Thursday, February 27, 2025
Policy Paper Release
Air Force and Space Force Vectors for the Incoming Trump Defense Team
There is no time left to delay reversing the Department of the Air Force’s current course. The fixes must start now, or the United States risks losing the next major war.
Ensuring a Spacepower Advantage in Prolonged Competition: Findings and Recommendations from the Space Endurance Workshop
Arlington, VA | February 19, 2025 — Over the course of a two-day, unclassified workshop, the Mitchell Institute brought together 55 space subject matter experts with diverse backgrounds to examine how the United States, its allies, and partners can maintain an enduring spacepower advantage.
President Trump—Reverse The Air Force Nosedive & Boost The Space Force
Forbes | February 29, 2024
A Call for a New NSC-68 and Goldwater Nichols Reform
Arlington, VA | January 21, 2025 — The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies is pleased to announce a new entry…
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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.
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.