Featuring French Space Command Commander Major General Philippe Adam, we discuss French spacepower and what it means for U.S. operations on orbit.
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Every week, Heather “Lucky” Penney will take listeners into the world of aerospace power and help the audience understand what it takes to fly and fight in the sky, while also protecting America’s interests in space. Whether talking to top generals, standing on a flight line full of combat aircraft, looking at a rocket being prepared for launch, or hearing from those who have laid it all on the line in defense of the nation—this podcast will afford unprecedented access and insight into where the combat aerospace community is going and why.
Feauring Brad Appel from Ursa Major. Assured access to space and robust launch infrastructure are foundational for mission success—especially given growing demand and the realities of a burgeoning threat environment.
Mitchell team discusses President Elect Trump’s defense vision, Elon Musk, Chinese air and space power, and the Inaugural Airpower Futures Forum.
Ep. 212
B-2: Still Got What It Takes
Heather “Lucky” Penney discusses one of the coolest aircraft to ever fly, the B-2, with Northop Grumman’s Doug Young, the leader in charge of modernizing the B-2, while also overseeing the B-21.
How do we gain the combination of advanced capabilities and necessary mass for tomorrow’s munition’s inventory with Jeff Peters and Dr. Kathy Bihari of BAE, plus Mitchell Institute’s JV Venable.
Electronic Attack is an essential twenty-first century mission capability. We continues the electronic attack conversation with Dave Harrold and Duane Beaulieu of BAE, plus Mitchell Institute’s Mike Dahm.
Ep. 209 - The Rendezvous
Election Implications for Defense: The Rendezvous
In this Rendezvous episode, we discuss what the 2024 election results will mean for spacepower and airpower.
Maintaining an electromagnetic-based battlespace advantage is essential for twenty first century mission success. Heather “Lucky” Penney chats about electronic attack with Col JR Smith, commander of the 55th Electronic Combat Group.
Credible deterrence requires modern nuclear command and control. Heather sits down with Chris Adams of Northrop Grumman Strategic Space Systems and the Mitchell Institue's Jen Reeves to discuss how NC3 is evolving to meet modern threats.
Heather “Lucky” Penney chats about the history and evolution of air battle management with two highly experienced air battle managers, Lt Col Alex Wallis of the 728th Battle Management Control Squadron and Lt Col Grant “SWAT” Georgulis, former commander of 965th Airbrone Air Control Squadron.
Heather “Lucky” Penney chats with China expert Mike Dahm about an important aspect of China’s military modernization: how we perceive such developments and the reality of China's military buildup.
Ep. 204 - The Rendezvous
NGAD Perspectives, Chinese ICBM Test, and Spacepower Developments
In this Rendezvous episode, we discuss key takeaways from the Air, Space, Cyber Conference, including Secretary Kendall's call for additive Department of the Air Force funding, the prominent role of CCA, and conspicuous absence of discussion regarding NGAD.
Heather “Lucky” Penney of the Mitchell Institute team chats with Colonel Jason Herring, commander of the 621st Contingency Response Wing about sustaining airpower and power projection at the edge.
Heather “Lucky” Penney of the Mitchell Institute team chats with Dr Michael Gregg of AFRL and Chris Flynn of Pratt & Whitney to discuss how America's propulsion leadership continues to enhance America's asymmetric airpower advantage.
In an episode for the history books, Heather, Charles, and Jen hear from Maj Gen Doug Pearson, USAF (Ret.) and Col Jack Anthony, USAF (Ret.) about the day the United States shot down a satellite from an F-15.