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April 15, 2026
Utilizing Internet-Of-Things (IOT) Sensors or Similar Physical Sensing Systems

How can the Air Force leverage in-situ Internet-of-Things (IoT) sensors combined with cyber-surveillance and reconnaissance to overcome physical access barriers and collect essential data on adversary personnel and systems, thereby mitigating critical information and intelligence gaps?
April 15, 2026
C2 in Space

What is the optimal command and control architecture for space forces to provide desired capabilities and effects, considering alternatives to the Air Operations Center model and the feasibility of unifying military and civilian networks for increased resiliency and efficiency?
April 15, 2026
Security Cooperation: Methods and Evidence

What approaches work best to improve Security Cooperation assessment, monitoring, and evaluation methods, access to and use of data, and to build a sufficient evidence base to inform Security Cooperation decision-making?
April 15, 2026
Why ICBM Combined Maintenance Facilities Should Not Be Designed to the Same Standard as Aircraft Combined Maintenance Facilities

Given the distinct nature of the systems they support, why would designing ICBM maintenance facilities to aircraft maintenance standards be inefficient, costly, and potentially compromise the safety and security of nuclear assets?
April 15, 2026
How Does SOF Conduct Deliberate and Dynamic Targeting as a Function in Large-Scale Combat Operations

Drawing on their historical success with strategic and mobile targets beyond conventional capabilities, what is the specific role for SOF in conducting fires to achieve effects on priority targets within the modern frameworks of large-scale combat operations, JADO, and the joint warfighting concept?
April 15, 2026
Nuclear Proliferation's Impact on Foreign Militaries

How does increasing nuclear proliferation impact the military programs, and specifically the nuclear initiatives, of third-party actors?
April 15, 2026
Automated AI/ML Application Development

How can AI/ML be harnessed to assist cyber operators in rapidly developing applications for offensive and defensive operations, while addressing the associated legal and ethical considerations and implementing robust process and technical controls?
April 15, 2026
Role of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) in JADO

How can Remotely Piloted Aircraft be effectively integrated to support the requirements of Joint All-Domain Operations in future conflicts?
April 15, 2026
Evolving Contexts of Deterrence

How can predictive models of integrated deterrence be developed and empirically tested to account for cross-cultural nuances, competitor decision-making processes, whole-of-government approaches, multi-party conflict dynamics, and the impact of emerging technologies?
April 15, 2026
Counter Drone Operational Art and Practice

How can an analysis of recent conflicts, particularly the impact of high-technology drones on intelligence, fires, and command and control in the Nagorno-Karabakh war, inform the development of effective counter-drone strategies and adaptive operational tactics, techniques, and procedures?