Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Aerospace Nation
Representative Don Bacon
With an extensive Air Force background, Representative Don Bacon is the perfect candidate to speak on US defense through a congressional lens.
The Biggest News from India-Pakistan Air Battle: the Kill Chain
Air & Space Forces Magazine | May 19, 2025
China Update: 6th Gen Fighters, Russia Relations, and Taiwan Strait Drills
An update on China’s 6th generation fighters, recent PLA exercises in the Taiwan Strait, Admiral Paparo’s testimony about China’s military, PLA’s new national security white paper, plus the Chinese fighter performance in the recent conflict between Pakistan and India.
Understanding the CCA Edge: Innovators’ Insights
Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) stand forth as one of the most important airpower developments of the twenty-first century. We learn more about them by talking to two of the people involved with developing and building them. We explain CCA’s technological journey, explore where the program currently stands, and discuss the pathway for production, test, and initial operational fielding.
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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.
Budgeting
Resource investment must prioritize investments that will yield best value for the Air Force, Space Force, and national security establishment as a whole.
Industry
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.