Timothy A. Walton

Jan 15, 2025 | warontherocks.com | Thomas Shugart |Timothy A. Walton

For decades, the United States has relied on airpower and the qualitative superiority of its aircraft to gain an advantage over its adversaries. But that advantage is rapidly eroding. The Chinese military is fielding sophisticated air defense networks that include robust passive defenses, challenging sensors, and highly capable missiles and aircraft.

Mar 1, 2024 | breakingdefense.com | Timothy A. Walton |Mark Gunzinger

Everyone agree the “tyranny of distance” means any US action against China in the Indo-Pacific will be a challenge for the jets, bombers and tankers. But that doesn’t mean the issue can’t be addressed. Below, Timothy Walton of the Hudson Institute and Mark Gunzinger of the Mitchell Institute lay out four options they think could help solve the challenge. Although range anxiety among electric vehicle drivers is diminishing, the US Air Force’s is only growing.