On Tuesday April 14 at 9:00 AM, CSBA's Dr. John Stillion will discuss his forthcoming study on trends in air-to-air combat at the Air Force Association's Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies. The study concludes that advances in electronic sensors, communications technology, and guided weapons over the past few decades may have fundamentally transformed the nature of air combat. As a result, the utility of some attributes traditionally associated with fighter aircraft has decreased, while the utility of attributes not usually associated with fighter aircraft has increased. Dr. Stillion argues that due to these trends, it may be appropriate to cast a much wider net in the development of future air combat operational concepts, sensors, weapons, and platforms, and examine radical departures from traditional fighter concepts.
This event will be hosted by the Air Force Association's Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies.
AFA Invitation: The Air Force Association's Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies invites you to a forum with Dr. John Stillion, Senior Fellow at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA), as he rolls out his latest report: Trends in Air-to-Air Combat; Implications for Future Air Superiority. This study assesses how advances in sensor, weapon, and communications technologies have changed air combat and the implication these trends portend for future combat aircraft designs and operational concepts. This is an incredibly forward-leaning, insightful body of work and we are certain Dr. Stillion's findings will make for most interesting dialogue.