Military Management | The Runway

As a topic of Program Wirraway, Military Management focuses on promoting professionalism through up-skilling in the broad areas of management, organisational and cultural competence, attitudes, values and ethics, resilience, and strategies to be employed as you navigate the complex Defence systems as you navigate military and civilian organisational systems throughout your career. Military management involves efficiently coordinating resources and personnel within the armed forces to achieve mission objectives. It requires effective planning, organization, and direction of military activities while promoting accountability and teamwork. Strong decision-making skills, adaptability, and fostering professional growth are essential. Military management is vital for maintaining readiness and ensuring successful mission accomplishment.

Military Management

Everyone is learning the wrong lessons from Ukraine’s drone war

The war has demonstrated that military advantage comes not from the best drone, but from an adaptive innovation ecosystem that integrates technology, human judgment, industry, doctrine, and battlefield feedback to continuously improve capabilities.

HMAS Brisbane fires a Tomahawk

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Missiles worth $40 million a shot rack up America's Iran war costs

The conflict highlights a growing sustainability problem — sophisticated weapons can provide effective protection, but limited stocks, high costs and lengthy production times constrain future options. "Qualitative edge will always allow us to win" is a fallacy.

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How to deal with a micromanager

Micromanagement can undermine employee confidence and workplace performance, often driven by managerial uncertainty rather than capability concerns. Establishing clear expectations, proactive communication and consistent delivery can rebuild trust while enabling effective delegation and professional growth.

HMAS Dechaineux Kakadu Fleet Review.

Military Management

South Korea Can Now Help AUKUS

The author argues Canada's submarine decision creates opportunity for Australian capability planning. A mixed submarine fleet may provide greater long-term operational flexibility. The accompanying commentary highlights the complexity, costs and the workforce demands of the proposal.

Military Management

Exercise Austral Shield to test ADF

The exercise will test the ADF’s ability to protect Australia against domestic security threats by integrating military and civilian agencies to strengthen national resilience, critical infrastructure protection and whole-of-government crisis response.

PC-21 Williamtown

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National Security’s No-Fail Problem

This US-based author argues organisations that rely too heavily on jargon and manufactured urgency risk weakening judgement, accountability and honest communication, making it harder to distinguish genuine priorities from routine administrative pressure.

HMAS Brisbane, Brisbane

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Goodbye, Just-in-Time. Australia Must Prepare for Contested Logistics

Prosperity requires resilient supply networks, but severed supply routes could persist for years. The author argues reserves and redundancy now outweigh efficiency-focused logistics and are a crucial part of defence strategy. Critical sectors require protection.

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Government expands sovereign artillery manufacturing capacity with $72m contract

The Australian Government contract will see a 155mm artillery forge built in Queensland, boosting sovereign munitions production and strengthening supply chains. It will see ADF capability improved through important investments in local defence manufacturing.

Ukrainian personnel clear a trench Operation KUDU 26.

Military Management

Running Short on Soldiers, Russia Begins 'Aggressive' Recruiting Drive in Educational Institutions

As heavy personnel losses mount, more than 250 Russian universities reportedly face quotas to recruit men for the Army. Tuition fee relief and grade forgiveness offered to men pressured into joining the military.

The first Australian-manufactured Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) missiles are test fired at Woomera

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Three Years to Restore US Depleted Weapons Stock

The Iran bombing campaign struck more than 12,000 targets. Recent operations have highlighted the challenge of rebuilding complex industrial capacity, showing that production timelines, supply chains and manufacturing resilience can be as important as funding.