicts in the Middle East.

A call for submissions for an edited volume on the development of the Royal Australian Air Force up to 1945

An overview of the early intellectual development of the history of air power.

An overview of the early intellectual development of the history of air power.

By Dr Brian D. Laslie Editorial Note: In this Research Note, Assistant Editor, Dr Brian Laslie reflects on his contribution to a new volume about military professionalism entitled Redefining the Mo…

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Details of a forthcoming conference paper on Australian air power strategy and policy in the years after the Second World War.

Established in 2016, From Balloons to Drones is an online scholarly platform that seeks to analyse and debate air power history, theory, and current operations in their broadest sense, including sp…

Editorial Note: In the next instalment of our Air War Books series, our Podcast Editor, Dr Michael Hankins, discusses the ten books that have influenced and shaped his writing as an air power histo…

By Dr Brian Laslie Alexander Fitzgerald-Black, Eagles Over Husky: The Allied Air Forces in the Sicilian Campaign, 14 May to 17 August 1943. Solihull: Helion & Company, 2018. Images. Maps. Table…

Thousands of missing shipwrecks and plane wrecks lie along the Australian coast, many containing the remains of people killed. The US military, archaeologists and local volunteers are determined to fi...

Reviewed by Dr Dan Ellin Marcus Gibson, The Greatest Force: How RAF Bomber Command became the No.1 factor in Britain’s total, destructive defeat of Nazi Germany. York: Marcus Gibson, 2025. Illustra…

A discussion of the limits of isomorphic culture and the formation of the Royal Australian Air Force in 1921.

By Dr Ross Mahoney I started writing this post several months ago, but for various reasons, it lay dormant until a recent Twitter exchange began with Brian Laslie. Brian suggested that Mark Clodfel…

This is the Substack of Dr Ross Mahoney. It serves as a platform for my reflections on various research projects, bibliographies, and book reviews related to my interests. Click to read Thoughts on Mi...

The new name reflects the widening remit of the RAF's primary operational division

A call for submissions for an edited volume on the development of the Royal Australian Air Force up to 1945

This conference will explore recent technological and geopolitical shifts and how innovations are shaping the battlefields of the future.

By Justin Pyke Editorial Note: In the second part of a three-part article, Justin Pyke examines American intelligence assessments of Japanese air power during the inter-war years. This second part …

A call for submissions for an edited volume on the development of the Royal Australian Air Force up to 1945

A call for submissions for an edited volume on the development of the Royal Australian Air Force up to 1945

By Dr Luke Truxal Editorial Note: In the conclusion of a two-part series on the contribution of US air power to the conduct of the Second Iași-Chișinău Offensive, Dr Luke Truxal examines the role o…

By Justin Pyke Editorial Note: In the first of a three-part article, Justin Pyke examines American intelligence assessments of Japanese air power during the inter-war years. This first part examine…

By Dr Michael W. Hankins I am fascinated by aircraft designs that ‘could have been.’ Maybe it’s just my nostalgia for childhood drawings of imaginary aeroplanes, but I love looking at the concept f…

By Ayeza Areej On 28 February 2026, Iran launched Operation True Promise-4, a wave of ballistic missiles and drones into Israeli airspace. The strikes were launched in response to US and Israeli at…

Item title reads - More airmen from 'Down Under.' Sydney, Australia. Air to air shots of Australian airmen from the R.A.A.F. (Royal Australian Air Force) flying after completing their training. They m