Commander
Aaron
Shiffer
Joint Air Power Competence Centre (2022-2025)
Commander Aaron Shiffer commissioned into the United States Navy in 2000. Initial training pilot training was in the P-3C Orion serving two US operational tours and a 3rd with the Royal Australian Air Force. After completing a tour on board the USS GEORGE HW BUSH, he transitioned to the P-8A Poseidon completing several operational test events with VX-1 for 9 different platforms. His staff tours include Regional Air OPSO for Europe, Africa and Central as well as the Deputy Program Manager Sustainment lead for MQ-4C Triton. Currently he is assigned at the JAPCC, Combat Air Branch, as Maritime Air Operations including Carrier Operations (FW) SME.
Information provided is current as of July 2025
From the Author
A World Reshaped
Navigating the Ripple Effects of Shifting Power Dynamics
By Cdr
Aaron
Shiffer
As we commemorate the 75th anniversary of the establishment of NATO, let us take the time to reflect on the complex, dynamic, multipolar world in which the Alliance finds itself. The ever-evolving security landscape, beset [...]
Hypersonic Weapons on the Front Line
Deterrent or Detractor?
By Cdr
Aaron
Shiffer
Some regard hypersonic weapons as a niche capability that offers a new first-strike capability for a small set of high-value targets, while others argue they have little real impact beyond strategic messaging of national prestige [...]
Achieving Sustainable Air and Space Readiness in the Light of the Ukrainian War
Imperatives from Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine – ‘The New Normal Readiness’
By Lt Col
Rafael
Ichaso
By Lt Col
Stefan
Lax
By Maj
Tamás
Oszlár
By Cdr
Aaron
Shiffer
In the dynamic and ever-evolving strategic landscape, NATO continually adjusts its Military Instrument of Power via the ‘Concept for Deterrence and Defence of the Euro-Atlantic Area’, and the ‘NATO Warfighting Capstone Concept’. As a military [...]
