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Past is Prologue: Learn from History and Invest in Combat Airpower
As world leaders gathered at Normandy last week to mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, it is important to recall that America was not ready for that war. It took two and a half years to generate the combat power necessary to invade ...
Daily Report: AFSOC Commander Tapped to Lead USAFA | Innovation Program | Clearing the F-35 Backlog
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It’s Time to Re-Adopt Peace Through Strength
At the dawn of the Cold War, a simple phrase defined America’s national security strategy: “Peace through strength.” Today, 75 years later, the world faces similarly severe challenges, but this time the United States is struggling to adopt and actualize a similarly decisive policy.
Daily Report: New AFCENT Commander | NORAD Boss on Russia and China | Upgrading Airfield on Yap
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Air Force, Space Force Budgets Fall Far Short of Need
China, Russia, Iran and others pose a dire threat to our nation. Yet the fiscal 2025 budget submitted to Congress is woefully inadequate to confront those challenges—especially for the Department of the Air Force, writes Douglas A. Birkey
Daily Report: Strikes in Iraq, Syria, Yemen | CCAF Transcript Task Force | B-52s Arrive in Guam
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Now Is Not the Time to Go Weak on the F-35
“The year 2024 will stand as a transformative year for modernizing the U.S. Air Force’s fighter force. Bottom line: the service needs to reset fast. That is why it was welcome news when Lockheed Martin recently announced the Tech Refresh 3/Block 4 variant of its ...
The Space Based Environmental Monitoring Modernization Imperative: Weather Counts
Military missions in the air, on land, and at sea demand robust, timely weather information. On-orbit space-based environmental monitoring (SBEM) systems are a critical source of this data, but years of underfunding, delayed, curtailed, and canceled modernization programs have left the SBEM enterprise in a ...
Accelerating Fifth-Gen Airpower
Beginning with the fiscal 2024 budget, every dollar for F-35 will fund TR-3-equipped Block 4 jets. The need for those jets could hardly be greater.
Daily Report: Drones for NGAD | Synthetic Training Environments | Beards
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Air War Over Korea: Lessons for Today’s Airmen
The post-World War II drawdown left the Air Force ill-prepared for conflict. The parallels with today are enlightening.
Q&A: Interview with Air Force Global Strike Command boss Gen. Timothy M. Ray
Air Force Global Strike Command boss Gen. Timothy M. Ray talks about the high demand for USAF bombers and the value bomber task force missions bring to the nation.
The Battle for the Soul of JADC2
Lessons from the Battle of Britain loom large in how USAF constructs the Advanced Battle Management System.
Air, Space, and the Biden Administration
Priorities for the Pentagon’s new leadership must begin with aerospace power.
A Better Way to Measure Combat Value
Conventional measures mask the true cost of operations—cost-per-effect does not.
Japan Needs More Fifth-Generation Jets
The case for a new version of the F-22, reborn with the brains of the F-35.
Building the Air Force We Need
Keys to shaping tomorrow’s Air Force.
A Change in Vector
The Mitchell Institute on building America’s future bomber force.