In Episode 162 of the Aerospace Advantage, Airpower and Spacepower Predictions for 2024: The Rendezvous, Mitchell Institute’s John “Slick” Baum chats with members of the Mitchell Institute team about the latest defense developments in the beltway and the broader national security community.
We’re off to a new year, so we’ve gathered members of the team to discuss topics we should be tracking in 2024. What should we expect from Congress—especially when it comes to the ongoing continuing resolution? Will more funding be approved for Ukraine? How will The Hill react to the Department of the Air Force’s proposed reorganization? We also explore spacepower trends—there’s a lot in play as adversaries continue to press hard on orbit. The team assesses China and considers what’s going to drive their decision-making calculus in 2024. We also identifying technologies we should track in 2024. What is going to happen with CCAs, the B-21, NGAD, the F-35, and GBSD? We also discuss how the Department of the Air Force should seek to strike a balance between near-term priorities and long-term imperatives—recapitalization, personnel issues, concepts of operation, and high-demand, low-density mission areas. There’s a lot in this episode that you are going to want to know.
Guests
Doug BirkeyExecutive Director, The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies
Heather PenneySenior Fellow, The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies
Charles GalbreathSenior Fellow for Spacepower Studies, The Mitchell Institute Spacepower Advantage Center of Excellence (MI-SPACE)
J. Michael DahmSenior Resident Fellow for Aerospace and China Studies, The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies
Todd “Sledge” HarmerSenior Vice President, American Defense International
Anthony “Lazer” LazarskiPrincipal, Cornerstone Government AffairsHost
John BaumSenior Fellow, The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace StudiesCredits
Producer
Shane Thin
Executive Producer
Douglas Birkey
Related Reading
Related Podcasts
Ep. 191 - The Rendezvous
Chinese Spacepower, NGAD Turbulence, and Congressional Update
