CASI Webinar on the PLA Air Force

In March of 2022, CASI hosted a webinar focused on the PLA Air Force.  We were honored to host Cristina Garafola, Derek Solen, and Eli Tirk for this session.You can watch the video on DVIDS at: https://www.dvidshub.net/video/851247/casi-webinar-plaafOr on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/ZukCJvY8l4s

Propensity, Conditions, and Consequences: Effective Coercion Through Understanding Chinese Thinking

In late 2021, the U.S. Army released Army Techniques Publication (ATP) 7-100.3, Chinese Tactics.  The books first chart shows how the People’s Republic of China (PRC) People’s Liberation Army (PLA) translates defensive national policy into the “basic warfighting philosophy” of active defense.  It

CASI Quarterly update #2 for 2022

Friends of CASI,What a great CASI Conference we had. We had a record 306 people registered, with great keynotes from the Secretary of the Air Force, and former Prime Minister Rudd. Thank you to all that attended and all of those who put in the time to make it happen! We will have a series of papers

Systems and Infrastructure Needed to Enable A Chinese Crewed Lunar Landing

China’s successful completion of the third phase of its Lunar Exploration Program with the Chang’e-5 lunar sample return opens a new chapter in China’s study of the Moon.  China can now prepare for a permanent base on the Moon, the International Lunar Research Station, which may start crewed

ODNI Report on Best Practices to Protect Privacy Civil Liberties and Civil Rights of Americans of Chinese Descent in Conduct of U.S. Intelligence Activities

Air Mobility Command Aligns Strategic Priorities with Counterparts in Pacific Theater

SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. (AFNS) -- Air Mobility Command (AMC) leaders continued operationalizing the new command strategy during staff-to-staff discussions at Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM), June 22-23, where they discussed a road map for readying Mobility

Air Force operationalizes ACE concept, addresses today’s changing threat environment

The Air Force announced its vision for operating in modern, contested environments June 23, created to codify and synchronize agile combat employment tactics enterprise-wide.

Chinese Views of the Spectrum of Conflict: Theory and Action

There is a widespread consensus among Western scholars that Chinese actions have become more aggressive in recent years. Foreign vessels have been rammed in disputed waters, transits of neighboring countries’ Air Defense Identification Zones have increased in number and scale, and border disputes

PLA Air Force: Bomber Force Training

Bomber Unit TrainingThis paper provides information about bomber pilot training with a focus on daily training and over-water training in the Western Pacific and South China Sea, as well as participation in the Golden Dart competition in China and the Aviadarts component of the International Army

Competition with China: The Tiananmen Square Crisis

Part of CASI's "Competition With China" video series which helps Airmen better understand the strategic competition with China broadly, and takes a deep look at many of the military and security aspects of that competition. CASI uses source documents to research and report on China’s aerospace

The True Meaning of the Chinese Air Force’s Flying Transport Aircraft Near Malaysia: Airborne Units in Power Projection

This is a translation of a paper that was published by the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force’s (JASDF) Center for Air and Space Power Strategic Studies (CASPSS) and that was also published in a JASDF journal in July 2021. I have had the pleasure of routinely exchanging opinions and research material

CASI Conference 2022- Great Power Competition and Deterrence

We are excited to announce the lineup for the CASI Conference 2022, including our two Keynote Speakers- former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, and the Secretary of the U.S. Air Force Frank Kendall.

PLA Air Force Bomber Force Organization

This report provides an overview of the organization of the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force (PLAAF) Bomber force.According to the Office of the Secretary of Defense’s Annual Report to Congress: Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s

Enter the Battleverse: China’s Metaverse War

Article by CASI's Josh Baughman, originally published in Military Cyber Affairs: Vol. 5 : Iss. 1 , Article 2. available at https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1083&context=mcaIn China, 2021 was dubbed year one of the metaverse with extensive investment by local government,

Annual Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community 2022

Air Force Leads a New Era in Air Component Training through BLUE FLAG Exercises

HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. -- Airmen from the 505th Combat Training Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida, executed exercise BLUE FLAG, which tested Pacific Air Forces’ ability to prevail in conflict against a strategic competitor as well as the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command air component’s ability to defend

Medical team partners with federal agencies to provide COVID-19 support to island nations

In continued support of the U.S. and international partners’ fight against COVID-19, the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support provided over $800,000 in testing and treatment equipment to the Solomon Islands and American Samoa in April. DLA Troop Support Medical supply chain’s

Unrestricted Warfare is Not China's Master Plan

            The book “Unrestricted Warfare” (UW), published in 1999 by People’s Liberation Army officers Qiao Liang and Wang Xiangsui has been thoroughly discussed and lauded by many in the West as an important document for understanding the Chinese strategic perspective. An article published in War

U.S., Singapore, Thai Service Members Participate in 26th iteration of Cope Tiger

KORAT ROYAL THAI AIR BASE, Thailand -- Units from the United States, the Kingdom of Thailand, and the Republic of Singapore Air Forces participated in the 26th iteration of Exercise Cope Tiger from March 14-25 at Korat Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) Base, Thailand.Approximately 160 U.S. service members

Understanding How Adversaries Think: China and Russia in Space

Listen to the Mitchell Institute's Aerospace Advantage Podcast Episode 72, Understanding How Adversaries Think: China and Russia in Space.Daniel Rice of the Mitchell Institute is joined by MI-SPACE Senior Fellow Christopher Stone, CASI Director Dr. Brendan Mulvaney, and Air University's Dr. Daniel