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May 9, 2026
Protecting the Homeland: C-sUAS Strategy and Integrating Unmanned Aircraft in the National Airspace System

How must the Department of Defense implement a cohesive, multilayered counter-small unmanned aerial system strategy—integrating joint investments, interagency partnerships, and robust command and control frameworks—to protect both military and non-DoD critical infrastructure while safely
May 9, 2026
In-Space Logistics, Point-to-Point Cargo Delivery, and Spacecraft Operational Energy

How must the Department of the Air Force and the U.S. Space Force design a resilient in-space logistics framework, overcome fundamental spacecraft operational energy constraints, and evaluate point-to-point cargo delivery alternatives to balance immediate mission needs against optimal cargo staging
May 9, 2026
Impacts of Unmanned, Automated Platforms for Logistics Under Attack

What are the operational requirements, platform suitability factors, and sustainment needs for autonomous unmanned platforms to effectively augment intra-theater airlift in a Logistics Under Attack scenario?
May 9, 2026
Strategic Leadership, Force Development, and Career Path Professionalization in JADO/JADC2

How must the United States Air Force and Joint Force adapt strategic leadership practices, reform talent management structures, and evaluate the creation of a formalized Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) career field to successfully inculcate a joint culture and prepare personnel for
May 8, 2026
World Economic Policies and Fiscal Preparation of the Environment: Prioritizing Investments and US Nuclear Deterrence

How would a potential abandonment of the petrodollar by BRICS+ nations impact U.S. strategic and extended nuclear deterrence, and how can combatant commands leverage fiscal preparation of the environment (FPE) and targeted investments in the Asia-Pacific to counter adversary economic influence and
May 8, 2026
Russian Cooperation with the West: Multi-Domain Arenas, Transnational Threats, and Common-Pool Resource Management

How must the United States and its NATO allies identify and leverage transactional cooperation with the Russian Federation in shared non-military domains—such as Arctic search and rescue, Low Earth Orbit collision avoidance, and countering transnational cybercrime—to manage common-pool
May 8, 2026
Operational Energy Peer-Adversary Competition & Deterrence

How does maintaining a competitive edge in operational energy technologies, such as advanced airframes and alternative propulsion, impact strategic competition with China and Russia, and what are the long-term risks of prioritizing the sustainment of legacy fleets over the acquisition of
May 8, 2026
Chinese Aerospace Policies, Acquisition Processes, and Industrial Capacity

How must the United States and its defense research institutions evaluate the People's Republic of China's national aerospace policies, the physical manufacturing capacity of its defense industrial base, and systemic bottlenecks within the People's Liberation Army's acquisition
May 8, 2026
Flexible Logistics and Degraded Resupply: Institutional Challenges Under Attack

How can the military develop agile energy logistics and survivable forward communications to sustain operations under attack, and what institutional training is required to prepare tactical and operational leaders to mitigate risk and execute missions in highly contested environments where resupply
May 8, 2026
Historical Uses of Information in War

What are the long-term historical trends in the role and value of information in warfare, and how have these trends shaped the character and outcome of conflicts?

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Protecting the Homeland: C-sUAS Strategy and Integrating Unmanned Aircraft in the National Airspace System

In-Space Logistics, Point-to-Point Cargo Delivery, and Spacecraft Operational Energy

Impacts of Unmanned, Automated Platforms for Logistics Under Attack

Strategic Leadership, Force Development, and Career Path Professionalization in JADO/JADC2

World Economic Policies and Fiscal Preparation of the Environment: Prioritizing Investments and US Nuclear Deterrence

Russian Cooperation with the West: Multi-Domain Arenas, Transnational Threats, and Common-Pool Resource Management

Operational Energy Peer-Adversary Competition & Deterrence

Chinese Aerospace Policies, Acquisition Processes, and Industrial Capacity

Flexible Logistics and Degraded Resupply: Institutional Challenges Under Attack

Historical Uses of Information in War