Due to the event’s extreme popularity, we are at maximum capacity and can no longer accept additional RSVPs.Footage of the keynote speakers and panels will be available following the event. Intensifying threats are driving major reforms across the Air Force in strategy, operational concepts, force design, and modernization.Get the latest insights from top leaders.

Join us LIVE from Peterson Space Force Base for an in-depth discussion with a panel of senior USSPACECOM leaders, including Gen Whiting, Commander; RADM Pennington, Chief of Staff; and Air Commodore Whiteley, the Deputy J5 to learn more about the progress the Command has made, current priorities, and future objectives.

Operational Imperatives, re-optimizing for great power competition, and a security environment experiencing massive change—these are just a portion of the challenges Dr. Grayson has focused on over the past few years. Given his time at DARPA, the Intelligence Community, and the technology world, Dr. Grayson brings an incredibly unique perspective. With the scale and scope of his portfolio, he is shaping future vectors for air and space p...

The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies invites you to join our Schriever Spacepower Series with Gen Stephen N. Whiting, Commander, United States Space Command, United States Space Force on Monday, June 24 at 2:00 PM EDT. Space capabilities, services, and effects are now an indispensable part of daily life and foundational to the structure and operation of the U.S. military. United States Space Command is the Combatant Command charged wit...

The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies invites you to join Schriever Spacepower Series with Maj Gen Gregory J. Gagnon, Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Intelligence, United States Space Force on Thursday, May 2 at 9:00 am EDT. He joins us to discuss the growing threats to our space capabilities and expanding the use of space by potential adversaries posing increased hazards to joint and coalition operations. Critical to overcoming th...

The Mitchell Institute’s Spacepower Security Forum is Washington DC’s premiere gathering of spacepower leaders. Join us for a set of insightful conversations that will help you better understand key trends in national security space and what that portends for the defense community as a whole.

The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies invites you to join our rollout for our newest paper: The Need for Collaborative Combat Aircraft for Disruptive Air Warfare by Mark A. Gunzinger, Director of Future Concepts and Capability Assessments and a former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, with Maj Gen Lawrence A. Stutzriem, USAF (Ret.), Mitchell’s Director of Research, and Bill Sweetman. The event will take place on Tuesday, Febr...

The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies invites you to join our rollout for our newest policy paper: The Quantum Advantage: Why it Matters and Essential Next Steps by Heather Penney, Senior Resident Fellow. The event will take place on Tuesday, January 30, at 10:30 am EST. She will be joined by Dr. Michael Hayduk, Deputy Director, Air Force Research Lab Information Directorate and Laura Thomas, Chief of Staff, Infleqtion. Quantum informat...

The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies invites you to join our Aerospace Nation event with Mr. Thomas J. Lawhead, acting Deputy Chief of Staff, Air Force Futures on Wednesday, November 15th at 10:00 am EST. Mr. Lawhead will discuss how his organization embodies “the voice of tomorrow’s airmen,” with the mission of ensuring that the Air Force is organized, trained, and equipped to successfully face competitors with confi...

The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies invites you to Aerospace Nation with Lt Gen Kevin B. Kennedy, Commander, Sixteenth Air Force; Commander, Air Forces Cyber, and Commander, Joint Force Headquarters-Cyber (Air Force) on Monday, November 13th at 10:00 am EST to discuss the priorities of the Sixteenth Air Force regarding cyber and electronic capabilities, along with their associated operational concepts and strategies.