Launch Is an Event, Sustainment Is the Campaign: Building an On-Orbit Sustainment Ecosystem
Arlington, VA | August 20, 2026 — The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies announces a new entry in its Forum…
From Platform Costs to Campaign Effects: Embedding Cost-Per-Effect in Force Design
Arlington, VA | August 3, 2026 — The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies announces a new entry in its Forum…
Defeating the Drones: The Airman’s Imperative to Defend from Small Uninhabited Aerial Vehicles
Arlington, VA | July 30, 2026 — The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies is pleased to announce a new entry…
Thursday, July 30, 2026
Policy Paper Release
Defeating the Drones: The Airman’s Imperative to Defend Against Small UAV
It’s time to pursue new operational concepts, tactics, and procure necessary technologies to mitigate the current and future threat.
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Aerospace Nation
Lt. Gen. Steven Whitney
Lt. Gen. Whitney plays an important role in ensuring that the Air Force and Space Force are properly sized and resourced for future conflicts. He also brings valuable insights from his extensive acquisition experience. Watch the fascinating discussion with one of the senior Guardians on the Joint Staff.
CCA Update: What Are the Next Steps?
With the first increment CCA production contract now awarded, it is useful to review where the program stands.
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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.
AI
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.