Good News for Army
Author: Peter Leahy
Volume 5, Number 2 (Winter 2009), pp. 71-80.
Abstract
Sensible and much needed capability enhancements, although largely unacknowledged in the press, are to be introduced to improve the Army’s ability to operate in combined arms groups in complex environments. The Hardened and Networked Army and Enhanced Land Force programs are continued and there will be no major structural changes to the Army. This is good news for Army. Not so good are the plans to rebalance the mix of full-time and part-time force elements and the assumption that the Australian Defence Force will have the choice of tailoring operations to avoid ground operations against heavily armed adversaries located in crowded urban environments.
About the Author
Peter Leahy was Chief of Army from July 2002 until July 2008. After his retirement, from the Army, he was appointed as a Professor and foundation Director of the National Security Institute at the University of Canberra. peter.leahy@canberra.edu.au.
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