Air & Space Operations Review

Dec. 9, 2022
ASOR Vol. 1, No. 4

Air & Space Operations Review Volume 1, Number 4Winter Edition
Dec. 9, 2022
Letter from the Editor

Letter from the lead editor of the Air & Space Operations Review journal.
Dec. 9, 2022
Combat Drones in Ukraine

Without a large conventional air force, the Ukrainian military is employing a number of high- and low-end imported and domestically produced drones to devastating effect against Russian forces.
Dec. 9, 2022
Remotely Piloted Aircraft Control Latency during Air-to-Air Combat

RPA command-and-control latency could play a significant role during beyond-line-of-sight engagements in future conflicts. This study finds technology-induced latency has a similar effect as slow human decision making resulting in lower performance.
Dec. 9, 2022
Refocusing Reapers: Tangible Improvements Today That Prepare for the Future

A two-stage approach will refocus MQ-9 training and development efforts for the remainder of its life to wring additional value from the weapon system and accelerate changes to meet future challenges.
Dec. 9, 2022
DoD Labs: Back to the Future

Current challenges facing the DoD Lab enterprise require rethinking the lab business model to retain the best of the workforce and leverage the broader US R&D ecosystem.
Dec. 9, 2022
Stars on Tombstones: Honorary Promotion of Air Corps and Air Force Leaders

The legality of honorary promotions accomplished outside of legislation is questionable. Claims about honorary promotions should be corrected to enhance public trust and counter misinformation.
Dec. 9, 2022
Canada’s “Open Door” on 9/11: Adapting NORAD

A retrospective analysis of NORAD’s response to 9/11 reveals its structural flexibility. Importantly, NORAD must engage with partners through identified processes to respond to continued continental and global uncertainties.
Dec. 9, 2022
Hypersonics: Between Rhetoric and Reality

The changes that the deployment of hypersonics and other more accessible missile technologies could introduce into the French national defense strategy must continue to be assessed in both their offensive and defensive dimensions, nuclear as well as conventional, and within all armed services.
Sept. 21, 2022
ASOR Volume 1 Number 3

ASOR Volume 1 Number 3