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Remotely Piloted Aircraft in Action: Insights from Air Force RPA Commanders
Heather “Lucky” Penney and Senior Fellow Brig Gen Houston “Slider” Cantwell, USAF (Ret.) chat with some of the nation’s top...
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Airpower
Modern Combat Power: It Takes a Weather Advantage
Heather “Lucky” Penney and Col Patrick Williams explores one of the most important make-or-break factors in warfare: weather. Environmental conditions control when and how we employ military power…and what enemies can do to us.
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Space
Gen B. Chance Saltzman
Please join us for this insightful discussion to hear about the latest Space Force priorities and initiatives, straight from the service Chief.
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Airpower
LC-130 ‘Skibird’ Lands on Freshwater Ice as Air Force Prepares for More Arctic Operations
Air & Space Forces Magazine | March 11, 2025
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In the News and Commentary
Bridges Over Troubled Waters: Shuiqiao-Class Landing Barges in PLA Navy Amphibious Operations
China Maritime Studies Institute | March 20, 2025
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‘Peace Through Strength’ Starts With Rebuilding the U.S. Air Force
Real Clear Defense | March 14, 2025
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LC-130 ‘Skibird’ Lands on Freshwater Ice as Air Force Prepares for More Arctic Operations
Air & Space Forces Magazine | March 11, 2025
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WATCH: Going Deeper on the Significance of Space Warfighting
Air & Space Forces Magazine | March 7, 2025
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Air Force Begins to Embrace Maritime Strike Role
National Defense Magazine | March 10, 2025
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Issues
Acquisition
Empowering actors at all levels with a smart set of options at the right time and place demands procuring the most effective, efficient, and resilient set of tools.
Airpower
No matter the mission, from air superiority and long range strike to air mobility and command and control, a broad range of missions executed in the air provide vital options at the strategic, operational, and tactical realms.
Budgeting
Resource investment must prioritize investments that will yield best value for the Air Force, Space Force, and national security establishment as a whole.
Nuclear
Strategic deterrence is the bedrock of the national security enterprise thanks to the virtues and value of the triad.
Space
National security space activities are essential facets of any military operation, while also creating conditions essential for the civilian economy.
Strategy
Meeting national security requirements today and tomorrow requires insightful, creative approaches that prioritize America’s strengths, while not projecting undue vulnerability.
Publications
Air Force and Space Force Vectors for the Incoming Trump Defense Team
The priorities of DOD leadership and Congress during the Trump administration must be to rebuild and restore the Air Force to global preeminence. The same resolve will be required to fully resource the Space Force to achieve space superiority—to grow and catch up with the myriad requirements and expectations on America’s newest military service to ensure overall U.S. military success.
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Ensuring a Spacepower Advantage in Prolonged Competition: Findings and Recommendations from the Space Endurance Workshop
Arlington, VA | February 19, 2025 — Over the course of a two-day, unclassified workshop, the Mitchell Institute brought together 55 space subject matter experts with diverse backgrounds to examine how the United States, its allies, and partners can maintain an enduring spacepower advantage.
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Want Combat Airpower? Then Fix the Air Force Pilot Crisis
Arlington, VA | January 23, 2025 — The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies is pleased to announce a new entry...
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A Call for a New NSC-68 and Goldwater Nichols Reform
Arlington, VA | January 21, 2025 — The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies is pleased to announce a new entry...
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Launch: The Fundamental Prerequisite for Space Superiority
Arlington, VA | October 10, 2024 — The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies is pleased to announce a new entry...
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Microelectronics: Macro Impacts from Competition to Crisis
Arlington, VA | September 12, 2024 — The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies announces a new entry in its Forum...
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The B-21 Bomber: A Cost-effective Deterrent for a Multi-polar World
Arlington, VA | September 11, 2024 — The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies is pleased to announce a new entry...
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Defending the Record on U.S. Nuclear Deterrence
Arlington, VA | September 11, 2024 — The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies is pleased to announce a new entry...
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