Aerospace Vectors for the Incoming Biden Defense Team
Arlington, VA (February 28, 2021) — The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies is pleased to announce a new entry in…
National Security Space Operations with Chief of the Space Force General Jay Raymond
John “Slick” Baum and Lt Gen Dave Deptula, USAF (Ret.) explore current opportunities and challenges facing America’s newest military service in an extended conversation with Gen Raymond. This dialogue ranges from policy and budget issues necessary for Space Force’s future success, to opportunities afforded by new technologies.
What Drives National Security? Understanding the Threat
John “Slick” Baum brings former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Dr. Jim Miller and Maj Gen (ret.) Larry Stutzriem onto to better understand the national security landscape that drives defense decision making.
Monday, December 21, 2020
Schriever Spacepower Series
Brig Gen Brook Leonard
It’s been just over a year since USSPACECOM was re-established as a combatant command—and this time as a unified combatant…
What happens to the Space Force after the Trump administration?
President Trump has a penchant for grandiose promises that go unfulfilled. So when he announced a plan to establish a…
Space Force planning a ‘disruptive’ acquisitions command
Gen. John Raymond said the Space Systems Command will include a mix of legacy and nontraditional procurement offices.
More 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.
Strategy
Meeting national security requirements today and tomorrow requires insightful, creative approaches that prioritize America’s strengths, while not projecting undue vulnerability.