Richard Clayton Peet
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Collaborative Combat Aircraft for Disruptive Air Warfare
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 Case for the B-21 Raider
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.
Rebuilding America’s Air Power
The U.S. must reverse decades of underfunding its Air Force.
Affordable Mass
The Need for a Cost-Effective PGM Mix for Great Power Conflict
Cost-Effective Long-Range Strike
The Army’s initiative to generate long-range fires frays when stacked against conventional air and naval options.
Building the Future Force
The next National Defense strategy must mitigate against looming risks.
Range and Flexibility
Why bombers are the most flexible leg in the nuclear triad.
The Promise of Skyborg
Low-cost attritable UAVs raise the ante for adversaries seeking to challenge USAF.
Stand In, Standoff
The right balance for the future bomber fleet.
Paying for the Air Force We Need
After two decades of cuts and high op tempo, the Air Force budget must be rebalanced to fund growth and modernization.
De Gaulle’s Force de Dissuasion
Now operational are the first elements of France's Force de Dissuasion. There can be no doubt that Fra
SAC’S Kissing Cousins
Although there are some misgivings about the future, today's British RAF Bomber Command is decidedly a
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