Douglas A. Birkey

The post-World War II drawdown left the Air Force ill-prepared for conflict. The parallels with today are enlightening.

Lessons from the Battle of Britain loom large in how USAF constructs the Advanced Battle Management System.

Air Force Global Strike Command boss Gen. Timothy M. Ray talks about the high demand for USAF bombers and the value bomber task force missions bring to the nation.

Priorities for the Pentagon’s new leadership must begin with aerospace power.

Conventional measures mask the true cost of operations—cost-per-effect does not.

The case for a new version of the F-22, reborn with the brains of the F-35.

DOD must harness innovation when developing new operational conceptions, but it also needs to ensure that real-world pragmatic perspectives are driving the decision-making process, according to experts at the West Coast Aerospace Forum last week.

The threats to US national security are greater than they've been in decades, and the US can no longer afford to push off mounting modernization costs, said two members of the National Defense Strategy Commission at the West Coast Aerospace Forum.

Space is without a doubt a contested domain, and the US military and the intelligence community are teaming up to face the challenge.

Commanders must delegate to their staffs and provide assistance when required if they are to be successful, said Space and Missile Systems Center commander Lt. Gen. John Thompson, during a recent West Coast Aerospace Forum in California.

New entrants to the defense industry recently spoke of the challenges involved with launching a new venture in a world where contract stability is lacking.

Future success in warfare will no longer be determined by who owns the best “things," instead it will come down to who does the best job harnessing information to put assets in the right time and place to prudently yield effects.

A unique parade of vintage military aircraft—dubbed the “Arsenal of Democracy Flyover”—flew down the Potomac River and the National Mall in Washington, D.C., Friday, commemorating the 70th anniversary of Victory in Europe during World War II. Among the aircraft was...

Keys to shaping tomorrow’s Air Force.

The Mitchell Institute on building America’s future bomber force.