Center for Airpower Studies (CAPS)
The Center for Airpower Studies (CAPS) is the research arm of the Department of Military and Strategic Studies.
The CAPS mission is to enhance the theory and application of air, space, and cyberspace power in the context of contemporary and future joint military operations.
CORE COMPETENCIES
- Joint air, space, and cyberspace power
- Cadet-centered, faculty-assisted research
- Multi-domain, operational military expertise
- Multidisciplinary research methods
- Modeling and simulation
MAJOR PROJECTS
- Upgrading facilities to become a world-class air, space and cyberspace research center
- Developing an improved effects-based operational planning process
- Exploring future air, space and cyberspace power policy issues using modeling and simulation
- Designing an airpower database for modeling and simulation, wargaming, and statistical analysis of airpower variables
- Researching and solving contemporary military problems
FACILITIES
- The Air Warfare Lab (AWL): 12 high fidelity, data-linked, Frasca T-6 simulators
- The Cadet Battle Lab (CBL): 60+ computers on a stand-alone network simulating 3 separate AOCs
CADET PUBLICATIONS
The Dawn of Anti-Personnel Directed-Energy Weapons
2nd Lt Robert Hunter Ward (USAFA ’18)
The Unrealized Value of Open Source Intelligence for Irregular Warfare
2nd Lt Riley Murray (USAFA ’18)