Bruce McClintock

Bruce McClintock is a policy researcher and lead of the RAND Space Enterprise Initiative, a virtual center that provides a focal point for all RAND space-related research, for the U.S. government and U.S. allies. McClintock joined RAND in 2016 after retiring from the Air Force as a Brigadier General. In addition to tours as an A-10 pilot and test pilot, his time in the Air Force included the School for Advanced Airpower Studies, the Space Warfare School at Schriever Air Force Base, and duty as special assistant to the commander of Air Force Space Command, as well as assignments as the U.S. Defense Attaché to Russia, and as a White House Fellow.

McClintock's primary research focus at RAND has been space power, military doctrine, strategy, and Eurasia security issues. He currently serves as a member of the STRATCOM Senior Advisory Group, as a senior advisor for the U.S. Space Force-hosted Schriever Wargame, and a participant in a Track-II Dialogue on Strategic Stability with Russia focused on space norms. McClintock is a U.S. Air Force Academy graduate with degrees in astronautical and aerospace engineering.

Research Focus

Aeronautics; Aerospace; Cyber Warfare; Europe; Global Security; International Diplomacy; International Organizations; Military Affairs; Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy; Space Warfare

Concurrent Non-RAND Positions

CEO, Zenith Advisors Group; CEO, Hike for Life

Recent Projects

EUCOM Support

Multi-domain C2

Democratization of SIGINT

AI and ML for Defensive Counter Space

Russia's Global Interests

Selected Publications