Col. Mark Gunzinger, USAF (Ret.)

The Mitchell Institute conducted a wargame and associated studies to assess how a family of uncrewed Collaborative Combat Aircraft could increase the lethality, survivability, and capacity of the Air Force’s air superiority forces for operations in highly contested environments.

The Air Force’s B-21 Raider will be the world’s most advanced stealthy bomber when it is fielded later in this decade. For Air Force leaders, the challenge will be to fund the B-21 program to rapidly acquire the inventory it needs to meet operational demands.

The U.S. must reverse decades of underfunding its Air Force. 

The Need for a Cost-Effective PGM Mix for Great Power Conflict

The Army’s initiative to generate long-range fires frays when stacked against conventional air and naval options.

The next National Defense strategy must mitigate against looming risks.

Why bombers are the most flexible leg in the nuclear triad.

Low-cost attritable UAVs raise the ante for adversaries seeking to challenge USAF.

The right balance for the future bomber fleet.

After two decades of cuts and high op tempo, the Air Force budget must be rebalanced to fund growth and modernization.