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The Future of Warfare
Where will the next war occur? Who will fight? Why and how will it be fought? A report series from RAND Project AIR FORCE examines the future of warfare in 2030.

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Military Trends and the Future of Warfare: The Changing Global Environment and Its Implications for the U.S. Air Force
May 11, 2020

This volume of the Future of Warfare series examines some of the most significant factors shaping military trends over the next ten to 15 years: changes in the size, quality, and character of military forces available to the United States and its potential adversaries. The report identifies six trends regarding who and where the United States is most likely to fight in the future and how those wars will be conducted.
Restraint and the Future of Warfare: The Changing Global Environment and Its Implications for the U.S. Air Force
May 11, 2020

This volume of the Future of Warfare series examines the most significant trends in factors affecting the use of restraint in warfare that could affect U.S. national security: the spread of lawfare, the widespread distribution of imagery of U.S. military operations, the increasing effectiveness of false accusations, and the increasing public concern for civilian casualties.
Environment, Geography, and the Future of Warfare: The Changing Global Environment and Its Implications for the U.S. Air Force
May 11, 2020

This volume of the Future of Warfare series examines some of the most significant environmental and geographic trends that could affect U.S. national security and the future of warfare: rising global temperatures, the opening of the Arctic, sea level rise, extreme weather events, water scarcity, and increasing urbanization.
Global Economic Trends and the Future of Warfare: The Changing Global Environment and Its Implications for the U.S. Air Force
May 11, 2020

This volume of the Future of Warfare series examines some of the most notable economic trends that could affect U.S. national security: increasing pressure on the global trading system, relative declines in U.S. and allied economic might, the rise of China, the search for new resources, the shrinking defense industrial base, and the decreasing power of U.S. sanctions.
Geopolitical Trends and the Future of Warfare: The Changing Global Environment and Its Implications for the U.S. Air Force
May 11, 2020

This volume of the Future of Warfare series explains six geopolitical trends—U.S. polarization and retrenchment, China's rise, Asia's realignment, emergence of a revanchist Russia, upheaval in Europe, and turmoil in the Islamic world—that will drive conflict between now and 2030. These trends will shift U.S. alliances; pull limited resources in different directions; and, ultimately, create a deepening strategic dilemma for U.S. defense strategy.
The Future of Warfare in 2030: Project Overview and Conclusions
May 11, 2020

Who will the United States fight against and who will fight with it? Where will these future conflicts be fought? What will future conflicts look like? How will they be fought? And why will the United States go to war? This report is the overview in a series that seeks to answer these questions about the future of warfare in 2030.
Getting to Outcomes® Operations Guide for U.S. Air Force Community Action Teams
Apr 30, 2020

This Getting To Outcomes guide will help with the planning, implementation, evaluation, continuous quality improvement, and sustainability of U.S. Air Force Community Action Plans.

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Project Air Force is Making a Difference with the Air Force

Research Spotlight

The Future of Warfare

Recent Work

Military Trends and the Future of Warfare: The Changing Global Environment and Its Implications for the U.S. Air Force

Restraint and the Future of Warfare: The Changing Global Environment and Its Implications for the U.S. Air Force

Environment, Geography, and the Future of Warfare: The Changing Global Environment and Its Implications for the U.S. Air Force

Global Economic Trends and the Future of Warfare: The Changing Global Environment and Its Implications for the U.S. Air Force

Geopolitical Trends and the Future of Warfare: The Changing Global Environment and Its Implications for the U.S. Air Force

The Future of Warfare in 2030: Project Overview and Conclusions

Getting to Outcomes® Operations Guide for U.S. Air Force Community Action Teams

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