Winning the Next War: Overcoming the U.S. Air Force’s Capacity, Capability, and Readiness Crisis
September 5 2025
Being technologically superior, numerically sufficient, and well-trained is key to success in the air. Yet today’s USAF is the oldest, smallest, and least ready in its history.
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September 13 2025
Heather “Lucky” Penney digs into AI and Collaborative Combat Aircraft, with Mike “Pako” Benitez of Shield AI and Ray “Krypto” O’Mara of the Mitchell Institute.
Listen NowHomeland Sanctuary Lost: Urgent Actions to Secure the Arctic Flank
September 4 2025
Arlington, VA | September 4, 2025 — The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies is pleased to announce a new entry...
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In the News & Commentary
Startup Aims To Deliver An Autonomous Airlifter For USAF By 2028
September 17 2025
Aviation Week | September 12, 2025
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In the News & Commentary
The F-117 and the Future of Stealth
September 17 2025
Air & Space Forces Magazine | September 12, 2025
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In the News & Commentary
The New Stealth B-21 Raider Bomber Is Coming
September 17 2025
National Security Journal | September 11, 2025
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In the News & Commentary
The US Air Force’s small, aging fleet is losing its edge over China
September 15 2025
Business Insider | September 10, 2025
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In the News & Commentary
Natalie Crawford, Icon of USAF Analysis and Modernization, Dies at 86
September 15 2025
Air & Space Forces Magazine | September 10, 2025
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In the News & Commentary
The Air Force Is Getting a Massive Budget Increase. Some Say It’s Not Enough.
September 15 2025
The National Interest | September 10, 2025
Read MoreMitchell Institute In the News
The Value of Integrated Air and Space Operations: Multidomain Solutions
Air & Space Forces Magazine | September 16, 2025
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US Military Weakness: Threats, Defense Gaps, and Strategic Priorities
World Today News | September 8, 2025
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Minuteman ICBMs ‘Feasible’ Until 2050, Air Force Says, But Risks Would Be High
Air & Space Forces Magazine | September 11, 2025
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GE exec rejects notion industrial base can’t handle F-47, F/A-XX engine production simultaneously
Inside Defense | September 9, 2025
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The U.S. Air Force prepares to test the new radar that will equip its B-52 strategic bombers
Zona Militar | September 7, 2025
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The second of the U.S. Air Force’s new B-21 Raider stealth bombers is expected to begin its test flights by the end of the year
Zona Militar | September 4, 2025
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Commentary: The Right Military Leader for the Air Force
Air & Space Force Magazine | September 8, 2025
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Recent Mitchell Institute Publications
Disconnected by Design: 5th- & 6th-Gen Aircraft in Disaggregated Collaborative Air Operations
Arlington, VA | August 29, 2025 — The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies is pleased to announce a new entry...
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Air Force Under Fire: Time To Own Base Defense
Arlington, VA | August 20, 2025 — The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies announces a new entry in its Forum...
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Reclaiming Air Superiority: The Urgent Case for Air Battle Management in Near-Peer Rivalry
Arlington, VA | June 26, 2025 — The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies announces a new entry in its Forum...
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On U.S. Nuclear Deterrence Rollout
Arlington, VA | March 31, 2025 — The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies hosted a rollout discussion on its Policy...
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Defending the Record on U.S. Nuclear Deterrence Rollout
Arlington, VA | March 31, 2025 — The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies hosted a rollout discussion on its Policy...
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Logistics While Under Attack: Key to a CCA Force Design
Arlington, VA | March 25, 2025 — The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies is pleased to announce a new entry...
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Air Force and Space Force Vectors for the Incoming Trump Defense Team
The priorities of DOD leadership and Congress during the Trump administration must be to rebuild and restore the Air Force to global preeminence. The same resolve will be required to fully resource the Space Force to achieve space superiority—to grow and catch up with the myriad requirements and expectations on America’s newest military service to ensure overall U.S. military success.
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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.
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