The endeavour of AWC is to achieve the following objectives:
- Enhance learning experience by facilitating academic discourse to share knowledge and experience of courses of study and instructions related to land power, security, defence, management and strategic studies.
- Encourage research and development on matters related to military history, contemporary and future security, defence and strategic issues and challenges.
- Develop awareness and understanding on contemporary challenges and issues related to intelligence and surveillance.
- Integrate and enhance the use of Information Technology to develop learning experience, knowledge and skills.
- Promote and share strategic knowledge, understanding and insight to prepare middle grade and senior level Officers to contribute to security and defence needs of the state.
- Develop competent and skillful professional military leaders with strategic insight to hold middle grade and senior level responsibilities.
- Create a forum to conduct seminars, conferences and workshops on matters related to security, defence and military development and strategic studies in collaboration with local and overseas partners.
- Be the leading institution in developing land power concepts, strategies and doctrines.