Australian Platoon Commander is coming!  A professional wargame produced by the Australian Army Battle Lab.  It has been designed to develop critical thinking, foresight, innovation, and exercise decision making. 100 game kits heading to Army units now.

A battle winning capability that will enable our armoured brigade. #followthesapper

The public purchase information for Australian Platoon Commander will be released, later this week!

The Army Tactics Competition is underway. Teams from across army are competing, using the Steel Beast Pro system. Members of 53 Battery, Royal Australian Artillery fight together in the armoured force-on-force scenario. Stay tuned for updates to see who wins!

Get signed up. Expect some great content from the team at The Cove.

“In the future battle, no-one will be immune from attack… it is a battlefield without a safe space.”

“The Kursk offensive is a reminder of the enduring power of surprise.” Surprise and modern war | Lowy Institute lowyinstitute.org/the-interprete…

Australian Army Contribution to the National Defence Strategy 2024 The capstone document that explains Army’s role, purpose and value as part of Australia’s new National Defence Strategy. ‘Serving the Nation’ army.gov.au/our-work/strat…

Looking forward to the LTGEN Simon Stuart Symposium, in Melbourne, today.

“By 2024 Russia will be producing 18,000 large and medium-sized civilian drones annually, with drones weighing less than one kilogram, assembled in the tens of thousands.” wavellroom.com/2023/10/13/cou…

Great to be at Day One of the Chaos1 led October Sky industry partnership activity. The Army Battle Lab are the Defence sponsor of this event, which will seek to find solutions to answer the LTGEN Simon Stuart innovation and the experimentation priorities.

We’ve partnered with The Cove to release Battle Prep. A feature that allows us to share endorsed and approved tips and advice, for Australian Army soldiers, to maintain the competitive edge. cove.army.gov.au/article/battle…

How to be a litttoral soldier. Good advice from the experts at 5 RAR HQ 1 Bde. cove.army.gov.au/article/being-…

Start the week off with a refresher on the Army Combative Program and Combat Marksmanship Continuum training. #BattlePrep cove.army.gov.au/article/army-c…

#AusArmy’s Land Domain Training System (LDTS) provides opportunities for soldiers to engage in realistic individual and collective training that is threat informed and reflects the future operating environment. A recent example being 7th Brigade's warfighter - Ex Diamond Run 2024

Dr Jack Watling provides a powerful assessment on the profession of arms and delves into the human elements of war and contemporary battlefields. RUSI The Cove #CASymposium24 youtu.be/2YVkyIGpTwM?si…

Drone operations are a new chapter to modern warfare. With Ukrainian and Australian expertise, Dr Oleksandra Molloy summarises lessons learnt from UAS use in Ukraine, recommending considerations by Army and Defence. researchcentre.army.gov.au/library/occasi… #AusArmyResearch #UncrewedSystems #UAS

The need to experiment and establish how the Australian Army will fight in the evolving character of warfare is exactly why the Army Battle Lab was raised. Great listen with some insightful thoughts from Dr David Kilcullen. podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/def…

18 CE SQN constructing and trialling fascines 🐾

Army Battle Lab enabled tactical experimentation in action. This was a unit proposed innovation. Our people coming up with great ideas to maintain the edge. Looking forward to reading the report and getting the recommendations implemented! Forces Command - Australian Army @Comd1Div