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The Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles can take credit for introducing a new strategic term—‘Impactful Projection’.Summary
This article by Marcus Hellyer, writing for ASPI, makes the following points:
- Marles initially defined the term this way (paraphrased): ‘an ability to hold an adversary at risk, much further from our shores, across the full spectrum of proportionate response.’
- The term might be novel, but there is an underlying message—greater combat power, force-projection capabilities and autonomous strike capabilities.
References
- MILITARY HISTORY INDEX PAGES AND COLLECTIONS ON THE RAAF RUNWAY
- AIR AND SPACE POWER: COLLECTIONS | The Runway (airforce.gov.au)
- ADDITIONAL READING RAAF RUNWAY (PME) | The Runway (airforce.gov.au)
- NOV 2022 Military needs firepower to keep enemies far from mainland: Marles—AFR
- NOV 2022 Richard Marles declares Australia must have capability to ‘deter military threats’ on its own as he flags further investment in submarines and long-range missiles—Sky News
Source Information:
- Article Source: ASPI
- Media Check: ASPI - About us
- RAAF RUNWAY: RATIONALE, GUIDELINES, LEARNING OUTCOMES, ETC
