Building an Agile Force: The Imperative for Speed and Adaptation in the U.S. Aerospace Industrial Base
ARLINGTON, VA | May 18, 2021 — The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies is pleased to announce a new Research Study,…
Accelerating Change for Rapid Global Mobility: Delivering Joint Force Success in the High-End Fight
ARLINGTON, VA | March 27, 2021 — The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies is pleased to announce a new entry…
Building the Force to Win: Advice for the Biden Defense Team
Mitchell Institute experts Mark Gunzinger and Lukas Autenried discuss their new research study, Building a Force That Wins: Recommendations for the 2022 National Defense Strategy. They explore the military attributes that are required to meet tomorrow’s national security challenges.
Command Perspective: The Royal Air Force
Air Chief Marshall Sir Mike Wigston, the head of the Royal Air Force, sits down with Mitchell Institute Dean Lt Gen Dave Deptula, USAF (Ret.) and Executive Director Doug Birkey for an in-depth conversation regarding key opportunities and challenges facing his service.
Hanging out with Unexploded Ordnance, Saddam’s Bunkers and Me: Experiences of a Fighter Pilot
John “Slick” Baum dives into the story of Brig Gen Craig “Bluto” Baker, a fighter pilot who helped build the Operation Iraqi Freedom air campaign, and put boots on the ground to conduct after-action reports on his targeted sites. This episode is about his story, and his experience from the planning center to Saddam’s palace.
Aerospace Power Affords Key Advantages
Aerospace power is a fundamentally unique tool in its multiple forms of application, which can generally be broken down into…
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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.
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.