
FY27 Defense Budget, Fighter Support in Congress, Space Update: The Rendezvous — Ep. 288
Episode Summary: In this episode, our team assesses the FY 27 defense budget request from an air and space set of perspectives. We also expl...
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The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies is proud to present The Aerospace Advantage, with former Air Force weapons school instructor and Thunderbird Lt Col (ret) John “Slick” Baum as th...

Episode Summary: In this episode, our team assesses the FY 27 defense budget request from an air and space set of perspectives. We also expl...

Episode Summary: The air war over Vietnam represents one of the most dynamic, evolutionary periods of airpower innovation. This impacted tac...

Episode Summary: The air war over Vietnam represents one of the most dynamic, evolutionary periods of airpower innovation. The U.S. entered...

Episode Summary: This week we're talking about space launch. 2026 marks the 100th anniversary of liquid-fueled rockets, when Dr. Robert Godd...

Episode Summary: In this episode, our team discusses Operation Epic Fury from an air and space set of perspectives. We also explore top defe...

Episode Summary: For decades, adversaries like China have pressed hard to erase the spacepower advantage of the United States. This includes...

Episode Summary: As the United States military works to ensure its forces can effectively employ military power in an increasingly dangerous...

Episode Summary: Since the end of the Cold War, Central Command (CENTCOM) has been front and center for U.S. combat operations, with space p...

Episode Summary: Join Mitchell Institute fellows for an in-depth conversation to better understand the strategic, operational, and tactical...

Episode Summary: Join Mitchell Institute’s Spacepower Advantage Center of Excellence (MI-SPACE) for their key takeaways from this week's War...

Episode Summary: Autonomy and artificial intelligence are going to have a massive impact upon aircraft, mission systems, weapons, battle man...

Episode Summary: Since the end of the Cold War, Air Force resource shortfalls have hit the fighter inventory hard. Want proof? The Air Force...

Episode Summary: In this episode, our team explores the top defense issues in Washington, D.C. and beyond. What are the key details in the d...

Episode Summary: Global Reach, Global Power—you can’t exercise that without Air Force bombers. We explore the long-range strike mission with...

Episode Summary: The global security environment is nearing a fever pitch, but China remains the pacing military challenge for the United St...

Episode Summary: One of the most cutting-edge topics in combat airpower is collaborative mission autonomy. This is the technology that teams...

Episode Summary: Space superiority is essential to U.S. national security. Achieving that requires the Department of War to conduct a review...

Episode Summary: In this episode, members of the Mitchell team share some of their most memorable experiences from their time in uniform. Yo...

Episode Summary: In this episode, members of the Mitchell Institute team chat about some of their most memorable experiences from their time...

Episode Summary: In this episode, members of the Mitchell team share some of their most memorable experiences from their time in uniform. Yo...

Episode Summary: The air war over Vietnam in 1972 was incredibly intense, with campaigns like Linebacker I and II defining the fight. Join u...

Episode Summary: The U.S. Air Force doesn’t have enough airlift. Today’s inventory is half the size of what it was in the Cold War, but curr...

Episode Summary: In this episode, our team explores the top defense issues in Washington, D.C. and beyond. Where do the defense bills stand?...

Episode Summary: Now that space is a warfighting domain, the Space Force and Space Command must pursue capabilities and operational concepts...

Episode Summary: Today, the U.S. Air Force is at a key inflection point when it comes to jet propulsion. Most of the service’s aircraft are...

Episode Summary: The Air Force is facing a readiness crisis, one that threatens our airmen’s ability to prevail in a peer conflict. A key co...

Episode Summary: Marine veteran Andrew Bain spent the past 30 years living and working in Ukraine. He and Adm. Ihor Voronchenko (Ret), forme...

Episode Summary: In this episode, Heather “Lucky” Penney talks to Lt. Gen. David Deptula, USAF (Ret.), Charles Galbreath, Kyle “Puma” Pumroy...

Episode Summary: China, Russia, and other adversaries can strike the U.S. through a range of air and missile technologies. In this episode,...

Episode Summary: When the Soviet Union gained atomic weapons technology in the early days of the Cold War, U.S. homeland defense catapulted...

Episode Summary: Adversaries, including China and Russia, possess the means to strike the U.S. through a range of air and missile technologi...

Episode Summary: In this episode, Heather “Lucky” Penney talks to Lt. Gen. David Deptula, USAF (Ret.), Jennifer "Boots" Reeves, Todd “Sledge...

Episode Summary: Major Kyle “Ghengis” Rimando, Chief of the Space Strategy Branch at SF S5/8, and Dr. John J. “Patsy” Klein, Senior Fellow a...

Episode Summary: Heather Penney explores national security artificial intelligence applications and considerations with Sean Moriarty and Le...

Episode Summary: AI is one of the hottest topics in defense, especially when it ties to Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA). While seeing th...

Episode Summary: In this episode, Heather “Lucky” Penney talks to Lt. Gen. David Deptula, USAF (Ret.), Charles Galbreath, Todd “Sledge” Harm...

Episode Summary: America’s ability to secure its interests, whether deterring conflict or fighting and wining, demands a robust Air Force. T...

Episode Summary: This week we’re talking about what it’ll take to project airpower into the heart of the fight in a conflict with China. Mos...

Episode Summary: During the Cold War, all eyes faced north anticipating a Soviet attack across the North Pole. The U.S. Air Force was front...

Episode Summary: America is running short on munitions. With so many conflicts ongoing, our consumption is outpacing what we can build, and...

Episode Summary: In this episode, Heather “Lucky” Penney talks to Lt. Gen. David Deptula, USAF (Ret.), Jen Reeves, and Anthony “Lazer” Lazar...

Episode Summary: Spacepower is fundamentally reliant on the cyber domain—it is the backbone of connectivity for constellations on orbit, the...

Episode Summary: As America’s interests in space grow and humanity ventures further from Earth, the need to have Guardians in space to secur...

Episode Summary: The Air Force increasingly needs a broader set of munitions to achieve mission effects in the modern age. Combat operations...

Episode Summary: In this episode, Heather “Lucky” Penney talks to Lt. Gen. David Deptula, USAF (Ret.), Charles Galbreath, Todd “Sledge” Harm...

Episode Summary: This week, we're shining a spotlight on the men and women of the 11th Space Warning Squadron (SWS). They provide theater mi...

Episode Summary: We’re bringing you a special edition of the Aerospace Advantage to discuss Saturday’s strike on Iran’s nuclear enrichment f...

Episode Summary: This week we’re taking a deep dive into deterrence, specifically deterring China from using force in space. Air University’...

Episode Summary: Combat operations in Ukraine and the Red Sea clearly demonstrate the impact of small lethal drones as portable precision-gu...

Episode Summary: In this episode, Heather "Lucky" Penney talks to Lt. Gen. David Deptula, USAF (Ret.), Charles Galbreath, and Anthony "Lazer...