The Mitchell Institute’s Aerospace Nation Podcast

The Mitchell Institute invites you to listen to our virtual Aerospace Nation with Brig Gen Jeffery D. Valenzia, Department of the Air Force Advance Battle Management System Cross Functional Team Lead and Brig Gen John M. Olson, USSF JADC2/ABMS Lead, Mobilization Assistant to the Chief of Space Operations and the Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer for the Department of the Air Force. They discuss their perspectives on how to achieve the Air Force’s vision for “operationally-optimized” ABMS/JADC2. This session marks the first in a series that will explore Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall’s Operational Imperatives.

The Mitchell Institute invites you to listen to our rollout for our newest policy paper: Orbital Vigilance: The Need for Enhanced Space-Based Missile Warning and Tracking by Christopher Stone, Senior Fellow for Space Studies, The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies. For decades, U.S. space-based missile warning and ground based radars have provided our nation’s leaders with early warning of missile threats at home and abroad. Now that our adversaries have begun to field and use hypersonic and maneuvering missile systems, it is crucial to ensure we can detect an track these threats. This demands new solutions. Gen Kevin P. Chilton, USAF (Ret.), Explorer Chair of the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies and former STRATCOM commander; Colonel Miguel A. Cruz, Commander of Delta 4, the Missile Warning command of the U.S. Space Force; Dr. Davin Swanson, Chief Engineer in Space and C2 Systems, Raytheon Intelligence and Space; and Christopher Stone will discuss why DOD must adopt a new force design that multiple satellites across different orbital regimes to maintain a continuous chain of custody of these new threats, and cue missile defenses.   Links: Subscribe to our Youtube Channel: https://bit.ly/3GbA5Of Website: https://mitchellaerospacepower.org/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MitchellStudies Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Mitchell.Ins... LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3nzBisb Instagram: instagram.com/themitchellinstituteforaero/?hl=en #MitchellStudies #AerospaceNation #Space #Spacepower Thank you for your continued support!

The Mitchell Institute invites you to listen to our virtual Schriever Spacepower Forum event with Lt Gen William J. Liquori, Jr., Deputy Chief of Space Operations, Strategy, Plans, Programs, Requirements, and Analysis. Lt Gen Liquori joins us to discuss the latest regarding service strategy and ways the Space Force is planning to address the threats of today and tomorrow.  Links:  Subscribe to our Youtube Channel: https://bit.ly/3GbA5Of Website: https://mitchellaerospacepower.org/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MitchellStudies Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Mitchell.Ins... LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3nzBisb Instagram: instagram.com/themitchellinstituteforaero/?hl=en #MitchellStudies #AerospaceNation #Space #Spacepower Thank you for your continued support!  

The Mitchell Institute invites you to listen to our virtual Schriever Spacepower Forum event with Lt Gen Stephen Whiting, Commander of Space Operations Command. Gen Whiting joins us to discuss the latest in Space Force developments across the various mission areas, both warfighting and warfighting support, in the pursuit of space superiority.  Links:  Subscribe to our Youtube Channel: https://bit.ly/3GbA5Of Website: https://mitchellaerospacepower.org/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MitchellStudies Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Mitchell.Ins... LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3nzBisb Instagram: instagram.com/themitchellinstituteforaero/?hl=en #MitchellStudies #AerospaceNation #Whiting #Space #Spacepower Thank you for your continued support!

The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies is pleased to announce the launch of our new Center for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Autonomy Studies (MI-UAS), a research center dedicated to elevating and informing the national debate on UAVs, autonomy and the future of conflict. Meet Dr. Caitlin Lee, Senior Fellow for UAV and Autonomy Studies and head of MI-UAS, she discusses the future of this crucial area with Dr. Tim Grayson, Special Assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force, and David Ochmanek, Senior International/Defense Researcher at the RAND Corporation and Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force Development. Links: Subscribe to our Youtube Channel: https://bit.ly/3GbA5Of Website: https://mitchellaerospacepower.org/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MitchellStudies Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Mitchell.Institute.Aerospace LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3nzBisb Instagram: instagram.com/themitchellinstituteforaero/?hl=en #MitchellStudies #AerospaceNation #UAV #RPA #airpower  Thank you for your continued support!

