Speakers: Maj. Gen. Doug Schiess, USSF Deputy Commanding General, Operations, Headquarters Space Operations Command; Dr. Derek M. Tournear, Director, Space Development Agency; Robert Atkin, Vice President, Special Space Systems, General Atomics; Brad Tousley, Vice President […]
Speakers: Maj. Gen. Jason R. Armagost, Director of Strategic Plans, Programs, and Requirements, Headquarters Air Force Global Strike Command; Melissa A. Johnson, Acting Director of the DAF Rapid Capabilities Office; Thomas H. Jones, Corporate Vice […]
Speakers: Rep. Kaiali’i Kahele (D-Hawaii), Rep. August Pfluger (R-Texas), Col Mark Gunzinger, USAF (Ret.) Moderator: Lt Gen David A. Deptula, USAF (Ret.)
Speakers: Lt. Gen. S. Clinton Hinote, Deputy Chief of Staff, Strategy, Integration, and Requirements, Headquarters; Mike Benitez, Shield AI; Robert Winkler, Vice President Corporate Development & National Security Programs, Kratos Defense; Patrick Shortsleeve, Vice President, […]
Speakers: Steve Burd, Director and Chief Engineer, Pratt & Whitney Advanced Military Engine Programs ; Col. Mark Stiner, USA (Ret.), Swarming UAS / Counter-UAS Initiative lead, Elbit Systems of America; Matthew George, CEO, Merlin Labs Moderator: […]
The Air Force’s budget has been less than the Navy and Army’s for the last 30 years in a row. The Army received over $1.3 trillion more than the Air Force between 2002–2021, an average of $66 billion more per year than the Air Force. These sorts of realities repeatedly prompted service officials to pursue “divest to invest” modernization strategies that introduced significant risk and failed to effectively balance modernization, force size, and readiness. Resetting the Air Force to meet the national security demands of today and tomorrow is possible, but it will take forceful leadership at the highest levels of the Department of Defense. Without modernizing our geriatric Air Force and building it to the capacity required by our national defense strategy, the U.S. is a great risk of losing its next major conflict.
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.
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.
Resource investment must prioritize investments that will yield best value for the Air Force, Space Force, and national security establishment as a whole.
Strategic deterrence is the bedrock of the national security enterprise thanks to the virtues and value of the triad.
National security space activities are essential facets of any military operation, while also creating conditions essential for the civilian economy.