A cornerstone of American military strength has been its unparalleled ability to project airpower across the globe. However, adversary capability advancements and new technologies are reshaping modern air warfare and threaten to erode longstanding U.S. advantages. The Defense Program’s airpower research considers what force mix the United States may employ to retain its air advantages, with particular attention to issues such as survivability, long-range penetrating strike, airborne early warning and battle management, cheap mass, and drone warfare.
Research Team
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Dr. Stacie Pettyjohn
Senior Fellow and Director, Defense Program, CNAS
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Philip Sheers
Associate Fellow, Defense Program and Co-Lead, Gaming Lab
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Molly Campbell
Research Assistant, Defense Program
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Kalena Blake
Research Assistant, Defense Program
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Romy Koo
Intern, Defense Program
Highlights
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Countering the Swarm
Reports
After decades of air dominance and a near monopoly on precision strike, the United States now faces a dramatically different, more hostile world as the proliferation of cheap ...
By Stacie Pettyjohn & Molly Campbell
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Commanding the Air: the Future of Airborne Battle Management
Events
By Philip Sheers & Stacie Pettyjohn
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CNAS Insights | America Isn’t Ready for a Drone War
CNAS Insights
This week, U.S. personnel near El Paso, Texas, tested a high-energy laser as part of their mission to shoot down cartel drones along the southern border. The resulting confusi...
By Stacie Pettyjohn & Molly Campbell
