1、MICHAEL J.MAZARR,BETH GRILL,MAGGIE HABIBThe Department of the Air Force and Integrated DeterrenceThe U.S.Department of Defenses(DoDs)2022 National Defense Strategy(NDS)outlines major concepts intended to guide U.S.defense planning and investment for years to come.1 The most important of those concep
2、ts is integrated deterrence,which represents an effort to improve warfighting effectiveness through greater integration and synergies both within KEY FINDINGS The Department of the Air Forces(DAFs)path toward enhancing combat capability is aligned to the demands of the National Defense Strategy and
3、integrated deter-rence.Challenges identified in this research relate to the speed and depth of this plan,not its essential direction or goal.Although all DAF operational imperatives are relevant to enhancing combat credibility,the following four capability areas are especially linked to integrated d
4、eterrence goals and require closer collaboration with allies and partners:(1)sensing and find-fix-track architectures;(2)medium-and long-range strikes,especially with systems capable of pen-etrating denied environments;(3)a more resilient posture,especially in the Indo-Pacific;and(4)more survivable