Effective, Efficient Operations
Effects-Based Operations Smart combat power is not just about projecting mass numbers of aircraft against a target. It demands harnessing…
Desert Storm: 30 Years Later
ARLINGTON, VA (January 17, 2021) — The AFA’s Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies is pleased to release a special report…
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.
Air Force Persistent Logistics: Sustaining Combat Power during 21st Century Competition and Conflict
ARLINGTON, VA | December 23, 2020 — The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies is pleased to announce a new entry…
Aerospace Nation with General Jeffrey Harrigian
ARLINGTON, VA (December 22, 2020) — The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies is pleased to announce a new entry in…
The Coming 5G Evolution in Network Centric Warfare: The Sensor Saturation Theory
ARLINGTON, VA (November 17, 2020) — The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies is pleased to announce a new entry in…
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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.