BLUF
Fast, adaptive learning driven by frontline feedback is reshaping modern warfare—ignoring these shifts risks leaving national defence strategies outdated and ill-prepared for rapid technological change. Australia lacks embedded adaptation mechanisms.Learning Outcomes
• Understand technology’s impact on strategic operations — The article outlines how frontline feedback and evolving tech like drones are changing warfare dynamics in real time.
• Identify and analyse the impact of cyber threats — It highlights how uncrewed systems and algorithmic decision-making are shaping future conflict environments.
• Evaluate leadership approaches and decision-making — The article critiques Australia’s rigid structures and contrasts them with adaptive wartime leadership models in Ukraine.
