Budgeting

Want Effective AI? It’ll Take Contextualized Mission Data

Autonomy and artificial intelligence are going to have a massive impact on warfighting. Success will demand effectively coordinate with human teammates, rapidly adjusting to a dynamic threat environment, adhering to commander’s intent, and affording sufficient insight for legal and reliability analysis. Heather Penney chats with a team of AI experts and former warfighters about these factors, including Robert “Bobaloo” Rickard and Mark “Drifter” Valentine.

Strategic Attack: Maintaining the Air Force’s Capacity to Deny Enemy Sanctuaries

Arlington, VA | February 9, 2026 — The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies is pleased to announce a new entry…

A $1.5 Trillion Defense Budget: Implications For The Air Force And Space Force

Forbes | January 12, 2026

It’s Time to Invest: Enhancing Current and Future U.S. Air Force Airlift

Arlington, VA | December 2, 2025 — The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies is pleased to announce a new entry…

Ten-year fighter plan is aspirational without money to back it up, Air Force says

Inside Defense | October 30, 2025

Air Force’s 10-year fighter jet report is missing key details, experts say

Defense One | October 29, 2025

More Issues

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.

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.

Strategy

Meeting national security requirements today and tomorrow requires insightful, creative approaches that prioritize America’s strengths, while not projecting undue vulnerability.