AFA Colorado 2025 Recap: Key Takeaways for Air & Space Power
The Mitchell Institute team shares insights from the AFA Warfare Symposium, in Aurora, CO—it was the spot for air and space power professionals this week.
WATCH: Breaking Down ‘Fighter Drones’ and More with Heather Penney
Air & Space Forces Magazine | March 4, 2025
The Biggest Storylines at AFA Colorado 2025 with Retired Lt. Gen. David Deptula
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Trump Defense Priorities, Congressional Update, and Ukraine
In this Rendezvous episode, we discuss recent top defense leadership changes, Ukraine, Secretary of Defense Hegseth’s defense budget guidance, the latest Minuteman ICBM test launch, next generation advanced propulsion, and we provide a spacepower update.
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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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.
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.
Strategy
Meeting national security requirements today and tomorrow requires insightful, creative approaches that prioritize America’s strengths, while not projecting undue vulnerability.