Christopher Mulder

Director, Air Force International Programs Defense Security Cooperation Agency

Colonel Christopher “MARSA” Mulder currently serves as the Director, Air Force International Programs at the Defense Security Cooperation Agency. During his Air Force career, he has served as an Air Force Fellow at the Atlantic Council where he researched and wrote about space, a Squadron Commander in the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training (ENJJPT) program, and on the Joint Staff working air and space requirements. He also completed multiple flying assignments around the world. Col Mulder is a command pilot with more than 2,600 hours in the F-16 and T-6, including 270 combat hours. He graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 2001 and received an MBA from Webster University. He lives in Alexandria, VA with his family. In his spare time, he enjoys reading, traveling, playing pickleball and making maple syrup with his family.

Day Two | 6 November

5:20 PM FUTURE FIGHTER AIRCRAFT INTEGRATION WITH SPACE CAPABILITIES TO MAINTAIN A STRATEGIC ADVANTAGE

  • Integration of future fighter aircrafts with space-based capabilities  
  • Challenges of integrating space, electronic warfare and cybersecurity into air combat 
  • Implications of multi-domain operations 

Day Three | 7 November

11:10 AM PANEL DISCUSSION: AIRBORNE ELECTRONIC ATTACK AND NON-KINETIC EFFECTS

  • As investment in cyber offense and electronic warfare increase, are we developing the right technologies at the required pace to dominate the electromagnetic spectrum? 
  • Does AI have a role to play, and what, precisely, can harnessing AI lend to the pace of change? 
  • What must electromagnetic superiority in the air battlespace look like? 
  • What do we need to understand about our adversaries’ EW capabilities and tactics to ensure spectrum dominance? 
  • What are the key challenges we face on our path to EM spectrum dominance and what are the pitfalls to avoid? 

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