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  • Optimal C-UAS and Missile Defense Capabilities

    What is the optimal mix of Counter-UAS and Missile Defense capabilities required across Air Force bases to ensure installation protection and the continued ability to meet homeland defense, strategic deterrence, and power projection requirements?

  • Ground-Based C2 in Forward Theaters

     How can USAF leverage planned ABADS MD fielding to enable a resilient distributed ground-based command and control capability in forward theaters? What DOTmLPF-P changes are needed to support this?

  • Epic Fury: Lessons Learned

    What lessons can be learned from Operation EPIC FURY to identify and formalize the most effective ad-hoc tactical C2 integration efforts into enduring Air Force and Joint air and missile defense systems?

  • Ground-Based Fuel Ecosystem

    Considering the entire ground-based fuel ecosystem, to what extent will bases in the Forward and Sustaining Installations Categories be able to generate the required Combat Air Force sorties to meet Joint Force Commander objectives in the 2029-2041 timeframe?

  • FY28-32 Space Based ISR Capabilities

    Can projected space-based ISR capabilities fielded in the FY28-32 timeframe provide sufficient bandwidth and data throughput to meet joint force targeting timelines and battlespace awareness requirements in contested environments, or do fundamental capacity limitations necessitate alternative

  • Future Space-Based ISR Capabilities

    Considering bandwidth constraints and emerging counter-space threats, can the space-based ISR capabilities projected for 2030 realistically achieve the required performance for long-range kill chains against mobile targets in contested environments? 

  • Strategic Posture and Sustainment for Dispersed Forces in the Pacific

    How must the Joint Force adapt its logistics and sustainment architecture, integrate advanced manufacturing, and effectively distribute fuel and munition nodes to support dispersed forces in the contested Indo-Pacific, while empowering leadership to balance operational readiness against

  • Integrated Air and Missile Defense Mission in INDOPACOM AOR

    How can a coalition of willing nations in the INDOPACOM AOR synergistically develop and employ an Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) architecture capable of deterring Chinese aggression or effectively executing combat operations against its advanced multi-domain threats?