As the Air Force’s institutional thought leader, Air University is committed to developing game-changing ideas, ground-breaking concepts, and cutting-edge technologies. Air University schools and centers have a broad research agenda that produces thousands of academic research papers, scholarly articles, and research studies each year. The unprecedented speed of technological change brought about by the digital revolution is rapidly changing the character of warfare. Air University aims to explain the new battlespace and to harness the opportunities it affords. Our research focuses on joint and combined warfighting in all domains. It examines competition amongst great powers and the challenges posed by Russia and the PRC. We explore strategic competition, integrated deterrence, and nuclear operations. Air University has focused research on disruptive technologies, like hypersonics, directed energy, and artificial intelligence. Today’s Air University research is laying the groundwork for victory in future conflict.