The Mitchell Institute invites you to listen to our virtual Schriever Spacepower Forum event with Brig Gen Michael A. Valle, Assistant Adjutant General – Air and Commander, Florida Air National Guard and Brig Gen Steven J. Butow, Primary Advisor to the Adjutant General – Air and Commander, California Air National Guard. They discuss the importance of the Guard’s role with the Space Force and why a Space National Guard is required for addressing the reality of space as a warfighting domain. Links: Subscribe to our Youtube Channel: https://bit.ly/3GbA5Of Website: https://mitchellaerospacepower.org/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MitchellStudies Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Mitchell.Ins... LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3nzBisb Instagram: instagram.com/themitchellinstituteforaero/?hl=en #MitchellStudies #AerospaceAdvantage #space #spaceforce #spacepower #nationalguard  Thank you for your continued support!

The Mitchell Institute invites you to listen to our virtual Schriever Spacepower Forum event with Congressman Jim Cooper, U.S. Representative for Tennessee’s 5th congressional district. Congressman Cooper, Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, and one of the co-sponsors of the Space Force Establishment Act, joins us to discuss his views on the current state of the U.S. Space Force, U.S. Space Command and what will be needed to ensure the U.S. is able to achieve and sustain space superiority in an era of great power competition. Links: Subscribe to our Youtube Channel: https://bit.ly/3GbA5Of Website: https://mitchellaerospacepower.org/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MitchellStudies Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Mitchell.Ins... LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3nzBisb Instagram: instagram.com/themitchellinstituteforaero/?hl=en #MitchellStudies #AerospaceAdvantage #space #spaceforce #spacepower #congressman Thank you for your continued support!

The Mitchell Institute invites you to listen to our rollout for our newest policy paper: Building Alliances and Competing with China: The Imperative for UAV Export Reforms by Heather Penney, Senior Resident Fellow, The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies. Paul Scharre, Vice President and Director of Studies, Center for a New American Security joins the discussion. The era of remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) proliferation is here, yet the United States’ policy largely blocks exporting these capabilities to allies and partners. As a result, nations important to U.S. interests are increasingly turning to other countries for their RPA requirements – often, China – and the U.S. risks falling behind as global leaders in this capability. The net result is that the U.S. could see key relationships weaken and influence wane in the very regions it seeks to promote stability and core American interests. Operations in Ukraine, which see Turkish TB2 UAVs helping turn the tide, not more capable U.S.-built systems, stands as the most illustrative recent example. It is time for the administration to update U.S. RPA export policies. This can be done in ways that affirm the U.S. commitment to non-proliferation goals, regional stability, and other international norms. Subscribe to our Youtube Channel: https://bit.ly/3GbA5Of Website: https://mitchellaerospacepower.org/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MitchellStudies Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Mitchell.Ins... LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3nzBisb Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themitchell... #MitchellStudies #AerospaceAdvantage #AerospaceNation #Airpower Thank you for your continued support!

Listen to the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies' virtual Aerospace Nation event with Christopher J. Ristich, Director, Air Force Strategic Development Planning and Experimentation office, and the Transformational Capabilities Office, Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). The discussion explores AFRL’s new WARTECH initiative. WARTECH is a process that both facilitates and leverages collaboration between technologists and warfighters. It formulates and selects big-leap technology solutions that gain warfighting capabilities needed for the Air Force’s future force design. This transformational initiative is backed by the Department of the Air Force with a significant share of the AFRL budget. If you want to understand how the Air Force is pursuing transformation that rapidly impacts the warfighter, you need to tune into this discussion. Links: Subscribe to our Youtube Channel: https://bit.ly/3GbA5Of Website: https://mitchellaerospacepower.org/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MitchellStudies Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Mitchell.Ins... LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3nzBisb Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themitchell... #MitchellStudies #AerospaceAdvantage #AerospaceNation Thank you for your continued support!

The Mitchell Institute invites you to check out our Nuclear Deterrence and Missile Defense Forum event with David Trachtenberg, Vice President of the National Institute for Public Policy and Former Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. We discuss Russia’s nuclear saber-rattling, how to address growing Chinese nuclear stockpiles, and the future of nuclear deterrence. Links: Subscribe to our Youtube Channel: https://bit.ly/3GbA5Of Website: https://mitchellaerospacepower.org/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MitchellStudies Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Mitchell.Ins... LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3nzBisb Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themitchell... #MitchellStudies #AerospaceAdvantage #AerospaceNation #Nuclear Thank you for your continued support!