U.S. Air Force Science and Technology Strategy: Strengthening USAF Science and Technology for 2030 and Beyond

Abstract

Great power competition is the central challenge to U.S. prosperity and security. A rapidly growing China and resurgent Russia aim to coerce their regional neighbors, undermine long-standing alliances, and displace American influence from critical regions around the globe. These great power competitors are challenging U.S. dominance in all warfighting domains: air, land, sea, space, and cyberspace. Over the past several decades, the U.S. Air Force's science and technology enterprise focused on developing technical advances to enhance operational effectiveness. The goal was to confer an unprecedented force multiplication advantage to the military - do more with less. This focus remains an important component of the Science and Technology Strategy. However, the Air Force now operates in a changed strategic environment. The globalization of technology now allows potential adversaries access to cutting-edge science and technology research and the best science and technology talent. As they work toward reaching technological parity, they also push to erode our military's technological superiority.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2019
Accession Number
AD1100066

Entities

People

  • Heather Wilson

Organizations

  • United States Department of the Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • C4I
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Autonomous Systems
  • Cross Domain
  • Employment
  • Human Behavior
  • Information Systems
  • Mesh Networks
  • Military Research
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Precision-Guided Munitions
  • Students
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

  • Cyber
  • Space