Strategy

Securing Air and Space: Allied Insights

Modern military operations don’t work without allied airpower and spacepower. It’s a key strength the U.S. enjoys in the current threat environment. We explore these realities with Brig Gen Nicolas Chambaz, the leader charged with overseeing international relations for the French Air and Space Force headquarters. In particular, we discuss the French Air & Space Force’s latest Strategic Vision, The Sky as a Battlefield.

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The Future of Uncrewed Airpower: Pilot Perspective

As the Air Force develops the operational construct for Collaborative Combat Aircraft, it is important for the service to tap into two decades of lessons learned flying highly sophisticated uncrewed aircraft like the MQ-1 Predator, MQ-9 Reaper, RQ-4 Global Hawk, and RQ-170. While CCA will execute at an entirely new level of performance, there are also foundational realities tied to uncrewed aviation that will shape how these aircraft fly and fight.

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